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The sign accompanying the unablated heat shield sample.
It reads
Unablated Apollo Heat Shield Sample
This heat shield sample, made of Avcoat 5026-39 (a proprietary phenolic resin ablator) and fiberglass, has not undergone ablation—the erosion of heat shield material by the intense heat of reentry.
Gift of the Avco Corporation
| Time picture taken | Thu Aug 23 11:38:10 2018 |
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Boeing Hall St. Louis Science Center St. Louis, MO |
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