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Artifacts, whether flown in space or used during training, have the distinction of being part of history.

While the spacecraft and other major artifacts reside in museums, it is still possible for a collector to locate notable examples of space hardware.

Like the museums that protect and preserve artifacts for future generations, collectors share a similar responsibility. While we all collect for personal reasons, we are insuring that the smaller pieces and parts are not forgotten.

That is not to say that all hardware available to collectors is physically small. Complete artifacts or large segments are exhibited here.

Mercury | Vostok
Gemini | Voskhod
Apollo | Salyut
Space Shuttle | Mir
Space Station

Click on images to enlarge and read about each artifact.
Mercury and Vostok

Mercury 3 Parachute - Flown	Mercury 4 Valve - Flown
Mercury 4 Film - Flown	Mercury Heat Shield
Mercury Strawberry Cube	Vostok 6 Parachute - Flown

Gemini and Voskhod

Gemini 5 Heat Shield - Flown	Gemini RCS Thruster
Gemini Peanut Cubes

Apollo and Salyut

Apollo 7 Ablative Ring - Flown	Apollo 10 Heat Shield - Flown
Apollo 11 Bread Cubes - Flown	Apollo 11 OFK Bag - Flown
Apollo 11 Kapton - Flown	Apollo 12 Oxygen Hose - Flown
Apollo 13 Couch Fabric - Flown	Apollo 13 CDR Meal - Flown
Apollo 13 Parachute - Flown	Apollo 17 Kapton - Flown
Apollo CM Heat Shield	Apollo Indicator & Switches
Apollo Loran Light Cover	Apollo LM Ascent Engine Parts
Apollo LM Light Cover	Apollo Rehydratable Food
Skylab 2 Pen - Flown	Skylab 3 Accessories Bag - Flown
Skylab 3 Teleprint Sheet - Flown	Skylab Insulation - Flown
Skylab Solar Cell	Skylab Parasol Sunshade
SMEAT Small Trash Bag

Space Shuttle and Mir

Enterprise Production Chips	STS-1 Tile - Flown
STS-1 Pod Skin - Flown	STS-1 - STS-3 RCC - Flown
OV-099 Fit Check Tile	STS-6 - STS-86 Tile - Flown
STS-6 SRB Cutter - Flown	STS-6 Drink Straw - Flown
STS-6 Micro-beads - Flown	STS-9 Seedling - Flown
STS-41C Boot Tags - Flown	STS Centaur "First Chips"
STS-51A Flight Suit - Flown	STS-51D Valsalva - Flown
STS-51F Beverage Dispenser	STS-31 Frangible Nut - Flown
STS-40 Restraint Pouch - Flown	Pre- STS-44 Hydratable Food
STS-44 Crew Shirt - Flown	Soyuz TM-20 Glove - Flown
STS-63 Fluid Transfer Unit	STS-70 Tire - Flown
STS-74 Patch - Flown	Soyuz TM-24 Sportboots - Flown
STS-86 Gap Filler - Flown	STS-95 Bolt - Flown
STS-93 Blanket - Flown	STS-101 Tape - Flown
STS-101 Lapel Pin - Flown	STS-97 Cue Card
STS-104 Crew Velcro - Flown	STS-108 U.S. Flag - Flown
STS-109 Silver Snoopy - Flown	STS Bay Liners - Flown
STS VRCS Nozzle - Flown	STS Insulation - Flown
STS SRB Bracket - Flown	STS AFRSI Blanket - Flown
STS SSME Blade - Flown	STS Foot Restraint - Flown
STS MMU Arm Lock	STS Tile Cermaic Insert
STS Panel Overlay	STS Crew Cabin Velcro
STS ET Barrel Panel	STS ET Cross Section
STS ET Foam Bullet	STS Remove Before Flight Tag
STS RCS Engine Cover	STS Spacesuit Glove
STS Glove Bladder	STS Spacesuit Boot
STS EMU Cross Section	STS Urine Collection Device
STS Sleep Shorts	Mir Orlan Glove
STS ACES Glow Stick	STS Hair Conditioner
STS T-38 Flight Suit	STS T-38 Flight Gloves
STS Hydratable Food	STS Candy-Coated Chocolates

International Space Station

Expedition 1 Training Suit	Soyuz TM-32 Controller - Flown
Expedition 7 Pin - Flown	Expedition 11 Patch - Flown
ISS Common Pressure Hatch	ISS Solar Array Cell

Constellation, Ares and Orion

Ares I-X Upper Stage Skin

Ares I-X Parachute Riser

Unmanned Probes and Satellites

Discoverer XIV Parachute - Flown	Viking I Lander Material
LDEF Seeds - Flown	Hubble Solar Cell - Flown
MER Airbag Cross Section	Deep Impact Radiator

Commercial

Delta 3920 Shavings

Atlas Debris - Flown

Facilities and Mission Control

MCC Console Frame	MCC Mode Display
MCC Pneumatic Tube	CCAFS Pad Fragments
VAB Panel Segment	39A Flame Trench Brick