Apollo 8 Expansion Joint Material - Limited Quantity showcase details about the journey

details about the journey

Smilodon fatalis is one of the most iconic animals of the Pleistocene Epoch

Kieran/Ciarán

Our target size is approximately 1x1 cm

4448 (1980)

Apollo 8 Expansion Joint Material - Limited Quantity showcase details about the journeyThis specimen is an actual, mission flown fragment of expansion joint material from the Apollo 8 Command Module thermal protection system. This material kept Apollo astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders safe on their journey from Earth to orbit around the Moon and back. Salvaged after splashdown, this is a unique collectible from an incredible mission that paved the way for the first mission to set foot on the lunar surface.