Object Details
Summary
The Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) gave this Apollo 11 Command Module/Service Module/Launch Escape System model and plaque to Dr. Charles S. Draper in December 1969. Dr. Draper, then head of MIT's Instrumentation Laboratory and a long-time professor at the university, received the award for his extensive work on the guidance, navigation, and control systems for the Apollo spacecraft. Dr. Draper donated a collection of his awards, including this model, to the National Collection in 1974.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Charles Stark Draper
Inventory Number
A19800542000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
AWARDS-Miscellaneous
Materials
Metal model of the Command Module/Service Module/Launch Escape System. Wood base with a metal Apollo 11 medallion and citation plate.
Dimensions
3-D: 25.4 x 30.5 x 58.4cm (10 x 12 x 23 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19800542000