Model BEFORE (see below for after) I purchased a beat-up Grumman LM contractors model on eBay. I had always wanted one and watched for a few months before the right one became available. Fortunately, Andy Lagomarsino agreed to work on the model and bring it up to pristine condition. Learn more about what Andy does […]
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This is a support truss from the lunar module. It is amazingly light. It must be close to (or even less than) one pound, but I don’t have a scale that is that small. Comparing my body weight with and without the truss is negligible. The truss is 21 inches long and 1 3/8 inches
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I’ve worked in marketing and PR my entire career and am fascinated by the press kits put out by NASA and by the contractors. I was fortunate to have acquired a set of complete press kits used by a journalist while covering the Apollo 11 mission. Included are press kits from IBM (Computer systems), North
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Bags of this type were used by astronauts to store items in the Command Module and Lunar Module. While bags of this type flew on most Apollo missions, unfortunately the Apollo Stowage Lists did not record the serial numbers of the bags that flew to the moon. This accessories bag was manufactured by Welson &
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This model of thrust chamber was developed for the Apollo Lunar Module decent stage and made 10 flights during the Apollo program.The engine type became famous again in the 1995 with the release of the movie “Apollo 13” as the engine that powered the crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft from the moon back to earth because
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This flight ready cable (single-end terminated with a connector) in its Bell Aerospace sealed packaging, would have connected to the pilot / shutoff valves on the Valve Package Assembly. A bi-propellant valve assembly actually attached to the LM Ascent engine which controlled fuel and oxidizer flow to the engine. You can see the cables installed
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A part of the plastic edging made to finish the area where the mid cabin of the Lunar Module joins the forward cabin. This item is still fully packaged in two sealed plastic bags with multiple labels and stickers. The packaging was to ensure data for chain of control for each part and to maintain
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The precise attention to detail and cleanliness that NASA and Grumman employed to build the Lunar Module can be seen in these packages of nuts and bolts. Each package contains one or two dozen items that are double bagged and tagged with a Bell Aerosystems (Textron) cleanliness control certification. “Opening of this package, except in
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A collection of three different Microporous filters for the fuel system of the lunar module. These things are amazing works of art. They are heavy and made with extremely fine workmanship and materials. The smallest one reads: “Filter, in-line. Design control no. GAEC LSC400F0108-5. Serial no. 7-1146. Contract np. NAS9-1100. Unit no. Ass’y no. F-6140.
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This white plastic and red metal tag has Velcro on the reverse. The front reads “Remove Before Flight” and includes markings: LDW-10110 SN2 and LDW420-10112-1. About 2 inches wide. Interesting. Here is an image of the tag as installed in the Apollo 12 LM prior to flight. The photo shows the Panel 5 area below
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