Object Details
Summary
This is a model of an early concept of the Lunar Module. An unknown manufacturer gave it to Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, who was the Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1958 until his death in 1965. The Lunar Module was developed for the Apollo program, which landed astronauts on the moon six times from 1969 to 1972.
Mrs. Dryden donated it to NASM in the 1970s.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Hugh L. Dryden
Inventory Number
A19750410000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Crewed Spacecraft & Parts
Materials
Resin
Paint
Non-Magnetic Metal Alloy
Dimensions
3-D (Overall): 17.1 × 19.7 × 16.5cm (6 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Destination Moon
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19750410000
