Apollo 9 Flown CM Heatshield
This wonderful presentation houses a piece of space flown Honeycomb Heatshield from the Apollo 9 Command Module. The image shows a view of the Apollo 9 Lunar Module.
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DESCRIPTION
This wonderful presentation houses a piece of space flown Honeycomb Heatshield from the Apollo 9 Command Module. The image shows a view of the Apollo 9 Lunar Module (LM), "Spider," in a lunar landing configuration, as photographed from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) on the fifth day of the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission. The landing gear on the "Spider" has been deployed. Inside the "Spider" were astronauts James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander; and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot. Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot, remained at the controls in the Command Module (CM), "Gumdrop," while the other two astronauts checked out the LM. The Honeycomb Heatshield was sourced from Threehook Aviation.
INCLUDES:
- Segment of space flown Heatshield from the Apollo 9 Command Module
- Certificate of Authenticity with holographic logo and company stamp
- Printed on original glossy Fuji Crystal Archive Supreme® paper (226µ, 238 gr/m²)
Description
This wonderful presentation houses a piece of space flown Honeycomb Heatshield from the Apollo 9 Command Module. The image shows a view of the Apollo 9 Lunar Module (LM), "Spider," in a lunar landing configuration, as photographed from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) on the fifth day of the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission. The landing gear on the "Spider" has been deployed. Inside the "Spider" were astronauts James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander; and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot. Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot, remained at the controls in the Command Module (CM), "Gumdrop," while the other two astronauts checked out the LM. The Honeycomb Heatshield was sourced from Threehook Aviation.
INCLUDES:
- Segment of space flown Heatshield from the Apollo 9 Command Module
- Certificate of Authenticity with holographic logo and company stamp
- Printed on original glossy Fuji Crystal Archive Supreme® paper (226µ, 238 gr/m²)
