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Gemini Heatshield Samples

The museum displays two pieces of Gemini heatshield in a small case located near Gemini 3A, one ablated and one unablated. The ablated heatshield sample is from Gemini 8, which is displayed without a heatshield at Neil Armstrong Air & Space.

Also see my photos of these heatshield samples pre-renovation.

 
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