Size: 21 x 29.2 cm (presentation). 1.5 x 1.9 cm & 1.5 x 2.3 cm. (fragments).
Description: attached to this certificate are two pieces of light weight pressure sensitive Kaptopn polymide thermal insulation trimmed from the Apollo 16 Lunar Module "Orion" during construction by a Grumman worker. They were part of the thermal protection system of "Orion" and intended to protect it from the extreme heat and cold of outer space. Apollo 16 was the tenth manned Apollo mission and the fifth to land on the Moon. It was crewed by John Young, Charlie Duke and Ken Mattingly. Launched on April 16 1972, the mission lasted 11 days, 1 hour and 51 minutes and concluded on April 27, 1972.
