NASA Apollo Lunar Module Mooncraft Remove Before Flight Hardware Safeguard Block for Sale

NASA Apollo Lunar Module Mooncraft Remove Before Flight Hardware Safeguard Block For Sale

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NASA Apollo Lunar Module Mooncraft Remove Before Flight Hardware Safeguard Block:
$148.00

Original NASA Apollo Lunar Module Mooncraft Artifact
* Vintage NASA Apollo / Grumman Lunar Module Mooncraft 'Remove Before Flight' Hardware Safeguard/Restraint Block *
This artifact was designed to hold critical flight hardware in a secure position on the Apollo Lunar Module while it was being transportedfrom Grumman in New York to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and while it was placed on the Saturn V Launch Vehicle stack inside of the Vehicle Assembly Building. It would have been removed from the LM spaceraft just prior to launch from Cape Canaveral to the Moon. Many of these 'Remove Before Flight' articles were used on multiple Lunar Modules, and they were removed from service at the end of the Apollo Moon Landing program.
NASA's prime Lunar Module spacecraft contractor, Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, manufactured this "Remove Before Flight" protective structure. It'sconstructed from a highly inert Teflon compound which resists contaminating the mooncraft with any kind of foreign material. The notches were carefully handcrafted to match the corresponding Lunar Module hardware component.
NASA/Grumman Hardware Tag Data:Unserviceable (Condemned) Tag - MaterielFSN Part Number & Item Description: Flex Hose BlocksN34-820046-9(it's possible that this artifact was used to restrain flex hose hardware on the Lunar Module prior to flight, however, the words "flex hose" were crossed off at NASA)Inspector's Name or Stamp and Date: May 3rd, 1972 with ANM certification stampCondition Code: $Quantity: 2 (this sale includes the one protective LM block shown in the photos and the second protective LM block will be available for purchase separately in a concurrent listing)
Approximate dimensions: 2 inches x 1.25 inches x 0.5 inch.This sale will include a front copy of the original red NASA hardware tag shown in the listing photos. The front and back of the tag copy you will receive with this purchase is shown in this listing's photos. Everything included in this sale is shown in the first 14 listing photos.The last 9 NASA Lunar Module images are for reference only (image credits: NASA), including photos of the LM during final systems checkout at KSC and the LM cockpit flight controls.This LM artifact hardware was originally acquired from the Charles H. Bell, world-class, spaceflight hardware collection.
A rare example ofApollo Lunar Module history for your mooncraft collection!We require that all potential buyers read our 'FAQ and Terms of Sale' section, at the bottom of each listing, prior to purchase, offer or offer placement and inquiries.FAQ & Terms of Sale:* Artifact Inquiries: Please submit all questions regarding listed artifacts, prior to purchase or offer placement, and allow at least 24 hours for a response. Write in anytime with all other questions or special artifact requests. We will try to locate any specific type of spaceflight hardware that you are interested in purchasing.* Artifact Provenance: Artifacts that include provenance (or any documents, original receipts, part tags, certificate of authenticity / COA, etc) in the sale will specify this in the listing's written description and will be shown in the listing photos. If any of this type of provenance/paperwork is not shown in the photos and specified as "included" in the listing, then it is not available or included in the sale.* Artifact Flight Status: FLOWN = Spacecraft hardware/components, crew equipment, scientific instruments, or other items/materials that have been flown. FLIGHT = Spacecraft flight-qualified spares or backup hardware/components and engineering test articles made of the same components as the flight article. These are items that could have flown but were not flown. Ground Support Equipment (GSE) = Non-flight space program hardware, equipment, and scientific Instruments used in direct association with the spacecraft, spacecraft engineers, and technicians. These are items that were used and made for ground support that may or may not have been in direct contact with the spacecraft prior to launch.* All items listed here are being sold as collectible artifacts only, and although they may be in perfect working order, we are not able to test them for functionality. Any props or stands used to hold up the hardware artifact for the listing photo displays are not included in sale.* International Customers: Most artifacts will ship internationally. If the international shipping cost is not shown in the listing, please send a message requesting the rate. All international, customs associated duties or fees are additional (not included in this transaction), and they are the buyer's responsibility. We can not take special customs form requests. All information entered on customs forms is automated through , based on the exact item listing description and value information saved in 's system.
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