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1970 Apollo 13 Kapton Foil Remnant Odyssey Space Mission Relic ICG Genuine:
$299.00
This is a collectible space relic featuring a flown piece of Kapton thermal insulation foil stripped from the exterior of the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey following its April 1970 recovery in the Pacific Ocean.
Key Artifact Details
Mission: Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970).
Spacecraft: Command Module CSM-109 Odyssey.
Material: Aluminized Kapton foil (a heat-deflecting polyimide film used as a thermal barrier for space radiation).
Authentication: Slabbed/encapsulated by ICG (Independent Coin Grading) or similar third-party grading entity, certifying the item's provenance and genuine status as space-flown material
Provenance BackgroundMost genuine Apollo 13 Kapton foil remnants originate from NASA technicians present on the USS Iwo Jima recovery vessel—such as Dick Williamson—or NASA employees like Bill Whittington/Bill Whiskey, who salvaged pieces of the charred insulation during post-flight deconstruction. These remnants were later split into smaller swatches and encapsulated into acrylic slabs or mounted on archival displays for space memorabilia collectors
