Apollo 10 Flown CM Heatshield
Attached to this archival quality presentation is a piece of Heatshield that went to the Moon and back on Apollo 10. The spacecraft which carried Tom Stafford, John Young and Gene Cernan was known as the ''Command Module'', and bore the name Charlie Brown.
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Attached to this archival quality presentation is a piece of Heatshield that went to the Moon and back on Apollo 10. The spacecraft which carried Tom Stafford, John Young and Gene Cernan was known as the ''Command Module'', and bore the name Charlie Brown. Heatshield was designed to protect the Command Module from the extreme heat of reentry. The Heatshield was sourced from Threehook Aviation.
The image shows the Apollo 10 Command and Service Modules (CSM) as photographed from the Lunar Module (LM) after CSM/LM separation in lunar orbit. The CSM was about 175 statute miles east of Smyth's Sea and was above the rough terrain which is typical of the lunar far side. The eastward oblique view of the lunar surface is centred near 105 degrees east longitude and 1 degree north latitude. The horizon is approximately 600 kilometres (374 statute miles) away. Numerous bright craters and the absence of shadows show that the sun was almost directly overhead when this photograph was taken.
- Space Flown Piece of Heatshield from Apollo 10
- Certificate of Authenticity with holographic logo and company stamp
- Printed on original glossy Fuji Crystal Archive Supreme® paper (226µ, 238 gr/m²)
Description
Attached to this archival quality presentation is a piece of Heatshield that went to the Moon and back on Apollo 10. The spacecraft which carried Tom Stafford, John Young and Gene Cernan was known as the ''Command Module'', and bore the name Charlie Brown. Heatshield was designed to protect the Command Module from the extreme heat of reentry. The Heatshield was sourced from Threehook Aviation.
The image shows the Apollo 10 Command and Service Modules (CSM) as photographed from the Lunar Module (LM) after CSM/LM separation in lunar orbit. The CSM was about 175 statute miles east of Smyth's Sea and was above the rough terrain which is typical of the lunar far side. The eastward oblique view of the lunar surface is centred near 105 degrees east longitude and 1 degree north latitude. The horizon is approximately 600 kilometres (374 statute miles) away. Numerous bright craters and the absence of shadows show that the sun was almost directly overhead when this photograph was taken.
- Space Flown Piece of Heatshield from Apollo 10
- Certificate of Authenticity with holographic logo and company stamp
- Printed on original glossy Fuji Crystal Archive Supreme® paper (226µ, 238 gr/m²)
