Apollo Artifacts

Saturn V

Apollo Saturn S-II (Second Stage) liquid hydrogen vent and relief valve

This Apollo Saturn S-II (Second Stage) Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) dual function tank Vent and Relief Valve was manufactured by Wallace O. Leonard Inc. under subcontract to North American Aviation (prime for the S-II). The valve was produced in 1966. The LH2 Vent-Relief valve, used as part of the single Rocketdyne J-2 engine system which powered […]

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Weekend with Apollo astronauts and a shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center

This past weekend I had a chance to attend an Apollo astronaut event and to see the launch of STS-117 (Space Shuttle Atlantis). What a cool weekend to meet and chat with Apollo astronauts, mission control specialists, and others from the original American space programs. I saw the launch (7:38PM) from the causeway. This photo

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Apollo Saturn V guidance and control computer logic circuit board

This artifact, a flight ready spare, was a critical part of the Saturn V guidance navigation and control computer system. The computer was housed in the Saturn V Instrument Unit, designed and built by IBM. The computer and this board is of unusually light weight and was achieved by the use of magnesium-lithium alloy chassis,

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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 Saturn S-IVB Pneumatic Propellant Control Valve

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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