Description: ORIGINAL! RARE! US ARMY AIR CORPS & THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY EXPLORER 2 FABRIC 1935 RARE! U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS & THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY " EXPLORER 2 FABRIC " MADE INTO A BOOKMARK FOR THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IN WASHINGTON D.C. IN 1935. This fabric this bookmark was printed on was a part of the actual high-altitude balloon of the " Explorer 2 ". The flight in which U.S. aeronauts traveled to record breaking heights into the stratosphere during the beginnings of early space flight. Explorer II was a crewed U.S. high-altitude balloon that was launched on November 11, 1935, and reached a record altitude of 22,066 m (72,395 ft). Launched at 8:00 am from the Stratobowl in South Dakota, the helium balloon carried a two-man crew consisting of U. S. Army Air Corps Captains Albert W. Stevens and Orvil A. Anderson inside a sealed, spherical cabin. The crew landed safely near White Lake, South Dakota, at 4:13 pm and both were acclaimed as national heroes. Scientific instruments carried on the gondola returned useful information about the stratosphere. The mission was funded by the membership of the National Geographic Society. ========FRONT=========== THE flight of the National Geographic Society - U. S.Army Air Corps stratosphere balloon "EXPLORER II,"November 11, 1935. ALTITUDE REACHED - 72,395 feetabove sea level. TAKE-OFF -7:01 a. m. (MST) from Stratobowl near Repid City, South Dakota, U.S. A. LANDING 3:14 p. m. (MST), 12 miles south of White Loke, South Dakota. CAPACITY OF.BAG-the largest ever built, 3,700,000 cubic feet. SIZE OF BAG-115,845 square feet, or 2⅔ acres of fabric. HEIGHT OF BALLOON AT TAKE-OFF-316 leet. WEIGHT OF BAG, gondola, Instru-ments, and crew --15,002 pounds. FLIGHT PERSONNEL - Capt. AlbertW. Stevens, U,S. A., Commander and Scientific Observer; Capt.Orvil A. Anderson, U.S, A.,Pilot. NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY WASHINGTON, D. C. ==========OBVERSE=========== THIS FABRIC BOOKMARK IS A PART OF THE BALLOON"EXPLORER II" WHICH IN THE SERVICE OF SCIENCE ATTAINED A WORLD'S ALTITUDE RECORD OF 72,395 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ON NOVEMBER 11 ,1935 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Washington ,D.C.---------------------------------------------------- PRINTED IN BLACK INK 2 SIDES. DIMENSIONS : 2 3/16" x 7" CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 88+ YEARS. (please see pictures) PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 190 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-11-03T21:42:03.000Z
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Type: Fabric
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