Series VIII, ARTIFACTS
Boxes 165-172
A. Models
B. Spacecraft Hardware
C. Mementos
A "*" located in the box column indicates materials, including the
lunar globe and a number of large framed items, which are stored
above the collection range.
A. Models
No. Box
Apollo Soyuz Test Project, Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft 1 165
in docking position
Gemini Atlas Agena Target, includes target, upper and lower 2
stages, and stand
Atlas-Mercury, includes stand 3
Delta 1914, includes stand 4
Apollo spacecraft, includes escape rocket, command module 5 166
in two pieces, service module, lunar module return and
lander portions, and 2 piece base
Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1) 6
(one piece detached)
Soyuz spacecraft 7
Lunar module, includes stand 8
F-16 airplane, includes stand 9
Space Shuttle, 1/400, includes stand 10
Gemini spacecraft, includes capsule, upper and lower stages, 11
and stand
Mars globe, includes supplementary literature 12 167
Gemini spacecraft, used for May 1964 presentation, includes 13 168
capsule, ring and base
Lunar globe 14 *
B. Spacecraft Hardware
No. Box
Flight rope 15 169
Spacecraft wiring, 45 pieces, including miscellaneous 16
non-wiring
Spacecraft/lunar module adapter paint sample 17
Various fabrics, 9 pieces 18
Sections of lunar module skin and thermal blankets, 19
5 assemblies
Flammable and nonflammable papers, 3 maps and 3 booklets 20
Apollo 9 H film packet 21
Command module emergency detection system annunciator unit 22
Lunar module brazed plumbing joints, 4 pieces 23
Fuel cell glycol condenser exit temperature control valve, 24
2 pieces
Lunar module staging separation bolt, 3 pieces 25
Squib valves, 2 pieces 26
Lunar module staging separation umbilical 27
Critical joint from spacecraft lunar module adapter structure 28
Service module/adapter separation monitor 29
Push button switches, 2 pieces 30
Spacecraft toggle switches, 7 switches plus 3 miscellaneous 31
parts
Lunar module flashing light, 2 pieces 32
Circuit breaker flammability protection, 4 pieces 33
Sections of lunar module window glass, 2 pieces 34
Command module/service module tension tie cutter 35
Lid of special food pack 36
Golden G. relay 37
Lunar module ground contact switch 38
Command and service module armor plating for water 39
glycol joints
Deutsch connector from the command and service module 40
Lunar module gamma fitting 41
EMI filter 42
Light bulb from spacecraft 104 engine warning annunciator 43
Miscellaneous lunar module fasteners, 4 assemblies 44
Single bridge wire standard initiators, 2 pieces 45
Bearing parts from primary guidance gyros, 5 sealed packets, 46
2 boxes
Pyrotechnic connector 47
Blank cap causing Apollo 10 anomaly, includes blank cap and 48
drilled cap
Biomedical harness, 4 pieces 49
Viking 76 RRC s/n 098 50
Cord wood from high gain antenna 51
Miscellaneous fire preventative coatings, 12 pieces plus 52
fragments
C. Mementos
No. Box
Giant get-well card 53 *
NASA emblem, plastic 54 166
Soviet sculpture of Konstantin Tsiolkovski 55
Hard hat, for Apollo Manager 56 170
Gold bison 57
Pyrite with gold donkey paperweight 58
Ship's bridge rail, GATE project, 1974 59
General Electric Co. 100 necktie 60
RCA commemorative Apollo matchbook series 61
Toggle switch flicker demonstrator 62
8320 switch from Automatic Switch Company 63
Vial of simulated lunar soil, 1969 64
TIROS desk sculpture, includes base, given on the anniversary 65
of TIROS I, 1975
1977 Royal Copenhagen plate 66
1978 Royal Copenhagen plate 67
Lucky penny, found after the flight of Apollo 11 68
Fragment of film from Apollo 11 Lunar Module, 1969 69
Man on the moon first day cover paperweight, given by 70
Honeywell, 1969
X-24B tie tack (removed from Personal RPI Presidential File 71
