Lot 207
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[APOLLO PROGRAM]. APOLLO BETA CLOTH ASTRONAUT NAME TAGS

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

A set of five Beta Cloth name tags, each 7 ½ inches long and 2 ½ inches tall. Beta Cloth is a fiberglass material coated in Teflon and was used as the fire protection layer of the Apollo space suit. These tags were placed on suit equipment and moon walk support equipment to assist quick identification.

Catalogue Note

Included are E. ALDRIN, F. BORMAN, E. CERNAN, D. SCOTT, and A. SHEPARD. Their Apollo missions were 11, 8, 10, 9, and 14 respectively, with Cernan and Scott also flying (as commanders) on Apollo 17 and 15 respectively.