2TV 1 emblem

Sale 1967 - Lot 117

Unsold

Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

PERHAPS THE RAREST OF ALL BETA EMBLEMS 2TV-1 emblem. Approx. 9x9 inches, teflon and fiberglass. The Latin phrase means "Proud Bird (with the) Heavy Tail." Used as the symbol for a Command Module test vehicle (TV) that would never fly, thus the "heavy tail." An emblem with very limited internal distribution.

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With an internal NASA distribution 8x10 inch color glossy portrait labeled "SC 2TV-1 Crew, Astronaut Maj. Edwin E. Aldrin". Signed by Aldrin as "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr." Aldrin legally changed his name to "Buzz" shortly after the Apollo 11 flight, thus making this signature extremely rare.