Apr 02, 2005 - Sale 2037

Sale 2037 - Lot 317

Price Realized: $ 270
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 200
FLOWN Spheres. Wood plaque displaying a 1.5-inch long vial containing a solution of Polystyrene spheres manufactured on the STS 6 mission. The spheres are 10 micrometers in diameter. The plaque is number 5626 of a commercially produced commemorative given to Paul Weitz. Overall dimension 8x7 inches.Np, nd
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The spheres of this type made in space are used for the calibration of particle size measuring instruments such as electron microscopes. Inscribed and signed on the back of the plaque with: "From my personal collection, Paul Weitz, CDR, STS 6."