TIL the Apollo CSM was shiny

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 02/19/2016 at 08:38 • Filed to: apollo, spacelopnik, planelopnik, it's so shiny

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Well, it was shiny until reentry. Here is the Apollo 17 CSM as seen from the ascent stage just prior to rendezvous in lunar orbit.

Here is Apollo 11 after splashdown.

Both images courtesy of NASA.gov. There are some excellent pictures available on NASA.gov if you have any interest in aerospace photography.

Maybe people who chrome wrap their cars are just paying homage to Apollo and we’ve just been ignorant of their intentions?

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 09:05

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Ran when parked.

DrJohannVegas > ttyymmnn 02/19/2016 at 09:09

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No lowballers, I know what I have.

DoYouEvenShift > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 09:10

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They really do have some great pics there. Ive spent much time there.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 02/19/2016 at 09:15

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Paint is slightly faded, but perfect.

DoYouEvenShift > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 09:16

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ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 09:17

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*Slight* water damage.

Leadbull > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 09:22

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NASA’s Instagram is pretty dope.

McMike > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 09:33

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One of the reasons this is a surprise to some is because of the white aft boost protective cover it wore on the ground.

The only photos of the silver CSM were taken by the LCM, and there are far fewer of them.

f86sabre > DoYouEvenShift 02/19/2016 at 09:40

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One of the images before or after the one taken with the astronaut standing next to the rock with the rover on the left has been has been my work desktop for about 10 years.

McMike > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 09:41

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Let’s post more shiny CSM images.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > McMike 02/19/2016 at 09:42

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There is an interesting passage about how they removed the Q-ball cover on Wikipedia.

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DoYouEvenShift > f86sabre 02/19/2016 at 10:28

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Nice I rotate mine once in while. 70% of them are from Apollo

McMike > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 10:29

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I love it that someone thought of that.

“Hmmm, pitot tube cover removed five minutes before launch? Can’t have anyone on the pad? Needs to be pulled away clean and clear? Needs to be light and only keep debris out?”

(looks at desk)

“I’ve got an idea.......”

DoYouEvenShift > McMike 02/19/2016 at 10:33

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You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > McMike 02/19/2016 at 11:06

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If only we had a secure way to hold it on that was easy to remove remotely.

McMike > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 11:20

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I would have loved to take part in that testing.

(Yank)

(Set it up again)

(repeat)