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Topic: Apollo 8 heat shield ablator plaque
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JBWSpace
Member Posts: 60
From: San Diego, Ca, USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 03-04-2012 01:47 PM
   
I just came across a metal Apollo 8 Charred Heat Shield Ablator Plaque I believe would be used for an appreciation display, that I found in my father's old desk, and would like to know if anyone has seen this used in a display. It is a thin sheet of coated aluminum with the printing.  |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 03-05-2012 03:37 AM
I owned a lucite with this backing description at one point except that the text was yellow on black. A similar example is here.The black text version may be similar to this lucite, although it's difficult to make out the shape from the photo. |
JBWSpace
Member Posts: 60
From: San Diego, Ca, USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 03-05-2012 11:33 AM
Thanks so much! The black background is a perfect match except the color! I wish my father was still around to tell us the story, I'm sure he was involved in getting the artifacts together for the lucites and the piece is a prototype. It looks like the yellow plaque is missing the NASA simble on top and contractor on the bottom. I would love to make a new lucite with it, but would rather keep it in the family's collection to show his involvement with the program, what are your thoughts? |
Gtsmithson
Member Posts: 19
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jun 2018
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posted 09-25-2019 11:25 AM
Revisiting this 2012 thread...Interesting! Looks like it was a template for this Apollo 8 lucite:  |
thisismills
Member Posts: 263
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 09-25-2019 03:01 PM
There were a few different patterns used for the North American Rockwell Apollo 8 heatshield acrylic presentations as shown here. The rectangle shaped presentation above has a slightly different layout than the original post. The capsule shaped presentation shown below is a match. 
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