
Lot 26
APOLLO SPACE SUIT BETA CLOTH SEGMENT Apollo Space Suit Material. A segment of Beta cloth material, approximately one inch inch square.
20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$750 inc. premium
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APOLLO SPACE SUIT BETA CLOTH SEGMENT
Apollo Space Suit Material. A segment of Beta cloth material, approximately one inch inch square. Mounted onto an 11 x 8 inch display certificate with images of Astronaut Charles Duke posing in his space suit and exploring the lunar surface. Sample number 707 of 2500.
The certificate reads in part: "Beta cloth was one of the several different layers that comprised the outer cover of the Apollo space suit. The material provided a nonflammable, high-temperature flame barrier... It was utilized for space flight as a result of the 1967 Pad 34 Apollo 1 (AS-204) spacecraft fire."
The certificate reads in part: "Beta cloth was one of the several different layers that comprised the outer cover of the Apollo space suit. The material provided a nonflammable, high-temperature flame barrier... It was utilized for space flight as a result of the 1967 Pad 34 Apollo 1 (AS-204) spacecraft fire."