Item: Flown Insulation Blanket Segment from STS-1 in Lucite.

Size: 3 x 10 cm.

Weight: 242 gr.
Status: Flown.

Description: This STS-1 Insulation Blanket segment flew in space from April 12-14, 1981 on the maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle Columbia, the first Space Shuttle mission. Blankets such as this were used to insulate the Space Shuttle against thermal heating. Signed by Robert Crippen, it comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Number 57 of 100.

Item: Apollo Command Module's ablative aft heat shield segment in Lucite
Size: 8.2x7 cm
Weight: 233 gr.

Origin: Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

Description: Part of the US Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, July 15-24, 1975. Certificate of Authenticity, certified by Ken Havekotte and signed by Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Command Module Pilot Vance Brand. Edition 178 of 200. Box size: 9.5x8.5 cm.