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[i][b]Apollo 1 AS-201 1966 Flown Ablator[/b] Apollo S/C 009 ablator piece (approx 1" tall) housed in 3" tall half cone shaped piece of Lucite with curved bottom. Identification inside display reads 'Apollo S/C 009 Ablator/18000 mph reentry 26 Feb 66.' Ablator is crucial component of heat shield without which heat shield would fail to function. AS-201 was first unmanned test flight of Command Module & Service Module on Saturn 1B launch vehicle that was not a boiler plate.[/i]
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