Boomerang, Apollo 11 Commemorative, ATN Channel 7, Michael Collins
notes: label: Summary
content: This boomerang, an example of the "first aerodynamic shape conceived by man," was presented in 1969 to NASA astronaut Michael Collins by the Australian Television Network Channel 7 in celebration of the success of the Apollo 11 Moon landing that July. After Apollo 11, Collins, the command module pilot, and his two crewmates, the first moonwalkers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, embarked on a 45-day world tour. Commemorative items like this one, prepared by organizations, companies, or nations, provided a tangible demonstration of the enthusiasm for the first Moon landing.
label: Summary
content: Collins, later the director of the National Air and Space Museum and an undersecretary of the Smithsonian Instituion, gave the boomerang to the National Collection in 1986.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: Australia
title: label: Title
content: Boomerang, Apollo 11 Commemorative, ATN Channel 7, Michael Collins
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
label: Location
content: National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
label: Exhibition
content: Destination Moon
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Michael Collins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19870014000
objectType: label: Type
content: AWARDS-Miscellaneous
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Wood with metal citation plate
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D: 76.2 × 7.6cm, 0.5kg (2 ft. 6 in. × 3 in., 1lb.)