Corgi - Lunar Module LM-2

Product detailed description

Metal model of Lunar Module LM-2

Metal model with plastic accessories is without scale.

Dimensions: length: 7 cm, width: 7 cm, height: 5,8 cm

The model is from the new Smithsonian Collection by Corgi. The series, which is aimed especially at beginning collectors and older children, focuses on the field of astronautics. The models are mostly made of metal and impress with their high quality workmanship and interesting details.

Lunar Module LM-2
The Lunar Module LM-2 was a space module designed for the American Apollo program and intended to land on the Moon. It was the second module of this series produced and was used on the Apollo 12 mission in 1969. The LM-2 consisted of two parts, the Descent Stage and the Ascent Stage. The Landing Module was a cylinder 4.3 metres in diameter and 3.6 metres high. It contained all the systems required for landing on the lunar surface, including the engine for braking and soft landing, the control system and the oxygen supply. The launch module was located on top of the landing module and was in the shape of a cone 3 metres high. It contained systems for launch from the lunar surface and return to the mother spacecraft. During the Apollo 12 mission, LM-2 became the second lunar module to land on the lunar surface (November 1969). The crew, consisting of astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean, landed LM-2 in an area called Oceanus Procellarum and spent a total of 31 hours and 31 minutes on the lunar surface. While on the Moon, they used LM-2 as their transition and sleeping module. After the successful completion of the mission, LM-2 was abandoned on the lunar surface and later became one of the first objects on the surface to be observed by terrestrial telescopes.