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Apollo Heat Shield

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Apollo Heat Shield

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Auction Date:2012 Nov 29 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Unique 4 x 3 x 2 heat shield test block of the Apollo Command Module from 1966. Affixed to one side of the lightweight block is a 3.25 x 2 plaque which reads, “Test block from heat shield of Apollo Command Module 1966.” Signed on the sides in silver and gold ink by Gene Cernan, Dave Scott, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke, Wally Schirra, and Rusty Schweickart, with all the astronauts adding their respective mission under their signatures. In fine condition. These heat shields were designed to withstand temperatures in excess of 3200°C and of course protect the occupants within the capsule.