Apollo Command Module rocket engine model SE 8

Sale 2001 - Lot 87

Unsold

Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 8,000

Apollo Command Module rocket engine, model SE-8. A set of 12 of these bi-propellant engines provided the Command Module (CM) with rotation control, rate damping, and attitude control after separation from the Service Module (SM) before and during re-entry. The unit has fuel and oxidizer valve assemblies with firing command wire components at the top and an ablative nozzle at the bottom. The engine has had several test firings. With copies of a data sheet listing details on the SE-8 engine and a copy of a Rocketdyne brochure titled "Attitude Control for Apollo." Approximately 14 inches long and 3.5 inches wide at nozzle base. A Rocketdyne ID tag reads in part: Propulsion System Component, Part Name: Rocket Engine Assy (Assembly), Part No. 99-106003, Model No. SE8-2, Date of Mfg. 2Q 64 (second quarter, 1964) Serial No. 4058366. Rocketdyne for NAA and NASA, 1964

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Signed and Inscribed with their Apollo flight numbers by Buzz Aldrin, Wally Schirra, and Tom Stafford on the engine casing.