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LM Guillotine Base

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LM Guillotine Base

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Auction Date:2012 May 23 @ 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
Section of an Apollo-era LM guillotine base, 9 x 1, with an affixed caption reading “Guillotine Base used for the separation of the ‘Lunar Landing’ during the ascent and decent stages.” With the LM preparing to leave the lunar surface and rendezvous with the command module, several of these guillotines would fire simultaneously, severing the physical and electrical connections between the the Ascent and Descent Stage, with the Descent Stage acting as a launch pad and remaining on the lunar surface.