Lot 266
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[APOLLO 17]. FLOWN WATER CONTAINER, PART NO V36-601632-111

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8,000 - 12,000 USD
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  • WATER CONTAINER, Part NO V36-601632-111
White Beta-cloth and polyester with aluminum fittings, 7 by 7 inches, labeled "WATER CONTAINER" in large block letters, part number "V36-601632-111" (original ending number of "211" crossed out in black pen, and replaced with "111" by hand). With original "Temporary Parts Removable" tag still sealed in its plastic bag, indicating that this was inspected on 3-1-73, and that it was in CM 114 (Command Module 114, the America, from the Apollo 17 mission) & tag from Rockwell International Corp, the manufacturer of the bag, indicating that it was cleaned and sealed by Garwood Laboratories post-flight.

Provenance

Aurora, lot 661A, Spring 2006

Literature

NASA, Apollo 17 Stowage List. Mission J-3 CM-114/LM-12. December 12, 1972. Houston: Manned Spacecraft Center, 1972.

Catalogue Note

FLOWN ON APOLLO 17, THE LAST MISSION TO LAND ON THE MOON. A critical piece of hardware used on humanities' last moon landing, by mission commander Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, and Command Module Pilot Ron Evans. Cernan and Evans spent 3 days on the moon, spending nearly 22 hours walking and driving the Lunar rover, collected a record 112 kgs of lunar specimens, and with Evans performing a spacewalk during the trip back to Earth to retrieve film and experiment packages from the Service module. It is interesting to note that the pre-flight Stowage list indicates that the Part number for this item is "V36-601632-211", with the "211" being the number on the bag that has been crossed out by hand and replaced with "111." The Temporary parts removable tag lists the new number ending in "111", as does the Rockwell tag.