HAND CRAFTED LUNAR MODULE CONTRACTOR'S DEVELOPMENT MODEL. Grumman LEM contractor's model in wood and aluminum, on glass base, 8-1/4 x 8-1/40 x 7-3/4 inches. Base marked with Grumman and NASA logos, and titled "Lunar Excursion Module." Provenance: Manufactured by a major aerospace model shop. As Grumman Aerospace rapidly developed the Lunar Module concept, the design iterations moved toward a reduction in unnecessary mass. This rare development model shows a state of development circa 1965 or 1966, discarding the streamlined features of earlier designs that were not needed in the vacuum of space. It approaches the final design, but is still somewhat bulky compared to the final version. No other example of this version of the Lunar Module concept is known to have been offered at auction.
HAND CRAFTED LUNAR MODULE CONTRACTOR'S DEVELOPMENT MODEL. Grumman LEM contractor's model in wood and aluminum, on glass base, 8-1/4 x 8-1/40 x 7-3/4 inches. Base marked with Grumman and NASA logos, and titled "Lunar Excursion Module." Provenance: Manufactured by a major aerospace model shop. As Grumman Aerospace rapidly developed the Lunar Module concept, the design iterations moved toward a reduction in unnecessary mass. This rare development model shows a state of development circa 1965 or 1966, discarding the streamlined features of earlier designs that were not needed in the vacuum of space. It approaches the final design, but is still somewhat bulky compared to the final version. No other example of this version of the Lunar Module concept is known to have been offered at auction.
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