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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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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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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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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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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This valve would have been used in the Apollo Command Module drinking water supply system. Apollo Block 1 Panel 304. Contract: NAS 9-150 (Apollo CSM), Manufacturer: AIRESEARCH, NASA Part ID Number: ME 284-0154-0021, Date of Production: First Quarter 10/66
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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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This small piece of protective material from the command module of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project.
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This card was used in training by the astronauts of the Apollo 16 mission. It outlined the procedures to repressurize the cabin of the Command Module in an emergency. The card has duct tape on the side to easily grab and Velcro on the back to affix it to its place in the CM. Presumably
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