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Detail of the texture of the lower portion of the Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine in the lunar module test article.

Most APS engines I've seen have been painted white; however, the natural color of the fiberglass filament winding which comprises the engine bell is a golden color.

 
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Time picture taken Tue Jul 29 13:34:16 2008
Location picture taken Apollo Gallery
Hall of Space
Kansas Cosmosphere
Hutchinson, KS
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