Apollo 13 Mission/Space-Flown Command Module Kapton Foil Relic Display

Own and display an authenticated piece of Apollo 13 combined with original art from Ron Cole is this limited-edition wall-hanging framed display.  Apollo 13 was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module failed two days into the mission. The gold foil material, better known as the Kapton Foil, is part of the heat deflecting material from the Apollo Spacecraft Odyssey which carried Astronauts Lovell, Swigert and Haise on their historic attempt to become the third crew to land on the moon. The foil, which was often used for presentation purposes, was given to Bill Whiskey, a NASA employee in 1970. Prior to his passing, Bill Whiskey provided the remaining pieces to Sandy Clarkson.  Provenance: American Space Museum Sandy Clarkson. Ron Cole has portrayed Apollo 13 in historically accurate and dr