The Project Apollo lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR) plan provided for a functional Command / Service Module (CSM) and Lunar Excursion Module (LEM). The CSM carried a heat shield to permit a safe re-entry of the CM and the astronaut crew into Earth's atmosphere. Project Fire 1 & 2 assured safe re-entry and successful manned missions.
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| Project Fire 2 Celestial cachet cover for the successful re-enty test of Apollo heat shield at 37,000 feet per second velocity. Postmarked at Cape Canaveral on May 22, 1965. |
