NASA Apollo Lunar Module Mooncraft Remove Before Flight Rare Original Artifact for Sale

NASA Apollo Lunar Module Mooncraft Remove Before Flight Rare Original Artifact For Sale

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NASA Apollo Lunar Module Mooncraft Remove Before Flight Rare Original Artifact:
$168.00

Original NASA Apollo Lunar Module Mooncraft Artifact
* Vintage NASA Apollo Grumman Lunar Module Mooncraft 'Remove Before Flight' Protective Cover, Kennedy Space Center, Ground Support Equipment *
This artifact was designed to protect critical Flight Hardware in the Apollo Lunar Module Astronaut Fight Deck. It would have been removed just prior to launch at the Kennedy Space Center on Florida's east coast. NASA's prime Lunar Module spacecraft contractor, Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, constructed this "Remove Before Flight" tag from clear Perspex material. Four patches were affixed to the corners of this artifact were used to attach the "Remove Before Flight" cover/tags to the Lunar Module Spacecraft. Many of these tags were reused for several LM spacecraft.
Manufacturer's Part Number: LDW420P10119-3NASA Contract Number: NAS9-1100Approximate dimensions: 2.5 inches x 2 inches.
This cover was originally purchased at the Charles H. Bell estate sale in the year 2000 at his Titusville, Florida facility. 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.A rare example ofApollo history for your Lunar Module spacecraft 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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