May 2014 Auction Ends Thursday, May 29th, 5pm Pacific
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Rare Apollo 13 flown heat shield plug encased in a circular piece of lucite and engraved in black along bottom, ''Apollo 13 / April 11-17, 1970''. Heat shield plugs are made of incredibly lightweight fiberglass 'honeycomb' which is hand-filled with an ablative resin material by air gun in order to limit high heat exposure during re-entry. The crew endured incredible circumstances after launching 11 April 1970, when two days later, they were forced into an emergency turn-around before ever reaching the moon. Fortunately the astronauts expertly improvised a repair to the spacecraft and narrowly escaped disaster, ultimately returning safely to Earth. Plug measures 1.5'' in diameter with ''37'' engraved to bottom; lucite casing measures 3''. Near fine. With an LOA from Jack Swigert's sister.
Jack Swigert's Personally Owned Apollo 13 Flown Heat Shield Plug -- A Piece Which Endured Incredible Circumstances During the Famous Mission
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