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Lot 33

APOLLO COMMAND MODULE HEAT SHIELD
USED FOR FORMULATION TESTING

20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$812.50 inc. premium

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APOLLO COMMAND MODULE HEAT SHIELD

USED FOR FORMULATION TESTING
Avco epoxy novolac resin fiberglass honeycomb matrix ablative heat shield with wooden base, 3½ x 4 inches. Bottom of base with circular indentation and labelled "2026-39 New Formulation S/N 2" in black pen.
PROVENANCE: Property of an institution.

The Avco Corporation's AVCOAT 2026-39 material was used for the heat shield on NASA's Apollo Command Module and will be employed by NASA for its next generation Orion spacecraft. Heat shields were used to remove heat by convection from the spacecraft upon reentry.

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