This is a circular chunk of the heat shield from Apollo 9. Heat shields were manufactured by AVCO Corporation, with integration by NAA (North American Aviation), and are comprised of an extremely lightweight fiberglass honeycomb which is hand filled by air gun with the ablative resin material. The ablative system dissipates heat as the material […]
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I’ve worked in marketing and PR my entire career and am fascinated by the press kits put out by NASA and by the contractors. I was fortunate to have acquired a set of complete press kits used by a journalist while covering the Apollo 11 mission. Included are press kits from IBM (Computer systems), North
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Bags of this type were used by astronauts to store items in the Command Module and Lunar Module. While bags of this type flew on most Apollo missions, unfortunately the Apollo Stowage Lists did not record the serial numbers of the bags that flew to the moon. This accessories bag was manufactured by Welson &
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This stopper was flown to the moon on the Apollo 12 mission. It was acquired from the personal collection of Apollo 12 Command Module Pilot Dick Gordon. The accelerometer (G-force meter) was also only used in the early and late parts of the mission and had a similar, but slightly smaller, stopper.
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This module is a component of the Apollo CSM guidance computer and manufactured by AC Electronics. Anyone know more details about what this component did?
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This beautifully crafted communications control assembly was used for routing communications, biomedical signals, and warning tones. The control head, often referred to as a “Cobra Head” by the astronauts, allowed the astronaut to speak to crewmates over the intercom (I’COM) or to Houston (XMIT). This example contains NASA stamps identification part numbers V56-715100-21 0632 and
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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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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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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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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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