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Topic: 122384175866: Apollo Kapton blanket
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spacehiker
Member Posts: 386
From: London, UK
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 03-03-2019 03:15 PM
   
This Apollo Kapton blanket has been kicking around on eBay for quite a while. Clearly the seller is looking for a huge amount of money for it and has no documentation to support his claims it was removed from the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle during construction.Is there anything based on the photos to suggest that this firstly was manufactured for use on a lunar module and secondly that it could have come from Eagle? |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-03-2019 04:25 PM
Yes to your first question, possibly to the second. |
spacehiker
Member Posts: 386
From: London, UK
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 03-04-2019 01:40 AM
Just out of interest how can you tell it is LM related? On one of the seller's photos there are some numbers on the blanket do these tell us anything? Does the shape/fasteners etc give am idea as to where it would have been located? |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-04-2019 05:58 AM
Just from a quick evaluation of the large blanket, it does indeed appear to be from an Apollo Lunar Module! One of the main considerations would be its serial number, in part, with LDW 280—, which is a Grumman/NASA contract number for LM parts. Looks to be from a LM Descent Module stage as well, however, I cannot tell if it was indeed from LM-5 on Apollo 11, though. |
JohnSpaceUK
Member Posts: 43
From: UK
Registered: Jan 2016
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posted 03-04-2019 07:19 AM
Interesting that it does appear to be from an LM, but unlikely to have been part of Apollo 11, as it should not still be earthbound and available to put on eBay.So, how much do you think this is worth as genuine LM part but, with no other detail? |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-04-2019 07:41 AM
Of course, it wasn't flown to the moon as part of LM-5, but rather, was detached — or could be a spare not in use on the vehicle itself — from LM-5 before Apollo 11's launch. |
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