Apollo 13 Flown LM Stowage Assembly Strap
Strap flown to the Moon aboard the Apollo 13 Lunar Module, Aquarius in April 1971.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity & Paperwork
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If you would like to buy this flown strap, please email us
If you would like to buy this flown strap, please email us
This strap flew aboard the Apollo 13 Lunar Module 'Aquarius' during the famous flight in April 1971. And was taken from the stowage assembly, which can actually be seen surrounding the netting in the top left of the large photograph included in the frame. It is very rare that a flown item offered for sale can actually be visible in an in-flight photograph.
The stowage assembly material was given to Grumman, builders of the Lunar Module, most of which was cut into pieces in order to make the Grumman Employee Awards, which themselves were then signed by the crew.
The material in question was acquired from William 'Bill' Looney, whom received it from Ted Mormon (his boss at the time). Bill worked at Grumman for 35 years, and was the Lunar Module spacecraft test manager at Kennedy Space Center for Apollo's 10, 13, and 15, and supported Apollo 5 (the first LM to fly) and Apollo 11.
Bill worked on numerous programs at Grumman—the OV-1 Mohawk, F-14 Tomcat, and the RHIC (relativistic heavy ion collider)—but he was most proud of his work on the Apollo Lunar Modules. He worked on the Grumman proposal team for the Lunar Excursion Module (later the LM), which won the contract from NASA, and helped develop the plans for testing all the Apollo spacecraft, program wide. Working on the space program exceeded all the dreams he had of flight as a child. He retired from Grumman in 1994.
This photo included in the frame was taken during the Apollo 13 mission shows the actual strap with netting alongside Jack Swigert
The stowage assembly material was given to Grumman, builders of the Lunar Module, most of which was cut into pieces in order to make the Grumman Employee Awards, which themselves were then signed by the crew.
The material in question was acquired from William 'Bill' Looney, whom received it from Ted Mormon (his boss at the time). Bill worked at Grumman for 35 years, and was the Lunar Module spacecraft test manager at Kennedy Space Center for Apollo's 10, 13, and 15, and supported Apollo 5 (the first LM to fly) and Apollo 11.
Bill worked on numerous programs at Grumman—the OV-1 Mohawk, F-14 Tomcat, and the RHIC (relativistic heavy ion collider)—but he was most proud of his work on the Apollo Lunar Modules. He worked on the Grumman proposal team for the Lunar Excursion Module (later the LM), which won the contract from NASA, and helped develop the plans for testing all the Apollo spacecraft, program wide. Working on the space program exceeded all the dreams he had of flight as a child. He retired from Grumman in 1994.
- Overall Frame Measures 20" x 20"
- Apollo 13 Flown LM Strap Measures 7.25" x 1"
- Double Matted using Archival Quality Materials
- Framed behind UV Protective Glass
- Framed with a 4" NASA Patch
- Framed with a 4" Apollo 13 Patch
- Comes with Certificate of Authenticity & Paperwork
If you would like to buy this flown strap, please email us
This photo included in the frame was taken during the Apollo 13 mission shows the actual strap with netting alongside Jack Swigert
If you would like to buy this flown strap, please email us
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