Mementos (John H. Glenn Archives Artifacts)
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The Mementos Category consists of a broad array of keepsake type materials. Dating from 1944 to 2014, the 231 artifacts in the category document all aspects of John Glenn's adult life. Due to its keepsake nature, the category contains numerous noteworthy artifacts originating from the most important events in the various careers of John Glenn.
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Item Silver plate inscribed "God Speed on your STS-95 flight - Senator John Glenn - from World Federation of Neurology"(The Ohio State University, 1998-05-11)Item Bookmark containing a piece of the payload bay liner used in the Space Shuttle Discovery during NASA mission STS-95(The Ohio State University, 1998)Item Umbilical line disconnect plug from the Atlas 109D booster rocket used to launch John Glenn and the Friendship 7 spacecraft into orbit(The Ohio State University, 1962-02-20)Item Pair of bookends made from a "Hold-Down Stud Frangible Nut" used for the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95(The Ohio State University, 1998)Item "Satellite Hand Computer" carried by John Glenn aboard his Friendship 7 space flight(The Ohio State University, 1962-02-20) Batori Computer CompanyItem "Geographical Position Finder" used by John Glenn to study the constellations during his NASA Project Mercury training(The Ohio State University, 1960)Item Hand controller from the Friendship 7 spacecraft flown by John Glenn(The Ohio State University, 1962-02-20)Item Device featuring a star chart of the constellations over a reverse map of the world, carried by John Glenn as an emergency navigational aid during the Friendship 7 space flight(The Ohio State University, 1962-02-20) Grumman CorporationItem Acrylic block containing a one inch section of the umbilical cable for the Atlas missile 109D used to boost John Glenn's Friendship 7 spacecraft into orbit(The Ohio State University, 1962-02-20)Item Acrylic encased one inch circular section of the heat ablation shield from John Glenn's Friendship 7 spacecraft(The Ohio State University, 1962)Item Wooden case containing the bottle of champagne used by Annie Glenn to christen the submarine USS Ohio(The Ohio State University, 1979-04-07)Item Fragment of the Atlas 109-D booster rocket used to launch John Glenn and the Friendship 7 spacecraft into orbit(The Ohio State University, 1962-02-20)Item Card containing a certified piece of NASA's former Launch Complex Number 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida(The Ohio State University, 1979)Item Item Minolta Hi-Matic 35mm camera identical to one used by John Glenn on his Friendship 7 space flight(The Ohio State University, 1962) Minolta CompanyItem Star chart with constellations over a reverse map of the world used by John Glenn as an emergency navigation aid during his training for the Friendship 7 space flight(The Ohio State University, 1961) Grumman CorporationItem Wooden wall map case with a world map on front, containing nineteen pull-down maps inside of various countries and continents(The Ohio State University, 1960)Item Replica of an Aqualite check valve used for the oxygen system of the Friendship 7 spacecraft(The Ohio State University, 1960)Item Buckeye nut carried into space by the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-70(The Ohio State University, 1995)