Skylab Medallions

Object/Artifact

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McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

Name/Title

Skylab Medallions

Entry/Object ID

2024.13.37

Description

Skylab Manned Flight Awareness Medallions (2) May 14, 1973 - February 8, 1974

Acquisition

Accession

2024.13

Source or Donor

Carol Tyler

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

NASA

Manufacturer

Western Engraving Company

Date made

circa 1974

Notes

Estimated 100,000 produced

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Embossed

Location

Front of medallion

Transcription

"Skylab" "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

Language

English

Notes

Design: Skylab in space

Type

Embossed

Location

Back of medallion

Transcription

"THE MEDALLION CONTAINS ME" "TAL THAT TRAVELED THROUGH" "SPACE ON THE WORLD'S FIRST" "SPACE STATION -- THE U.S. SKY-" "LAB -- IN WHICH ASTRONAUTS" "CONRAD, KERWIN, WEITZ, BEAN," "GARRIOTT, LOUSMA, CARR, GIB-" "SON AND POGUE OPENED A NEW" "ERA IN THE USES OF SPACE." "MAY 14, 1973 - FEBRUARY 8, 1974"

Language

English

Dimensions

Diameter

1-1/2 in

Materials

Material

Aluminum

Material Notes

Contains metal from a 16mm film canister flown on the space station