Object Details
- Manufacturer
- U.S. Treasury
- Summary
- In early February 1962, Presidential Science Advisor Dr. George B. Kistiakowsky wagered ten dollars that astronaut John Glenn would never fly. James E. Webb, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, accepted the bet. Webb won the bet when on February 20, 1962, Glenn orbited the Earth three times. Messrs. Kistiakowsky and Webb both autographed the twenty-dollar bill used for payment as a memento of the occasion.
- James Webb gave the bill to the National Collection in 1984.
- Credit Line
- Gift of James Webb
- Inventory Number
- A19840191000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-People
- Materials
- Paper
- Ink
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Currency): 15.4 × 6.5 × 0.2cm (6 1/16 × 2 9/16 × 1/16 in.)
- Storage: 20.3 × 10.2 × 0.6cm (8 × 4 × 1/4 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19840191000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ceb804c0-5497-458f-9378-ae51d8413c01