of the Day, 1973)
Graphite tie clip, produced by Langley Research Center 72
Explorers Club flag (removed from Personal RPI Presidential 73
File of the Day, 1971)
Letter opener from P. Wilson (removed from NASA Citizens' 74
Correspondence)
34 NASA badges 75
Soviet space patch 76
USS Hornet Apollo 11 patch, 1969 77
Apollo 11 patch, 1969 78
Apollo 7 patch, 1968 79
Apollo 8 patch, 1968 80
Apollo 9 patch, 1969 81
Apollo 10 patch, 1969 82
2TV-1 patch 83
Apollo 9 lunar module button, 1969 84
"Hornet Plus Three" button 85
RPI "Advisor" badge 86
Cousteau Society "Involvement Day" button, 1977 87
Unidentified Soviet pins, 3 items 88
Unidentified Soviet medallion, 1971 89
Yuri Gagarin medallion 90
Mementos from trip to Moscow for 250th anniversary 91
celebration of the USSR Academy of Science, 1975, includes
pen and pencil set, pins, medals, embossed wallet,
pocket calendar, and phone book
International Symposium Man in Space pin, 1973 92
Apollo Lunar Science Conference medallion, presented by 93
Brown & Root-Northrup Corp., 1971
Apollo 8 medallion, 1968 94
Apollo 11 medallion, 1969 95
Sperry Flight Systems shuttle medallion 96
Project Mercury medallion, 1963 97
James Howard Kindelberger medallion presented at the 98
dedication of the Memorial Laboratories at North American
Aviation, 1964
Aerobee medallion, 1972 99
NASA Outstanding Leadership medal with lapel pin, 1962 100
NASA Distinguished service medal, includes medal, rosette, 101
and lapel pins, 1969
NACA 1913-1958 medallion 102
Apollo 11 2d Anniversary, medallion with stand, 1971 103
Apollo 8 Manned Flight Awareness medallion, 1968 104
McDonnell-Douglas medallion, 1973 105
Johnson Space Center Mission Control patch placque, 106 167
autographed by the Flight Control Division, 1974
Admiral's Club certificate, 1977 107
Stadan Station photograph with pins, 1966 108
Placque listing manned flights 109 171
Silver-framed autographed photo of the Prince of Spain 110
Plaque from President's dinner for Apollo 11 astronauts, 1969 111
Scout launch vehicle placque, in commemoration of 28 112
consecutive successful launches, 1972
Apollo Soyuz Test Project placque, 1975 113
GATE project placque, in appreciation for outstanding 114
contributions, 1974
TIROS/ESSA/ITOS/NOAA placque, 1975 115
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory-3 launch shroud placque, 116
1972
Apollo 11 patch on beta cloth, 1969 117
Grumman placque with excerpts from Plato's Republic 118
"Apollo" placque 119
"We came in peace" placque, duplicates Apollo 11 placque, 120
1969
CII bond statement paperweight, 1982 121
General Electric Co. Edison Park paperweight, 1976 122
Apollo 13 heat shield paperweight/placque, 1970 123 172
Apollo 12 heat shield paperweight/placque, 1969 124
Apollo 11 heat shield paperweight/placque, 1969 125
Apollo 11 heat shield paperweight/placque, 1969 126
Apollo 11 command module thermal coating paperweight, 1969 127
Apollo 11 mylar paperweight, 1969 128
Apollo 10 heat shield paperweight, 1969 129
Apollo 9 heat shield paperweight, 1969 130
Apollo 8 heat shield paperweight/placque, 1968 131
Apollo 8 heat shield paperweight/placque, 1968 132
Apollo 6 command and service module-020 heat shield 133
paperweight, 1968
AS-202-CM011 heat shield paperweight, 1966 134
Apollo spacecraft 009 ablator paperweight, 1966 135
Gemini Titan-4 heat shield paperweight, 1965 136
Skin from "Faith 7" paperweight, 1963 137
Mercury Atlas-6 heat shield paperweight, 1962 138
Unidentified paperweight (heat shield?) 139
Unidentified heat shield paperweight 140
Earth Resources Technology Satellite photomural of Troy, 141 *
gift of A.M. Bueche, 1973
"Wish you were here" picture of RPI, autographed by members 142 *
of RPI's Class of 1984
"Moonwalk" picture on fabric, gift of Gerhard Salinger 143 *