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Space Shuttle CHALLENGER Missions Genuine Legal Tender U.S. Bill NASA
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Genuine Legal Tender U.S. Bill
This Space Shuttle CHALLENGER uncirculated Bill is Genuine Authentic Legal Tender of the United States, which has been enhanced with beautiful colorized images of the spacecraft. On January 28, 1986, the NASA shuttle orbiter mission STS-51-L and the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members, which consisted of five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39. The disintegration of the vehicle began after a joint in its right solid rocket booster failed at liftoff. The failure was caused by the fact that O-ring seals used in the joint were not designed to handle the unusually cold conditions that existed at this launch. The seals' failure caused a breach in the SRB joint, allowing pressurized burning gas from within the solid rocket motor to reach the outside and impinge upon the adjacent SRB aft field joint attachment hardware and external fuel tank. This led to the separation of the right-hand SRB's aft field joint attachment and the structural failure of the external tank. The crew compartment and many other vehicle fragments were eventually recovered from the ocean floor after a lengthy search and recovery operation. The exact timing of the death of the crew is unknown; several crew members are known to have survived the initial breakup of the spacecraft. The shuttle had no escape system, and the impact of the crew compartment with the ocean surface was too violent to be survivable.
The colorized images are accomplished through a revolutionary new authentic & genuine colorization process pioneered by The Merrick Mint. Included is a blue display portfolio plus a Certificate of Authenticity to guaranty that your bills are authentic and recognized by every monetary authority around the world, and assuring its Collector Edition status. Only genuine Legal Tender United States Bills are used for this unique colorization process. Each Bill is in FRESH, CRISP, UNCIRCULATED condition, and was directly removed from untouched wrapped Federal Reserve sealed packs. Former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is featured on the obverse of the note, along with the special colorization overlay. The Signing of the Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull is featured on the reverse. It is the only U.S. Currency note that features two Presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, and it is one of the most rarely seen BILLS in circulation and actual use.
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• Genuine U.S. Legal Tender.
• Authentic U.S. Bill.
• High-Definition Colorization Process.
• Highest Quality Colorization in the World, Accomplished Through a Revolutionary Technique.
• Full-Color Certificate of Authenticity is Included with Each Bill.
• Each Bill is Handsomely Showcased in Blue 2-Sided Display Folio.
• Each Bill is in Fresh, Crisp, Uncirculated Condition.
• Collector’s Edition.
• Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Please note that these are Genuine Legal Tender U.S. Bills.