ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program.
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Rare Original 75th Anniversary Celebration Program of the Clark Equipment Company; Signed Twice by Neil Armstrong
Rare original 75th Anniversary Celebration program of the Clark Equipment Company signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong. Square duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs, sixteen pages, golden bookmark tassel, dated May 7-9, 1978. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong in blue felt tip on his biographical page and on a back "Notes" page. Clark Equipment Company was an American manufacturing firm founded in 1903 that became a significant producer of industrial machinery, construction equipment, and material-handling vehicles in the twentieth century. Originally established in Buchanan, Michigan, the company expanded through innovation in forklift technology and heavy equipment manufacturing, contributing to the growth of mechanized logistics and construction industries in the United States and abroad. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication, a detailed letter of provenance from the original recipient, and a newspaper article with an image of Armstrong (and the recipient) at the Clark anniversary event.
American astronaut and aeronautical engineer Neil Armstrong joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1962. He made his first spaceflight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming NASA's first civilian astronaut to fly in space. During this mission with pilot David Scott, he performed the first docking of two spacecraft; the mission was aborted after Armstrong used some of his re-entry control fuel to stabilize a dangerous roll caused by a stuck thruster. During training for Armstrong's second and last spaceflight as commander of Apollo 11, he had to eject from the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle moments before a crash. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong and Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first people to land on the Moon, and the next day they spent two and a half hours outside the spacecraft while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit in the mission's command module. Along with Collins and Aldrin, Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon. President Jimmy Carter presented Armstrong with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, and Armstrong and his former crewmates received a Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.
Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program.
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