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FLOWN Gemini 6 Heat Shield. An approximately 2x1x1 inch segment removed from the Gemini 6 spacecraft and encased in a Gemini shaped lucite block with a minor crack that has been resealed. Mounted on a 6x4 inch triangular base which reads: "Heat Shield of first rendezvous in space. W. M. Schirra Jr., T. P. Stafford. 12-15&16-1965. G. T. #6." The segment shows charring from atmospheric friction during re-entry. With a Typed Signed Letter from Thomas Stafford. NASA/McDonnell, 1965
