1970 Apollo 13 Kapton Foil Remnant Odyssey Space Mission Relic ICG Genuine For Sale

This is a collectible space relic featuring a flown piece of Kapton thermal insulation foil stripped from the exterior of the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey following its April 1970 recovery in the Pacific Ocean.

Key Artifact Details

• Mission: Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970).

• Spacecraft: Command Module CSM-109 Odyssey.

• Material: Aluminized Kapton foil (a heat-deflecting polyimide film used as a thermal barrier for space radiation).

• Authentication: Slabbed/encapsulated by ICG (Independent Coin Grading) or similar third-party grading entity, certifying the item's provenance and genuine status as space-flown material

Provenance BackgroundMost genuine Apollo 13 Kapton foil remnants originate from NASA technicians present on the USS Iwo Jima recovery vessel—such as Dick Williamson—or NASA employees like Bill Whittington/Bill Whiskey, who salvaged pieces of the charred insulation during post-flight deconstruction. These remnants were later split into smaller swatches and encapsulated into acrylic slabs or mounted on archival displays for space memorabilia collectors