Sell or Auction Your Skylab I SL-2 Large Heat Shield Ablative Plug for up to Over $3,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Sell Your Skylab I SL-2 Large Heat Shield Ablative Plug
Below is a recent realized price for a Skylab I SL-2 large heat shield ablative plug. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Skylab I SL-2 Large Heat Shield Ablative Plug. Sold for Over $3,000.
Here are some heat shield plugs we have sold:
Apollo 8 Flown Heat Shield Segment, Comprising a Charred Plug from the First Manned Mission to Orbit the Moon
Very rare heat shield segment flown on the historic Apollo mission, not only the first manned mission to leave Earth’s low orbit and summit to the moon, but also the first manned mission of the Saturn V rocket. Segment is a charred plug, here preserved in lucite on a wooden base, with a plaque reading “First Manned Lunar Orbital Flight / Apollo 8 / Dec. 21-27, 1968″. Measures 4″ x 5.5″ x 3.125”. Very good plus condition. Very rare, with only one other recent example found at auction. Sold for $19,020.
Rare Apollo 13 flown heat shield plug encased in a circular piece of lucite and engraved in black along bottom, ”Apollo 13 / April 11-17, 1970”. Heat shield plugs are made of incredibly lightweight fiberglass ‘honeycomb’ which is hand-filled with an ablative resin material by air gun in order to limit high heat exposure during re-entry. The crew endured incredible circumstances after launching 11 April 1970, when two days later, they were forced into an emergency turn-around before ever reaching the moon. Fortunately the astronauts expertly improvised a repair to the spacecraft and narrowly escaped disaster, ultimately returning safely to Earth. Plug measures 1.5” in diameter with ”37” engraved to bottom; lucite casing measures 3”. Near fine. With an LOA from Jack Swigert’s sister.
Sold for $3,750.
Apollo 13 Flown Heat Shield Plug — A Piece Which Endured Incredible Circumstances During the Famous Mission
Rare Apollo 13 flown heat shield plug encased in a circular piece of lucite and engraved in black along bottom, ”Apollo 13 / April 11-17, 1970”. Heat shield plugs are made of incredibly lightweight fiberglass ‘honeycomb’ which is hand-filled with an ablative resin material by air gun in order to limit high heat exposure during re-entry. The crew endured incredible circumstances after launching 11 April 1970, when two days later, they were forced into an emergency turn-around before ever reaching the moon. Fortunately the astronauts expertly improvised a repair to the spacecraft and narrowly escaped disaster, ultimately returning safely to Earth. Plug measures 1.5” in diameter with ”44” engraved to bottom; lucite casing measures 3”. Near fine. With an LOA from Jack Swigert’s sister.
Sold for $3,750.
Apollo 13 flown heat shield plug, encased in a circular piece of lucite and engraved in black along bottom, ”Apollo 13 / April 11-17, 1970”. Heat shield plugs are made of a lightweight fiberglass ”honeycomb”, which is hand-filled with an ablative resin material in order to limit heat exposure during re-entry. The crew endured incredible circumstances after launching 11 April 1970, when two days later, they were forced into an emergency turn-around before ever reaching the moon. Fortunately the astronauts expertly improvised a repair to the spacecraft and narrowly escaped disaster, ultimately returning safely to Earth. Plug measures 1.5” in diameter with ”12” engraved to bottom; lucite casing measures 3”. Near fine. With an LOA from Jack Swigert’s sister.
Sold for $3,750.
Apollo 10 Flown Piece of Ablator in Lucite — Sold for $2,600
Scarce Apollo 4 Flown Heat Shield Segment — Large Segment Measures 4.75″ Long
Apollo 4 flown heat shield segment, taken from the Command Module of the first Apollo mission, flown 9 November 1967. Segment is charred at bottom from reentry, housed in vintage acrylic with slip about the sample and mission, which was the first to test the Saturn V launch vehicle. Segment measures 4.75″ long x 1.875″ wide x 1.25″ tall, encased in lucite measuring 5.5″ x 2.75″ x 2″. The name of E.N. Pellerin appears on underside. A few minor surface scratches and minor yellowing to acrylic. Very good plus condition. Scarce. Sold for $1,800.
We also sold the following Skylab items:
Flown Robbins medallion from Skylab I (SLM-1), the first crewed mission to the Skylab space station, with serial number ”F 50” on the rim along with the Robbins and sterling marks. Medal is one of only 50 flown. Obverse of medal features the mission insignia in relief, with the surnames of the crew around the edge. Reverse shows the Skylab launch date, and the crew launch and return dates. Medallion measures 1.375” in diameter. Near fine condition. With an LOA from Story Musgrave, the only astronaut to have flown on all five Space Shuttles. Sold for $2,051.
Flown Robbins medallion from Skylab II (SLM-2), the second crewed mission to the Skylab space station, with serial number ”050 F” on the rim along with the Robbins and sterling marks. Medal is one of only 55 flown. Obverse of medal features the mission insignia in relief, with the surnames of the crew around the edge. Reverse shows the crew launch and return dates. Medallion measures 1.375” in diameter. Near fine condition. With an LOA from Story Musgrave, the only astronaut to have flown on all five Space Shuttles. Sold for $2,051.
Flown Robbins medallion from Skylab III (SLM-3), the third crewed mission to the Skylab space station, with serial number ”68 F” on the rim along with the Robbins and sterling marks. Medal is one of only 70 flown. Obverse of medal features the mission insignia in relief, with the surnames of the crew around the edge. Reverse shows the crew launch and return dates. Triangular shaped medallion measures 1.5” x 1.375”. Very good to near fine condition. With an LOA from Story Musgrave, the only astronaut to have flown on all five Space Shuttles. Sold for $1,864.
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