Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Company
- Summary
- This Lunar Orbiter model, made by Boeing, was given to Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1958 until his death in December 1965. Five Lunar Orbiters, all of which were made by Boeing, were launched in 1966 and 1967 to photograph potential landing sites for the Apollo missions to the Moon. It is not known who gave this model to Dr. Dryden or when. Mrs. Dryden donated it to the Museum in 1975.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Hugh L. Dryden
- Inventory Number
- A19750407000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts
- Materials
- Plastic
- Aluminum
- Brass
- Paint
- Dimensions
- Model (lunar orbiter): 7 3/4 in. × 4 in. × 7 3/4 in. (19.7 × 10.2 × 19.7cm)
- Model (broken piece): 1/4 × 1/8 × 1/8 in. (0.6 × 0.3 × 0.3cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19750407000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9abc1c838-eb6c-446f-a2e9-aa5a37c4344b
