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Apollo CM Reaction Control System Helium Check Valve

Command and Service Module /

A Reaction Control System (RCS) Helium Check Valve assembly manufactured by Accessory Products Corporation (APCO) for the Apollo Command Module and Service Module (Service Propulsion System) Reaction Control System (RCS) Propellant Pressurization Section under NASA contract NAS9-150. Produced circa 1964, two check valve assemblies, one for oxidizer and one for fuel, permit helium flow to […]

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Apollo Saturn S-IVB Pneumatic Propellant Control Valve

2 Comments / Saturn V /

This magnificent work of art is a Saturn third stage (S-IVB) Pneumatic Propellant Control Valve. The craftsmanship is just unbelievable. A uni-directional Pneumatic Control Valve used to regulate the flow of Liquid Hydrogen Propellant (LH2) onboard the Saturn V (S-IVB) third stage, manufactured by Subcontractor Snaptite Inc (AERVALCO Co) Dec 1967 on behalf of Douglas

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Apollo Lunar Module / LM Microporous filter elements

Lunar Module /

A collection of three different Microporous filters for the fuel system of the lunar module. These things are amazing works of art. They are heavy and made with extremely fine workmanship and materials. The smallest one reads: “Filter, in-line. Design control no. GAEC LSC400F0108-5. Serial no. 7-1146. Contract np. NAS9-1100. Unit no. Ass’y no. F-6140.

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Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System Valve Shutoff

Command and Service Module /

Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System Valve Shutoff This Environmental Control System valve was designed for the Apollo Block I CSM Left Hand Equipment Bay (LHEB) Panel 207 (ECS Girth Frame Shelf Controls). The valve was designed to be manually controlled by a T-handle tool. It would have been used either as a Glycol Reservoir

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Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System Valve Metering Globe

Command and Service Module /

I suspect, but am not certain, that this valve would have been used in the Apollo Command Module drinking water supply system Contract: NAS 9-150 (Apollo CSM), Manufacturer: AIRESEARCH, Part no. 0094-0054 per 827310-2-1. NASA Part ID Number: ME 284-0150-0001, Date of Production: First Quarter 3Q 1964

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Apollo 11 beta cloth patch Owens Corning commemorative lucite

2 Comments / Apollo 11, Lucite, Spacesuits /

A section of beta cloth with an Apollo 11 mission emblem encased in lucite. It reads: “Man’s greatest adventure. July 20, 1969 First men set foot on the moon. Fire-safe Fiberglass Beta yarns, originated and developed by Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, were used in the space suits worn by the Apollo astronauts. This Apollo mission emblem

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