• Sheets of black-colored material attached to double-sided tape are applied as part of restoring the Apollo Telescope Mount. Here, the black-covered material is placed as part of the cover of the spar.
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    New sheets of black Kapton® were applied to restore the Apollo Telescope Mount. This image shows both large patches and smaller hand-made Kapton® tape repairs. The Apollo Telescope Mount was completely restored and placed on display in late 2015. 

  • Sheets of black-colored material attached to double-sided tape are applied as part of restoring the Apollo Telescope Mount. Here, the black-covered material is placed as part of the cover of the spar.

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