Sharing artifacts on display at the Space Collection for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, especially parts of the spacecraft that flew around the moon and back.
I was amazed at what I heard in the NASA documentary just released. Fred Haise described their lunar flyby on a free return trajectory: “I spent a good part of the time with Jack Swigert primarily; Jim wasn’t that interested; he had been to the moon and seen it. We shot a lot of pictures. We had two cameras out, and we were shooting pictures like crazy, like tourists.” (Jim! Really???)
Sotheby’s description:
“FLOWN A8 [Aft 8] Command Module equipment locker stowage strap. Made of heavy weave synthetics, 1 by 13 inches with metal end-plate connectors. One is a dual snap plate near the strap center and the other is located at one end. It has a peg type connector with a partly readable ID of “V36-78… 01-5… 22 N.” There are four eye-let holes at the opposite end to allow the peg connector to be inserted to form a loop strap. The woven synthetic material has a partly readable ID stamp of “V36 780. .. 21.” with an inspection stamp. Included are copies of NASA transfer and Smithsonian Air and Space Museum deaccession papers plus an image of the actual flown A8 locker.”
The CO2 scrubber, jerry-rigged to save their lives (square filter for a round hole). Note the torn strips of duct table running at right angles and plugging the center: 
And this strap, detail:
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