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Forum:	Hardware & Flown Items
Topic:	Identifying Apollo hardware (capsule insulation?)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by mikej: [B]This photo: <center><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view¤t=apolloinsulation8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation8.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a></center> ...looks like it might be the honeycomb material into which the ablative material is injected when making <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/collection/artifacts_asp_heatshield.html">Command Module heat shield</A>.[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>space-coins</TD><TD>I need some help identifying some (possible) Apollo hardware. This piece of 'metal' is approximately 4x4cm and weights 35 grams.I got it together as part of a larger lot. There was a handwritten note with it that said: "This is a sample of the material used in the insulation of the heat shield that protected the Apollo capsule." Any thoughts on that? Thank you!!<center><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation1.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation2.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation3.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation4.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>space-coins</TD><TD><center><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation5.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation6.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation7.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation8.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>space-coins</TD><TD><center><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation9.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view&current=apolloinsulation10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation10.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>mikej</TD><TD>This photo:<center><a href="http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/?action=view¤t=apolloinsulation8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/nerres/ab%2011-2012/apolloinsulation8.jpg" border="0" width="400"></a></center>...looks like it might be the honeycomb material into which the ablative material is injected when making <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/collection/artifacts_asp_heatshield.html">Command Module heat shield</A>.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>SpaceAholic</TD><TD>The honeycomb into which the resin was injected was nylon...the stainless meshing is part of the substructure underlaying the Avco ablative layer.</TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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