Grumman LM model
Lot Closed
July 27, 02:45 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
OFFICIAL LUNAR MODULE CONTRACTOR MODEL
ISSUED BY THE SPACECRAFT BUILDER GRUMMAN AND SIGNED BY APOLLO 9 LMP Russell "Rusty" Schweickart
Model of the Lunar Module (LM) made from injected-molded plastic for the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (GAEC) of Bethpage, Long Island, NY. GAEC was the prime NASA contractor for the LM. SIGNED BY Apollo 9 LMP Russell "Rusty" Schweickart in SILVER ink.
The model stands 7 inches tall with four metal landing legs approximately 8 inches apart. The upper Ascent Stage is detachable from the lower Descent Stage. The complete model is removable from a 10 ½ inch circular base which has NASA and Grumman logos and the wording: "LUNAR MODULE."
AN OFFICIAL CONTRACTOR LUNAR LANDER MODEL SIGNED BY THE FIRST LUNAR MODULE PILOT
This model is signed by LMP Russell "Rusty" Schweickart of Apollo 9, which was the first crewed flight of the lunar module launched on March 3, 1969. The primary mission objective of Apollo 9 was to test the lunar landing mission in Earth orbit. LMP Schweickart and Commander James A. McDivitt tested the lunar module, rendesvousing and docking with the command and service modules piloted by Command Module Pilot (CMP) David R. Scott.
The LM made one uncrewed and one crewed earth orbital flight and carried out eight crewed lunar missions of which six landed on the moon. The vehicle served as a “life boat” during the Apollo 13 mission after the Service Module explosion. An emergency firing of its descent engine put Apollo 13 on a safe trajectory back to Earth and the vehicles oxygen system kept the crew alive during that time.