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Topic:	"Mini Museum" and space artifact samples

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by p51: [B] [QUOTE]Originally posted by SpaceAholic: [b]What irony... valued as amazing specimens, they are no more.[/b][/QUOTE]The real irony is that people decry cutting up of something as the 'destruction' of it, when the item in question is almost always ALREADY a small piece cut from the actual original complete item. [/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><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="arial, helvetica">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Teacher in space</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">If you would like to own Apollo 11 Command module foil, a lunar meteorite, a dinosaur bone and a mummy wrap, you can now <A HREF="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2054592112/mini-museum?ref=discovery" TARGET=_blank>have them in one piece</A>! From Kickstarter: <BLOCKQUOTE><I>The idea is simple. For the past 35 years I have collected amazing specimens specifically for this project. I then carefully break those specimens down into smaller pieces, embed them in resin, and you end up with an epic museum in a manageable space.</I></BLOCKQUOTE> <center><iframe width="400" height="300" src="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2054592112/mini-museum/widget/video.html" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">

Greggy_D

I'd like to know how he is going to source 2000+ pieces of Apollo 11 kapton. Even if they are small, it is still going to add up to a considerable amount.

Robert Pearlman

The Kickstarter page notes the source of the kapton:

The mini museum sample was obtained directly from astronaut Buzz Aldrin during an auction in 2007.

Specifically, it was this Heritage auction lot for an 8.25" x 2" segment.

SpaceAholic

The idea is simple. For the past 35 years I have collected amazing specimens specifically for this project. I then carefully break those specimens down

What irony... valued as amazing specimens, they are no more.

Teacher in space

That is true. I would prefer whole items. I do have casting resin, so making my own "mini museum" with larger items would be great project.

mercsim

It sounds pretty cool. If he used 0.1 inch squares, which is almost 1/8 inch, he could get 1600 (20x80) pretty easily. That seams reasonable.

Once he gets going, he should be able to buy other mission samples to use.

4allmankind

Is anyone here aware of the Mini Museum?

I just bumped into their site. Interesting concept, and I love the spirit of being able to share history with the masses, but space fans should take note that they have cut up a flown Skylab music tape.

Editor's note: Threads merged.

p51

quote:
Originally posted by SpaceAholic:
What irony... valued as amazing specimens, they are no more.

The real irony is that people decry cutting up of something as the 'destruction' of it, when the item in question is almost always ALREADY a small piece cut from the actual original complete item.

spaced out

Personally I don't have much problem with people cutting existing fragments of things into smaller fragments.

The Skylab tape however was an intact artifact and I don't really see any justification for destroying it when they could have used Skylab insulation material recovered in Australia.

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