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Apollo 13

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 811		Apollo 13: Flown Thermal Mylar Film Coating, Five (3) "Kapton" Foil Segments, Two Large, One Medium. Three (3) "Kapton" foil segment (officially GT-131 Thermal Control Coating Laminate) is from the aborted Apollo 13 Mission taken from the Command Module, "Odyssey" which in April, 1970 carried Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise into space. The mission resulted in one of the most dramatic and greatest triumphs for NASA in getting the men back safely after an oxygen tank explosion two days into their flight to the moon. The mylar film coating provided thermal protection for the Command Module. Once returned to Earth, thermal coating was removed from the spacecraft and very often used for presentation purposes, usually entombed in lucite. Offered are three various sized segments-- 6 5/8 x 2", 5 x 2½", and 4 x 1 1/8", with heat stress and buckling clearly apparent. Comes with exceptional provenance and three COA documents that are distinctly different from the Apollo 11 Certificates. Each Apollo 13 COA has an image of the North American Rockwell Corporation - Space Division Temporary Parts Removal Tag clearly stating "Crew Compartment Heat Shield Mylar, C/M 109" from which these were a part as well as an image of the fragment (s). Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,160
Lot 812		Apollo 13: Flown Thermal Mylar Film Coating, Five (5) "Kapton" Foil Segments, All Sizes. Five (5) "Kapton" foil segment (officially GT-131 Thermal Control Coating Laminate) is from the aborted Apollo 13 Mission taken from the Command Module, "Odyssey" which in April, 1970 carried Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise into space. The mission resulted in one of the most dramatic and greatest triumphs for NASA in getting the men back safely after an oxygen tank explosion two days into their flight to the moon. The mylar film coating provided thermal protection for the Command Module. Once returned to Earth, thermal coating was removed from the spacecraft and very often used for presentation purposes usually entombed in lucite. Offered are five various sized segments, the largest 4 x 7" to 1 x 2¼" with heat stress and buckling clearly apparent. Comes with exceptional provenance and three COA documents that are distinctly different from the Apollo 11. Each Apollo 13 COA has an image of the North American Rockwell Corporation - Space Division Temporary Parts Removal Tag clearly stating "Crew Compartment Heat Shield Mylar, C/M 109" from which these were a part as well as an image of the fragment (s). Estimate Value $900 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,220
Lot 813		Apollo 13: Flown Thermal Mylar Film Coating, Five (3) "Kapton" Foil Segments, Large, Medium and Small. Three (3) "Kapton" foil segment (officially GT-131 Thermal Control Coating Laminate) is from the aborted Apollo 13 Mission taken from the Command Module, "Odyssey" which in April, 1970 carried Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise into space. The mission resulted in one of the most dramatic and greatest triumps for NASA in getting the men back safely after an oxygen tank explosion two days into their flight to the moon. The mylar film coating provided thermal protection for the Command Module. Once returned to Earth, thermal coating was removed from the spacecraft and very often used for presentation purposes, usually entombed in lucite. Offered are three segments: 3¼ x 7", 3¼ x 4", and ¾ x 1½", with heat stress and buckling clearly apparent. Comes with exceptional provenance and three COA documents that are distinctly different from the Apollo 11 Certificates. Each Apollo 13 COA has an image of the North American Rockwell Corporation - Space Division Temporary Parts Removal Tag clearly stating "Crew Compartment Heat Shield Mylar, C/M 109" from which these were a part as well as an image of the fragment (s). Estimate Value $800 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,860