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Author	Topic: 122384175866: Apollo 11 foil ('huge piece')
GrokTheUniverse Member Posts: 15 From: Virginia Registered: Jun 2015	posted 07-01-2017 02:42 PM This Apollo 11 foil can't be real right? Came from the estate of a Grumman engineer who worked on the Apollo 11 LM project, it was one of his many souvenirs. Approx 65" X 91". I am not an expert and have no idea of how to tell if it was flown. Has snaps, ports, stc. Perhaps the shape indicates its position on the LM.
mode1charlie Member Posts: 1169 From: Honolulu, HI Registered: Sep 2010	posted 07-01-2017 03:29 PM It's possible, but I would stay very far away given lack of good provenance. It's also a rather high asking price (especially given said lack of solid provenance).
SpaceAholic Member Posts: 4437 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999	posted 07-01-2017 04:44 PM Improbable as a flown item. It is LM however.
Chuckster01 Member Posts: 873 From: Orlando, FL Registered: Jan 2014	posted 07-01-2017 07:47 PM It would be hard to prove if it was ever installed on a LEM or even what mission it might be from. We have sold several pieces from Lee Brandt, who was the lead tech for Grumman with rock solid provenance and those lots bring a mere fraction of that asking price. The Kapton in our listing was removed on the pad just days before launch but not flown.

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