Featured NASA Apollo Program Space Helmet

So last weekend i met a very interesting character who worked with NASA during the Apollo program. He absolutely blessed me with some amazing NASA history (along with many other collectibles) and this space helmet was one of those pieces. He told me it was a prototype pressure bubble (around the time apollo 11) are there any science and space experts out there?

 

Well how cool is that!

 

A few articles with a bit of info........seems yours was not an actual finished "working" piece.
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/helmet-pressure-bubble-apollo

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/helmet-pressure-bubble-aldrin-apollo-11

 

Yea, he told me it was a prototype which is probably why there is no pillow or respirator hole.

 

Now that is a cool find! My dad worked on the design later used on the Apollo missions. I guess this design never made it to space, but got used on the ground? There can't be too many of these on the loose.

 

Would think this would be pretty collectible. You might want to keep a record of the name of the person who sold it to you, just for provenance.

 

Couldn't you contact NASA and ask them directly? I doubt they'd help with the price, but they might have something to say about the authenticity.

Assuming it is what you say, I expect it would be worth big bucks.

 

wow, this is very cool Scott
Have you seen the Netflix show Space Dealers?
here is the website for one of the dealers on the show, maybe contact her
http://torielazaros.com

 

Lol never saw this?!? I may actually contact her... she'll probably try and buy it. I dont think i can bring myself to sell right away. I really want to enjoy owning this for awhile. But if i do contact her, i will definitely let you know what she says!

 

Good idea, thanks

 

While were all on the subject of NASA. I also nabbed these tapes that were from NASA as well. I sat down and watched 2 of them yesterday, and let me tell you.....they are really cool! The one i watched is a conclusive documentary of the challenger blowing up!?! Is has precise detailed infomation of the disaster from start to finish and says "this tape" (or a copy of this tape) was presented to the President to explain what happened?!? The other tapes look to have different footage of inside space shuttles in orbit.

 

Very cool. You might want to transfer them off the tapes. We had tapes that old of our children and recently transferred them to digital, since some of them were already brittle. They are easier to share that way.

 

those tapes are cool too Scott

great ideas Lucille and NewEngland

 

Probably stating the obvious, but if you transfer them, be sure to hold onto the original VHS format as well.

What a cool group of items. If you wind up contacting the Space Dealer's person, let us know what happens.

 

Those are some seriously cool tapes.

 

When i transfer them, i will more than likely post them to youtube for everyone to see!

 

If they're NASA tapes they might be under copyright. I'd check to make sure first before uploading, just in case.

 

@Scott Eidam

Just saw this...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/28/apollo-11-tapes-moon-landing-sale-value-nearly-lost

 

Wow, how lucky he is to have held on to them

 

I am currently spending FAR too much time here: https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/