The 13-centimeter-tall solid gold model of the 1969 Lunar Excursion Module, which took the first humans to the Moon, was one of three made by Cartier.

Models of the Lunar Excursion Module and astronaut, are to scale. Enjoy unlimited access to the complete Aviation Week Archive which has over 100 Years of Aviation Week — at your fingertips.

Object Details Manufacturer NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Summary This scale model (1:40) of portions of the Skylab and Apollo Telescope Mount docking system is an early concept model. This model ...