[Apollo Program]

[APOLLO PROGRAM]

BI-PROPELLANT ENGINE THAT ENABLED CONTROL OF THE COMMAND MODULE

Apollo Command Module SE-8 Rocket Engine Assembly, Rocketdyne, 1964, steel and ablative material, 12 inches long, 3 inches wide at nozzle base, fuel and oxidizer valve assemblies at top with electrical wiring connections, ablative nozzle at bottom, internal components consist of ablative material and sleeve, refractory throat insert, stainless steel shell, Rocketdyne label reads, in part: “Propulsion System Component; Part Name: Rocket Engine Assy; Part No. 99-106003; Date of MFG.: 5-21-64; Model No.: SE-8; Serial No.: 4054407.” 

SIGNED and INSCRIBED: "TOM STAFFORD, Apollo 10;" and "FRED HAISE, Apollo 13;" signature/inscription of Wally Schirra faded.