Apollo Artifacts

Command and Service Module

Apollo Command Module Heat Shield Test Block

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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Apollo 13 flown couch material Lucite intended for Apollo 13 movie VIPs

The bottom of this fascinating artifact reads: "This is a segment of the actual backing restraint material removed from mission commander James A Lovell’s spacecraft couch aboard the Apollo 13 command module ‘Odyssey’. This artifact symbolizes one of the greatest human dramas to ever unfold in space during the near catastrophic mission of Apollo 13,

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Apollo CM Reaction Control System Helium Check Valve

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 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 Shutoff Valve, Glycol Reservoir Outlet Valve and Glycol

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Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System Valve Metering Globe

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 8 lucite issued by General Motors AC Electronics

This interesting lucite was issued by the AC Electronics Division of General Motors, which developed the guidance systems of the Apollo CM, to commemorate the Apollo 8 flight around the moon. It reads December 21-27, 1968, Guidance and Navigation / AC Electronics Division / General Motors and has the Apollo 8 mission emblem. 

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