NASA, Rockwell International 20th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Pin, Presentation COA

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NASA, Rockwell International 20
th
Anniversary of Apollo 11 Pin and Presentation Letters
The 20
th
Anniversary Pin, NASA Richard Truly, Rockwell International / Rocketdyne Division Dick Schwartz Presentation Letters are all in Excellent condition
Please see all attached pictures
Shipping includes a Tracking Number
July 20, 1989 Apollo 11 Anniversary Ceremony The 20th anniversary of the July 20, 1969 moon landing is marked in a ceremony reliving the Apollo 11 mission. Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins were the first U.S. astronauts to land on the moon.
As can be seen in the in the Rockwell International / Rocketdyne Division presentation letter,
all three
stages of the Saturn IB Launch Vehicle were powered by Rocketdyne Rocket Engines, as was the Lunar Module Assent Engine.
Rockwell International’s Rocketdyne Division, was an American
rocket engine
design and production company headquartered in
Canoga Park
, in the western
San Fernando Valley
of suburban
Los Angeles
, in southern
California
.
The Rocketdyne Division was founded by
North American Aviation
(NAA) in 1955, and was later part of
Rockwell International
(1967–1996) and
Boeing
(1996–2005). In 2005, the Rocketdyne Division was sold to
United Technologies Corporation
, becoming
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
as part of
Pratt & Whitney
. In 2013, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne was sold to
GenCorp
, which merged it with
Aerojet
to form
Aerojet Rocketdyne
.