Object Details
- Manufacturer
- American Charm Co.
- Summary
- This 14k gold Saturn V rocket, along with the accompanying 14k gold Lunar Module, were made by American Charm Corporation to commemorate the historic Apollo 11 landing on the moon in July 1969. Only four sets were made, three for the astronauts (Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Edwin Aldrin) and one for President Nixon. This particular set was presented to Michael Collins by the American Charm Corporation for the Smithsonian Institution in 1970.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Michael Collins
- Inventory Number
- A19750824000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- AWARDS-Miscellaneous
- Materials
- Gold
- Plastic
- Ink
- Adhesive
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 1.6 × 1.6 × 8.1cm (5/8 × 5/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
- Storage: 14 × 6.4 × 6.4cm (5 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)
- 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_A19750824000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv965dca8f6-aa8e-44af-824f-c2b73bc90bc4
