Lot 27
MATERIAL USED FOR ROVER SEAT BELTS, LUNAR EQUIPMENT TETHERS, AND MORE Apollo – Skylab PBI Material. A segment of PBI cloth material, approximately one inch square.
20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$200 inc. premium
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MATERIAL USED FOR ROVER SEAT BELTS, LUNAR EQUIPMENT TETHERS, AND MORE
Apollo – Skylab PBI Material. A segment of PBI cloth material, approximately one inch square. Mounted onto an 11 x 8 inch display certificate with an image of Astronaut Alan Bean wearing a PBI support harness and diagrams of the PBI Command Module couch restraint harness. Sample number 757 of 2500.
The certificate reads in part: "The attached sample is PBI (polybenzimidazole), a high-temperature resistant polymeric fiber containing characteristic imide groups. PBI is a strong and rugged material. It was used for many Apollo Program applications including the command module restraint harnesses, lunar module crew harnesses, lunar rover seat belts, the lunar rock transfer belt, and lunar equipment tether. PBI was later used in the Skylab program for space suit support harnesses, sleeping bags, and certain parts of crew inflight clothing."
The certificate reads in part: "The attached sample is PBI (polybenzimidazole), a high-temperature resistant polymeric fiber containing characteristic imide groups. PBI is a strong and rugged material. It was used for many Apollo Program applications including the command module restraint harnesses, lunar module crew harnesses, lunar rover seat belts, the lunar rock transfer belt, and lunar equipment tether. PBI was later used in the Skylab program for space suit support harnesses, sleeping bags, and certain parts of crew inflight clothing."