Dragon’s Space Collection had previously produced a terrifically detailed 1/72 scale model of the LM connected to the CSM, but now things have got even better! How? Because for the first time, the Lunar Module is being offered in 1/48 scale. This larger scale permits even more detail to be incorporated into the miniature Apollo 11 spacecraft. Not only that, but the LM comes as a separate item, offering greater scope for it to be set in a lunar diorama scene. Alternatively, the model works extremely well as a standalone desktop decoration. With the touchdown of this new 1/48 scale LM from Dragon, the Eagle has well and truly landed!
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.
Built for NASA by Grumman, the Apollo Lunar Module was first test flown (unmanned) as part of the Apollo 5 mission, launched on January 22, 1968. One of two spacecraft used for the Apollo program, the Lunar Module, along with the the Command/Service Module (CSM), was used to land astronauts on the moon. The module consisted of a rocket-powered ascent stage mounted atop a separately powered descent stage that was equipped with four folding legs that were extended enroute to the moon for the lunar touchdown. The ascent stage incorporated a docking hatch to allow crewmembers to transfer between the Lunar Module and Command Module.
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