FTETTM artifacts

Some of the props came from Guard-Lee, some from Kansas Cosmosphere.
The LEM was a flight article from Cradle of Aviation.

Where did the Lunar Rover come from? Was it a flight item from a
cancelled mission? Any other unused Apollo flight articles in the
filming?

"RDG" wrote in message
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Likely not. The flight rovers' wheels could not support the weight of two
humans in earth gravity. You had to put the chassis up on a test stand.
There was a 1-g trainer model, which was operative at least until the late
1980s, but it had rubber tires.

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RDG wrote:

Some of the props came from Guard-Lee, some from Kansas Cosmosphere.
The LEM was a flight article from Cradle of Aviation.

The restoration of the LEM at the CoA Museum in NY (LM-13) post-dates
the filming of the series.

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Yes, I've seen the one at the NASM, but since the unit in FTETTM is
functional, there must be an operational model around. The other questions
is, did the plans get tossed, or can North American Boeing build one today?
Must be a pretty straight forward construction for somebody with the tools and
access to the parts.

RDG wrote:
Yes, I've seen the one at the NASM, but since the unit in FTETTM is
functional, there must be an operational model around. The other questions
is, did the plans get tossed, or can North American Boeing build one today?
Must be a pretty straight forward construction for somebody with the tools and
access to the parts.


The Lunar Module was not built by North American or Boeing. It was
built by Grumman Aerospace on Long Island. Since being bought by
Northrop they've sold off most of the facilities in Bethpage. Their old
HQ is now the HQ of Cablevision, a NY area cable TV outfit (who
incidentally, owns Madison Square Garden, the NY Knicks and the NY
Rangers). What a legacy.

The plans and drawings probably still exist but I wouldn't know where.

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I was referring to the Lunar Rover. I've read everything I can possibly get my
hands on regarding the LEM. I am hoping to make a lifesize LEM cockpit this Spring,
with my 6th grade class, then run "Eagle Lander 3D" in the windows.

The Rover was a N.A.R. critter, was it not?

RDG wrote:
I was referring to the Lunar Rover. I've read everything I can possibly get my
hands on regarding the LEM. I am hoping to make a lifesize LEM cockpit this Spring,
with my 6th grade class, then run "Eagle Lander 3D" in the windows.

The Rover was a N.A.R. critter, was it not?

Uh, no. It was built by Boeing Space & Defense in Kent, WA.

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RDG wrote:

I was referring to the Lunar Rover. I've read everything I can possibly get my

Ah, OK. I think that was Boeing.

hands on regarding the LEM. I am hoping to make a lifesize LEM cockpit this Spring,
with my 6th grade class, then run "Eagle Lander 3D" in the windows.

Sounds neat! I would have loved that when I was in school. Apollo 11
landed on the Moon when I was in the 6th grade.

The Rover was a N.A.R. critter, was it not?

Boeing LRV Ops Handbook here...
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/lrvhand.html

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bp
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Thank you, Bruce. Your assistance was invaluable!

RDG