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Overall view of the spacecraft's aft heat shield.

One of the museum staff members told me that the Smithsonian modified a standard Apollo transportation dolly, adding facilities to accept forklift tines, for moving the spacecraft during this tour.

 
Apollo 11 aft heat shield at Destination Moon
Time picture taken Thu Aug 23 13:11:32 2018
Location picture taken Boeing Hall
St. Louis Science Center
St. Louis, MO
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