Apollo 11
Originally shared by Jeff Sexton
Apollo 11
Here's an unusual item... In the '60s and early '70s, stainless steel plaques were made and attached to the ladders on Apollo lunar landers. They were left permanently on the Moon, on the landers' descent stages. My Grandfather knew the man that did the original engraving for the Apollo 11 plaque. He made, from the original, a number of acid etchings, like circuit boards.
This is one of them. It is a thin piece of plastic with the details of the plaque, in copper. It is made from the same reverse engraving as the actual plaque, left on the Moon in 1969.
Read more about these plaques here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_plaque
Apollo 11
Here's an unusual item... In the '60s and early '70s, stainless steel plaques were made and attached to the ladders on Apollo lunar landers. They were left permanently on the Moon, on the landers' descent stages. My Grandfather knew the man that did the original engraving for the Apollo 11 plaque. He made, from the original, a number of acid etchings, like circuit boards.
This is one of them. It is a thin piece of plastic with the details of the plaque, in copper. It is made from the same reverse engraving as the actual plaque, left on the Moon in 1969.
Read more about these plaques here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_plaque
Very cool history Thanks!
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