Merrick Mint Space X Falcon 9 Rocket Carrying First Ever Crew US JFK Kennedy Half Dollar Coin - SPACEX_ROCKET_JFK_A

• UPC   749002337843
• Here is your chance to own a beautifully colorized SPACEX ROCKET JFK Kennedy Half Dollar U.S. Coin. For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off at 3:22 p.m. on May 30, 2020 on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “Today a new era in human spaceflight begins as we once again launched American astronauts on American rockets from American soil on their way to the International Space Station, our national lab orbiting Earth,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “I thank and congratulate Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley, and the SpaceX and NASA teams for this significant achievement for the United States. The launch of this commercial space system designed for humans is a phenomenal demonstration of American excellence and is an important step on our path to expand human exploration to the Moon and Mars.” This high-quality genuine Legal Tender U.S. coin has been colorized using a unique painstaking multicolor authentic process by the Merrick Mint. Colorizing coins involves the unique application of special inks directly to the surface of a coin that achieves a level of detail, color saturation, and durability that is #1 in the coin industry., Manufacturer: Merrick Mint