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Apollo 13 Flown Bus Bar Battery B Used to Power the Command Module Odyssey Back to Earth
…a critical electrical line that enabled the safe return of the Apollo 13 crew. This Bus Bar Batt B cable was carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 13 mission as part of the Command Module Odyssey’s Electrical Power System (EPS), which consists of the equipment and reactants required to supply the electrical energy sources,… Read More
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Apollo 13 Flown Boost Cover Release Decal from the Command Module Exterior
FLOWN TO THE MOON ON A LUNAR "FLYBY", AND EXPOSED TO THE VACUUM OF SPACE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE DAMAGED COMMAND MODULE "AQUARIUS" The Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched atop the Saturn V rocket on April 11, 1970. It was made up of three parts: the Command Module “Odyssey,” and the Service Module (both… Read More
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Complete Apollo 13 Flown Tool Kit Assembly
Incredibly rare tool kit carried on the Apollo 13 Command Module ‘Odyssey’ Flown Apollo 13 tool kit assembly carried in the Command Module ‘Odyssey’ during the harrowing mission, complete with the pouch and assorted tools. With the exception of Tools (E) and (F), included tools are presumed to be flown onboard Apollo 13 by the… Read More
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Xona GPS Satellite with Future Ventures’ Message
Part of a Xona satellite, destined to fly in space with this message from Future Ventures
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XONA GPS Satellite Manufacturing Launch
Making a flock of GPS sats, destined for Low Earth Orbit — Xona opened their satellite manufacturing facility today alongside Representative Kevin Mullin and partners across the space and tech ecosystem. CEO Brian Manning takes questions from the press. Xona can fly a fleet of over 250 satellites for less than the cost of one… Read More
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Space Portal — The Best Image from NASA’s Artemis II Launch
Godspeed Artemis, twin sister of Apollo… to go where no man, woman or Canadian has gone before. Voyaging farther than the prior record from Apollo 13, the crew will have views of the full moon in front of Earth. And you gotta admit, NASA launching the new moon mission on April Fool’s Day is a… Read More
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The debut of Molten Salt Solutions
First trade show, with CEO John Elling, and now, a fun news story opening of how my partner Maryanna Saenko pursued them: "’I’ve been an entrepreneur for 28 years, and it’s the first time I’ve ever had a cold call from a VC,’ Elling told me. ‘So I answer the email and darn if they… Read More
