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SPACE CLOTHING MATERIAL – Set of material display samples. Space suit and crew personal equipment samples, featuring beta cloth, harness, rover belts and other clothing materials. 1. Apollo Space Suit Material. Beta cloth material. The certificate reads in part: "Beta cloth was one of the several different layers that comprised the outer cover of the Apollo space suit. The material provided a nonflammable, high-temperature flame barrier... It was utilized for space flight as a result of the 1967 Pad 34 Apollo 1 (AS-204) spacecraft fire." 2. Apollo – Skylab PBI Material . PBI cloth material. The certificate reads in part: "[PBI] was used for many Apollo Program applications including the command module restraint harnesses, lunar module crew harnesses, lunar rover seat belts, the lunar rock transfer belt, and lunar equipment tether." 3. Skylab Inflight Clothing Material . Durette® cloth material. The certificate reads in part: "The attached sample is Durette,® the Monsanto Company's trademark for its modified aromatic polyamide. It is characterized by low flammability, comfort, durability, and ease of fabrication." Three samples, each approximately one inch square, each mounted onto 11 by 8 inch display certificates. Further details on this lot: Apollo Space Suit Material. One of 2500. Beta cloth material. Mounted onto an 11 by 8 inch display certificate with images of Astronaut Charles Duke posing in his space suit and exploring the lunar surface. The certificate reads in part: "Beta cloth was one of the several different layers that comprised the outer cover of the Apollo space suit. The material provided a nonflammable, high-temperature flame barrier... It was utilized for space flight as a result of the 1967 Pad 34 Apollo 1 (AS-204) spacecraft fire." Apollo – Skylab PBI Material . One of 2500. An approximately one inch square segment of PBI cloth material. Mounted onto an 11 by 8 inch display certificate with an image of Astronaut Alan Bean wearing a PBI support harness and diagrams of the PBI Command Module couch restraint harness. The certificate reads in part: "The attached sample is PBI (polybenzimidazole), a high-temperature resistant polymeric fiber containing characteristic imide groups. PBI is a strong and rugged material. It was used for many Apollo Program applications including the command module restraint harnesses, lunar module crew harnesses, lunar rover seat belts, the lunar rock transfer belt, and lunar equipment tether. PBI was later used in the Skylab program for space suit support harnesses, sleeping bags, and certain parts of crew inflight clothing." Skylab Inflight Clothing Material . One of 2500. An approximately one inch square segment of Durette® cloth material. Mounted onto an 11 by 8 inch display certificate with image of Astronaut Alan Bean wearing his Durette® jacket during his SL-3 mission. The certificate reads in part: "The attached sample is Durette,® the Monsanto Company's trademark for its modified aromatic polyamide. It is characterized by low flammability, comfort, durability, and ease of fabrication. Durette® was used as the primary material in the Skylab inflight clothing which included jackets, pants, boots, and gloves."