RA 22h 47m 31s, Dec +04° 28′ 12′′, 2024
aluminized Kapton® thermal insulation [A17 LM12-1972]
The gallery will be open for the final day of the show today, Saturday Sept. 20th from 12-3pm.
@ermitage_308
“From 1968 through 1972, I was the Lead Electrical Technician for Grumman’s Lunar Module support team at Launch Complex-39 at Kennedy Space Center. In this capacity I was responsible for supporting all electrical/avionics operations on the Lunar Module from LM 3 (Apollo 9) through LM 12 (Apollo 17). This included supporting installation of electrical components, removal and replacement of electrical components, subsystem and integrated troubleshooting, testing to include as the LMP and CDR (known during the Space Shuttle era as SCO, Space Craft Operator) support.
While Apollo 17 was staged for launch on the Launch Pad 39A with LM 12 in the SLA (Spacecraft LM Adapter) the IMU, Inertial Measurement Unit was being replaced due to a problem within the unit. A portion of the mylar blanket (Kapton foil insulating blanket) had to be removed to provide access to the IMU. The accompanied Kapton was to be discarded. Since this was the last Lunar Module to go to the moon, realizing the historical significance of this being the last mission to the moon and the last modification with the removal of Kapton from a soon to be Lunar Module to land on the moon, I saved the sheets that were removed for posterity. They have been in my possession for the past 50 years. “ -MW
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