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Topic:	Space capsule metal flotation spheres (balls)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B]I thought it might help to add a few reference photos of the flotation balls, especially for those unfamiliar with what is being described here: <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]Gemini 3 Flown Floatation Ball with original McDonnell Spacecraft Parts Tag. A 1.25" diameter aluminum sphere of the type that was used in the space program to help maintain the spacecraft's buoyancy in the water.[/i] (Source: <a href="http://historical.ha.com/itm/explorers/space-exploration/gemini-3-flown-floatation-ball-with-original-mcdonnell-spacecraft-parts-tag/a/6007-41149.s" target="AirLock">Heritage</a>) <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacecapsule_flotationspheres01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacecapsule_flotationspheres01.jpg" width="400" height="375" border="0"></a></center> [i]Flown Titanium Flotation Ball. A 1" ball in a 2" lucite cube, mounted diagonally on a 3" square wood plaque with a brass descriptive plate inscribed 'Tony Broadway / Gemini - 3 Flotation Ball / Molly Brown - Virgil Grissom'. The number '252' is marked on the ball.[/i] (Source: <a href="http://www.earthtothemoon.com/gt_iii_artifacts.html" target="AirLock">EarthToTheMoon.com</a>) <center><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacecapsule_flotationspheres02.jpg" width="400" height="400" border="0"></center> [i]A flown flotation ball for Gemini 2. Aluminum sphere measures approximately 1.25″ in diameter and is encased in an acrylic cube, which is in turn affixed to a 3.5 x 3.5 wooden base with a plaque that reads, “Gemini S/C 2, Flotation Ball, 19 Jan 1965.”[/i] (Source: eBay/<a href="http://www.rrauction.com/past_auction_item.cfm?ID=3257653" target="AirLock">RR Auction</a>) <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacecapsule_flotationspheres03-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacecapsule_flotationspheres03.jpg" width="400" height="389" border="0"></a></center>[/B][/QUOTE]
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