Created by Japanese designer U-Don, from
U-Don`s Factory website, here is a
perfect paper model version of the Apollo Lunar Module in
1/48 scale. The Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was the lander portion of the
Apollo spacecraft built for the
US Apollo program by
Grumman to carry
a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back.
Six such craft successfully landed on the
Moon between
1969–1972.
The LM, consisting of an
Ascent stage and
Descent stage, was ferried to
lunar orbit by its companion
Command/Service Module, a
separate spacecraft of approximately twice its mass, which
took the astronauts home to
Earth. After completing its mission, the
LM was
discarded. In one sense it was
the world's first true spacecraft in that it was capable of operation only in outer space, structurally and aerodynamically incapable of flight through the
Earth's
atmosphere.
Though initially unpopular and plagued with several delays in its development, the
LM eventually became
the most reliable component of the
Apollo/Saturn system,
the only one never to suffer any failure that significantly impacted a mission, and in at
least one instance (LM-7 Aquarius) greatly exceeded its design requirements by
maintaining life support for astronauts after an explosion damaged the
Apollo service module. -
Wikipedia
Criada pelo designer japonês U-Don, do
site U-Don`s Factory, eis aqui uma
perfeita versão em papel do Módulo Lunar Apollo na
escala 1/48. O Módulo Lunar Apollo era
parte da nave usada no
Projeto Apollo. Ele possuía
formato de "aranha", e servia para a
descida no solo lunar e para o
regresso a órbita da Lua para o
encontro com os outros dois módulos que lá permaneciam em
órbita. A nave Apollo era
muito maior que as naves usadas nos Projeto Mercury e Projeto
Gemini. Diferentemente destes projetos anteriores, no
Projeto Apollo a nave era
constituida de múltiplas partes.
As
missões Apollo que
pousaram na Lua usando o
Módulo Lunar foram:
Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16 e Apollo 17. A Apollo 13, embora
não tenha pousado na Lua devido a um
sério acidente, usou o
Módulo Lunar como
veículo de emergência e os
motores do Módulo Lunar como
motor reserva, já que
os principais estavam avariados. -
Wikipedia
Link: Apollo.Lunar.Module.Paper.Model.In.1/48.Scale.by.U.Don`s.Factory
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