Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Grumman Aerospace Corporation
- Summary
- This Apollo program simulator demonstrates the view from inside the Lunar Module (LM) during descent to the surface of the Moon. In each lunar landing mission, two astronauts stood inside a LM as they controled the gradual descent of the spacecraft. Sixteen rockets situated around the outer structure of the LM controlled the attitude of the craft. These rockets could be fired automatically by mechanical sensors or by the astronauts' inclinations. Landing on the Moon is unlike landing on Earth. The Moon's atmosphere is extremely thin, which restricted the possibility of a diagonal glide-type landing. Instead, the astronauts landed vertically. The retro-rocket of the descent engine assured a gradual touchdown.
- Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from Grumman Aerospace, the manufacturer, in 1975.
- Credit Line
- Donated by Grumman Aerospace
- Inventory Number
- A19760015000
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Training Devices
- Materials
- Plywood frame. Instruments made of metal, wires, plastic, or various materials.
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Artifact (A19760015000) on stand (A19760015000A)): 156.2 × 247.6 × 275cm (5 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 8 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 9 ft. 1/4 in.)
- 3-D (Artifact (A19760015000) without stand (A1976001500A)): 247.6 × 156.2 × 243.8cm (8 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 5 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 8 ft.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Title
- Cockpit, Lunar Module, Apollo, Mockup
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19760015000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97dfdbbd7-8d44-4541-b7f7-e7cb5e3cc59b
