Space Flight

The Apollo 11 moon landing required two spacecraft - The lunar module (LM) and command service module (CSM). Once in lunar orbit, the two would separate so the LM could land while the CSM waited in orbit. After launching from the lunar surface, the LM’s ascent stage would rendezvous and dock with the waiting CSM, then the astronauts would transfer back into the main spacecraft and head home. It sounds nearly impossible but that’s the way it was July 20, 1969.Set for assembly of miniature steel models. No glue or soldering is required, but a pointed toning or tweezers facilitates assembly.Contents: laser-cut metal sheets, building instructionsModel size: 12.9 x 5.8 x 8.8 cmMaterial: steelProduct safety notices:Ages 14 and upThis is a collectible, not a toy.

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit April 24th, 1990. Operating outside the distortion of the Earth’s atmosphere it is able to take extremely high-resolution visible-light images. Hubble has recorded some of the most detailed visible-light images ever, allowing a deep view into space and time.Contents: 1 laser-cut metal sheet, building instructionsModel size: 7.6 x 5.1 x 6.4 cmMaterial: steelProduct safety notices:Ages 14 and upThis is a collectible, not a toy.

Mars Exploration Rover NASA's twin rovers, named Spirit and Opportunity, launched separately in 2003 and landed three weeks apart in January 2004. They made important discoveries about wet environments on ancient Mars that may have been favorable for supporting microbial life. Although Spirit ceased communicating with Earth in March 2010, Opportunity continued its work on the Red Planet until 2018.Set for assembly of miniature steel models. No glue or soldering is required, but a pointed toning or tweezers facilitates assembly.Contents: laser-cut metal sheets, building instructionsModel size: 9.4 x 8.6 x 6 cmMaterial: steelProduct safety notices:Ages 14 and upThis is a collectible, not a toy.

Perseverance launched July 30, 2020, and landed in Jezero Crater, Mars on February 18, 2021. Perseverance features a plutonium power source and a variety of instruments to aid the rover in its mission to seek signs of previous life on Mars, as well as collect data to further aid future manned missions there.Ingenuity, the 4 pound helicopter that was launched with Perseverance, features four specially made carbon-fiber blades, arranged into two rotors that spin in opposite directions at around 2,400 rpm – many times faster than a helicopter on Earth. It is a separate experiment from the rover and demonstrates technologies needed for flying in the Martian atmosphere, setting several records for flights on planets other than Earth.Set for assembly of miniature steel models. No glue or soldering is required, but a pointed toning or tweezers facilitates assembly.Contents: laser-cut metal sheets, building instructionsModel size: Rover - 12.5 x 9 x 7.5 cm, Helicopter - 2.6 x 3.3 x 2 cmMaterial: steelProduct safety notices:Ages 14 and upThis is a collectible, not a toy.

Discovery was the third NASA orbiter to be built. It first launched August 30, 1984 and remained in service for more than 27 years. Among its many accomplishments was the work done on the International Space Station and carrying the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. Set for assembly of miniature steel models. No tools are required for assembly, but narrow pliers and tweezers make work much easier.Contents: laser-cut metal sheets, building instructionsModel size: 11.4 x 7.1 x 5.8 cmMaterial: steelProduct safety notices:Ages 14 and upThis is a collectible, not a toy.