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We got there before the opening for a special tour. Autodesk wants to scan the Apollo 11 handle that I have as it is the only flown example from the Apollo program. All of the others were destroyed as radioactive waste, and the silver-colored ones you see on the capsule are post-flight replacements.

4 responses to “The Apollo 11 CM Columbia”

  1. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    Zooming in to a replacement handle here: DSC09789and the remaining originalApollo 11 Spacecraft Handle. The only flown external handle from the Apollo programAnother view DSC09794

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  2. Rob Speed Avatar
    Rob Speed

    Years ago I helped a guy recover a bunch of data from his corrupted hard drive, which turned out to be pictures of his ride on a restored B-24. He was a bigwig at the Air & Space Museum and he gave me a card promising a special tour as a thank you. We weren’t allowed to accept tips, so I never used it… and now I’m kicking myself for being so stupid.

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  3. johnbeans@yahoo.com Avatar
    johnbeans@yahoo.com

    What’s the most radioactive item in your collection?

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  4. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    very interesting question… I am not sure… certain meteorites and glow-in-the-dark instrument dials comes to mind…

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