David Meerman Scott

Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle Electronic Analog Control Circuit Board

This artifact, a flight ready spare, was designed at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama for the Saturn V flight control system. It consists of 10 Texas Instruments gold base metal hermetically sealed transistors, 20 glass Zener diodes, and 20 Allen Bradley carbon composition resistors. The back of the circuit board contains electrical […]

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Apollo 15 beta cloth patch Lucite display

2 Comments / Lucite / David Meerman Scott

This interesting Lucite display reads “FIRST MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVEN ON THE MOON. Fiberglass materials continue to play an important role in man’s exploration of space—from textiles in fire-safe suits, to reinforcement applications in the lunar and command modules and now in the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Owens Corning Fiberglas. July 30 to August 2, 1971.”

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Apollo Spacesuit Hose Connector to CSM

This is an Apollo Command Module spacesuit suit hose connector used to connect to the CM bulkhead panel for suit oxygen and return. The serial number on it are: G14-824333 104-66 NC 06362 MAE2143

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Project Apollo mug

4 Comments / Command and Service Module / David Meerman Scott

Nearly all of the common souvenirs and trinkets sold to tourists at the Kennedy Space Center during the time of Apollo are, well, let’s just say not that interesting. The stuff just looks cheap (at least to me). This Project Apollo mug is different. It is shaped like the Apollo Command Module and has clean

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Apollo 11 Mylar Command Module Thermal Coating in Lucite

6 Comments / Apollo 11, Command and Service Module, Flown in Space, Lucite / David Meerman Scott

I had always wanted an interesting flown item from Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission. This one inch square of Mylar encased in Lucite, would have been created by NASA as mementos for VIPs and people who worked on the mission.

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Apollo Lunar Spacesuit Portable Life Support System Beta Cloth Cover

4 Comments / Spacesuits / David Meerman Scott

This Beta cloth PLSS cover, complete with hoses and angle connectors, was probably used for training. It was previously part of the collection of the Space Walk Hall of Fame. It is an incredible item that seems to be complete, with its NASA patch and Water Reservoir Rechage instructional tag. Having seen these things in

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Apollo Command Module Heat Shield Test Block

Command and Service Module / David Meerman Scott

AVCOAT 5026-39HCG HeatShield test block, measuring approximately 5 5/8″ wide, 1 1/2″ deep and 2 3/8″ tall, manufactured in 1966 as a component of the Command Service Module (CSM) Thermal Protection System. Developed by AVCO Corporation, with integration by NAA (North American Aviation), the block is comprised of an extremely lightweight fiberglass honeycomb which is

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