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Topic: Significance of wood in Apollo 11 lucite
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randyc
Member Posts: 779
From: Chandler, AZ USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 11-20-2016 03:59 PM
   
I bought a Lucite that has an Apollo 11 First Man on the Moon stamp, a medallion for Apollo 11 and a section of wood embedded in it. I thought I read that the wood came from the flight deck of the USS Hornet. Is that correct? If not what is the significance of the wood? |
NASAgoob
Member Posts: 96
From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Registered: Oct 2008
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posted 11-20-2016 07:23 PM
Photo would be very helpful and interesting.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-20-2016 07:43 PM
If it is this piece as sold on eBay, the seller states: The wood looking piece is actually a piece from the heat shield. A composite material that keeps the astronauts safe from the extreme heat when leaving and re-entering the earth's atmosphere.  |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-20-2016 08:20 PM
Looks very odd to me and appears to be a privately-produced acrylic. The encased "heat shield" section is another concern I have, but would need to see a better and
closer-up image of it. |
randyc
Member Posts: 779
From: Chandler, AZ USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 11-20-2016 09:09 PM
That's the lucite but that's not a section of heatshield. I have several Apollo heatshield lucites and it does not look like a section of Apollo heatshield. It looks like a section of wood. |
lspooz
Member Posts: 384
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 11-20-2016 09:47 PM
Looks like teak, common WWII deck material. |
cfreeze79
Member Posts: 455
From: Herndon, VA, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 11-21-2016 02:46 PM
Wood from the deck of the USS Hornet isn't teak, and doesn't look anything like that. Teak is associated more closely with battleship decking.I am a wood worker in another hobby besides flying, writing, and collecting cool stuff.  |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-21-2016 09:18 PM
Looks like stained pine to me. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 960
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 11-22-2016 06:35 AM
Was the capsule placed securely on a cradle while onboard the ship for transfer back to port? Just curious as this may be a possibility. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-22-2016 06:42 AM
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thisismills
Member Posts: 263
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 11-22-2016 02:27 PM
I have one of these Apollo 11 lucites as well, always wondered about the significance of the wood. I've seen the same stamp and coin encased as a presentation lighter before. Thought that these could be from the same source? Possibly from NAA? Also, for those that would like a verified piece of deck from the USS Hornet, you can purchase a lucite direct from the museum. They are currently for sale with a discount.
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datkatz
Member Posts: 176
From: New York, NY
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 11-22-2016 04:00 PM
quote:
Originally posted by cfreeze79:
Wood from the deck of the USS Hornet isn't teak, and doesn't look anything like that.
According to the Hornet museum site referenced above, the decking was teak. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-22-2016 04:34 PM
Could be some sort of Rockwell acrylic since the medallion is from the aerospace company, however, it doesn't appear to be so.I don't even recall seeing this acrylic in almost half a century of collecting space memorabilia. |
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