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APOLLO 4 FLOWN HEAT SHIELD SPECIMEN FIRST TEST OF SATURN V. Flown ablative heat shield sample, November 9, 1967, approximately 113 x 46 x 27 mm encased in Lucite block, image 1
APOLLO 4 FLOWN HEAT SHIELD SPECIMEN FIRST TEST OF SATURN V. Flown ablative heat shield sample, November 9, 1967, approximately 113 x 46 x 27 mm encased in Lucite block, image 2
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APOLLO 4 FLOWN HEAT SHIELD SPECIMEN
FIRST TEST OF SATURN V.
Flown ablative heat shield sample, November 9, 1967, approximately 113 x 46 x 27 mm encased in Lucite block,

25 October 2022, 14:00 EDT
New York

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APOLLO 4 FLOWN HEAT SHIELD SPECIMEN

FIRST TEST OF SATURN V.
Flown ablative heat shield sample, November 9, 1967, approximately 113 x 46 x 27 mm encased in Lucite block, 148 x 74 x 45 mm, with explanatory plaque.
Provenance: Beverly Joan Gresham, Customer Relations at North American Rockwell/Rockwell International, Space Systems Division, 1954-1999.

A particularly large specimen from this important first test of the Saturn V launch vehicle.

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