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Categories: Spacecraft : Dragon
Apollo 10 Command and Service Modules (1:72 scale by Dragon 50380-03)
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The Apollo space program aimed to put man on the Moon, and the final dry run was the Apollo 10 mission launched on 18th May 1969. It was designed to test all the procedures of a Moon landing, everything except the actual landing itself. During the NASA mission, the Lunar Module (LM) actually came to within 15.6km/h of the Moon’s surface during maneuvers. The crew of three was also able to survey the eventual Apollo 11 landing site in the Sea of Tranquility. Interestingly the LM was deliberately not equipped for a landing and the ascent module was short-fueled so that the crew wouldn’t be tempted to make a landing! The LM was nicknamed “Snoopy”, while the Command Module (CM) was called “Charlie Brown”. This was the fourth manned mission before the successful Moon landing of Apollo 11, and on its return to Earth on 26 May 1969 it attained a record-breaking speed of 39,897km/h!
Dragon’s Space Collection features an accurate miniature model of Apollo 10. This highly detailed replica includes a special transparent cone that allows a clear view of the LM Snoopy installed inside. The LM itself is a completely new tooling. The model has been produced in this way so that owners can understand more of the “innards” of their spacecraft. Collectors can now commemorate Apollo 10 with this 1/72 scale model, this mission having played a pivotal role in getting the first men to set foot on the Moon.
1:72 scale (approx. 28cm / 11.0in high) - made by Dragon.
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