Lot 795
Apollo 11 Flown Thermal Mylar Film Coating "Kapton" Foil, 4 Mounted Samples on Acrylic Squares. This Kapton foil segment (officially GT-131 Thermal Control Coating Laminate) is from the Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia" which in 1969 carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon (currently on a two year tour of American cities) The mylar film coating provided thermal protection for the Command Module. Once returned to Earth, thermal coating was easily removed from the spacecraft and very often used for display, usually a tiny sample entombed in lucite. Offered are four 1 x 1" squares on acrylic as originally prepared by NASA employee for larger presentations. Comes with exceptional provenance and COA. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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