Lot 546
Apollo Program, c1960s, Dr. Matthew Radnofsky "Beta Cloth Development" Archive. A two carton lot of correspondence with the German company "Papierfabrik Scheufelen" as well as others and flamability testing samples. Dr. Radnofsky was a NASA employee who was deeply involved in the development of Beta Cloth; the flame proof material developed to protect the astronauts as a result of the Apollo 1 fire. In addition to development for use in spacesuits, Beta cloth was developed for use to protect fire fighters. The archive includes extensive NASA internal documents tied to individual samples. A great lot for the NASA historian.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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| Realized $529 |
