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Apollo
10 Flown Heatshield Core Front View
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Apollo
10 Flown Heatshield Core Back View
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This artifact from
Apollo 10 is a Lucite presentation piece that encloses a core section
of the
flown heatshield that protected the crew during the fiery reentry.
The back side of the piece has information about the flight. It
states, "Apollo 10 - Lunar
Voyage :
CSM / LM Lunar Rendezvous : The Final
Man-Machine Flight Test Before Man Lands On The Moon : May 18, 1969
Thru May 26, 1969 : 31 Orbits Around The Moon : Temp. Of H/S Ablator
4200 degrees F : Reentry Speed 24,760 M.P.H."
This presentation piece was produced by the Space Division of North
American
Rockwell, which was the prime contractor for the Apollo Command Module.
It was acquired by the Earth To The Moon Air & Space
Museum from a private individual from Los Angeles, California. |
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