What is the oldest American object ever launched into space?

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The space shuttle Discovery carried two miniature copper Statue of Liberty replicas during its 1985 mission, made from original 19th-century statue copper.
Post-mission, one statue was displayed, the other melted into copper seals for public sale by a centennial commission.
The article explores the oldest Americana in space, defining it as memorabilia from the Revolutionary War era or later.
John Glenn, at age 77 in 1998, carried a historic 'Manual of Parliamentary Practice' on his spaceflight, selected for its Senate significance.

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