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PROJECT GEMINI PAIR OF FLOWN HEAT SHIELD FRAGMENTS.
Each approximately 35 x 40 mm pie slice-shaped fragment, 1961-1966,
Each approximately 35 x 40 mm pie slice-shaped fragment, 1961-1966,
25 October 2022, 14:00 EDT
New YorkUS$2,000 - US$3,000
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PROJECT GEMINI
PAIR OF FLOWN HEAT SHIELD FRAGMENTS.
Each approximately 35 x 40 mm pie slice-shaped fragment, 1961-1966, encased in Gemini capsule-shaped Lucite, 98 x 48 mm.
The present heat shield fragments display the characteristic charred surface layer and provides a cross-sectional view of the honeycomb form of the silicone elastomer material of the deeper layers. At some point the Lucite-encased heat shield fragments were each separated from their base, which would have identified from which mission they came.
Each approximately 35 x 40 mm pie slice-shaped fragment, 1961-1966, encased in Gemini capsule-shaped Lucite, 98 x 48 mm.
The present heat shield fragments display the characteristic charred surface layer and provides a cross-sectional view of the honeycomb form of the silicone elastomer material of the deeper layers. At some point the Lucite-encased heat shield fragments were each separated from their base, which would have identified from which mission they came.

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