C.F.Martin Guitar Factory Tour (DSC00782)

Space Guitar With Nomex Bag.
March 4-181994, serial #1
"To Boldly Go Where No Guitar Has Gone
Before!" This miniature Backpacker was the
first guitar in outer space, having flown 224
orbits around the earth with astronaut and
guitar enthusiast Pierre Thuot on Columbia
Shuttle mission STS-62. It needed to be this
size to fit into Pierre's flight compartment.

other guitars partially seen around the backpacker

[Martin 000CBD Dion Signature Edition "The Wanderer"] ...
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The B....-... singer songwriter/guitarists
... in 1958 as ... singer of
[Dio]n and The Belmonts. In 2001 he ...
... "The Wanderer," a
... cutaway with
... and ...

D-18DC David Crosby
Signature Edition Prototypes.
2001, Serial #832155
As founding member of two seminal rock
bands: The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash,
David Crosby has left an indelible mark on
music of our era, including this "Wooden
Ships" edition issued in 2001, constructed
with rare quilted mahogany back and sides.

000-40Q2GN Graham Nash
Signature Edition Prototype.
2002, Serial #898810
Inspired by editions created for Stephan
Stills and David Crosby, Graham Nash
jumped onboard to co-design this lovely
quilted mahogany 000 bearing his wife
Susan's 'Heart With Wings' logo. Graham
toured with this actual guitar from 2002
trough 2006.

The Martin D-45 Headstock
.... NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia
... "STS-62" March 4-18 1994
... 5.? ...
... 224 orbits of the Earth
... 25 hours and 16 minutes.