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Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flown 3.5x2 Stowage Button Strap

Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flown 3.5x2 Stowage Button Strap

Genuine 3.5" x 2" segment of Apollo 13 Lunar Module "Aquarius" flown stowage assembly strap and button. This material was removed from the aft bulkhead, surrounding the RCU units and food stowage compartments within the LM, by LMP Fred Haise during the mission.

Archive Id AP13-LMFSA-SSB

DESCRIPTION

This is a genuine 3.5 x 2 inch Apollo 13 Lunar Module "Aquarius" flown stowage assembly strap and button. The material was removed from the wall within the LM aft bulkhead to the right of the food stowage compartment by LMP Fred Haise prior to the spacecraft being jettisoned.

Product Information:

  • 3.5" x 2" piece of genuine Apollo 13 Lunar Module strap and netting
  • Includes certificate of authenticity with holographic logo and company stamp

Authentication Information:

The Lunar Module flown material came from the collection of William (Bill) Looney, the Lunar Module Test Manager at Grumman during the Apollo Program. Bill worked at Northrop Grumman for 35 years, and was the Lunar Module spacecraft test manager at Kennedy Space Center for Apollos 10, 13, and 15, and supported Apollo 5 (the first LM to fly) and Apollo 11.

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