The lunar module: From models to the moon. A tribute to the Lunar Excursion Model (LEM), that which allowed Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong to take their first, historic steps on the moon.

Arthur Schatz—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images A full-scale model of the Lunar Excursion Module, 1969. The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images An astronaut descends a ladder during a ...

The scan, which is available at 3d.si.edu, lets people explore the spacecraft’s insides in virtual reality, or it can be used as a template to print your own 3D model of Columbia.

In 1961, NASA engineers began designing several types of lunar landers for the Apollo missions before settling on the Lunar Excursion Module. This super cute 1963 model was called a bug, for ...

The models replicated many of the details on Eagle, the lunar module that Armstrong and Aldrin flew to a landing on July 20, 1969. The Armstrong Air and Space Museum was opened in July 1972 in ...

The five-inch model was created by Cartier as tribute from French ... a five-inch tall solid-gold replica of the Lunar Excursion Module, ... Explore the Apollo 11 Command Module in 3D. July 20 ...

The jeweler bought back Collins' model in a 2003 auction for $56,000, according to the magazine. The lunar module model is only 5 inches tall and 4.5 inches wide, Wapakoneta police say.