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Alcoa aluminum honeycomb shock absorbers compressed and uncompressed
Alcoa Corporation1960s
Senator John Heinz History Center
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Each Lunar Module contained this aluminum honeycomb structure, developed by Pittsburgh’s Alcoa company, in the legs to absorb the shock of landing on the Moon.
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- Title: Alcoa aluminum honeycomb shock absorbers compressed and uncompressed
- Creator: Alcoa Corporation
- Date Created: 1960s
- Type: Artifact
- Original Source: Heinz History Center Museum Collections
- Object ID: 96.68.476
- Donation Information: Gift of Alcoa Inc.
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