posted 11-07-2012 01:45 PM               

Artifactory aerospace artifact replicas

Founded by the co-founder of Master Replicas, Artifactory is now producing its first line of replicas of historic space artifacts.

Recreated using direct studies of the original artifacts and/or historical data, Artifactory's initial product catalog includes:

• Apollo 14 Lunar Golf Club
  
• Apollo 12 Lunar Cuff Checklist
  
• Voyager Space Probe Golden Record Cover
  
• Pioneer Space Probe Record Plaque

Products planned for 2013 include:

• V-2 Rocket 1/25th scale
  
• 1960's Contractor Model: Grumman LEM 11/62 Concept
  
• Apollo 14 Lunar Checklist

posted 11-07-2012 01:46 PM               

Apollo 14 Lunar Golf Club

The Apollo missions were an incredible and historic achievement. Landing on the moon was fraught with danger. This doesn't mean that the astronauts lost their sense of adventure (or humor). One famous example was the time astronaut Alan Shepard decided to play a round of golf... on the moon...

Using a soil sampler, outfitted with a 6-iron head, Shepard hit two golf balls. He was heard to say that the second shot went "miles and miles". The original golf club was returned to Earth and now resides in a museum. However, no authentic replica of this historic artifact has been available, until now...

Artifactory brings you this precision replica of the Apollo 14 Lunar Golf Club, recreated from a direct study of the original artifact. Each replica is recreated in machined and cast aluminum with plastic components, exactly like the real one! A lunar surface display base is included. And just like the original, our replica breaks down for compact transport!

Sorry, this replica is meant for display only; not intended for use in playing golf.

• Dimensions: 1" by 36" by 4"
  
• Suggested retail price: $699
  
• Release date: December 2012

posted 11-07-2012 01:46 PM               

Apollo Astronaut Checklist

The Apollo lunar missions were the greatest achievement in the history of spaceflight. Using computers far-less sophisticated than today's cellphones, NASA engineers safely landed astronauts on another world. The astronauts relied on their printed cuff checklists to guide them through the thousands of steps in the process.

Only a few of the flown checklists are in private hands today; each is priceless. Collectors have had limited means of owning an exacting facsimile of these historic artifacts. Until now...

Artifactory brings you the premiere replica in our series... the Apollo 12 Astronaut Checklist. Each page has been recreated from a flown checklist and is indistinguishable from the original!

Each replica features cast and machined metal components. Laminated pages that feature every word and symbol on the original. A beautiful display plaque and brass name plate are also included.

• Dimensions: Pages 3.5" square attached to 7" metal band
  
• Suggested retail price: $199
  
• Release date: December 2012

posted 11-07-2012 01:46 PM               

Voyager Space Probe Golden Record Cover

The Voyager 1 and 2 missions featured some of the most ambitious unmanned spacecraft to ever be launched into space. As part of this program, each probe carried a golden disc similar to the grooved vinyl long-laying phonograph records of the time. Pressed onto each disc were sounds and images from Earth.

The contents were chosen for NASA by a committee chaired by Dr. Carl Sagan of Cornell University. A cover plate for the "golden record" were designed to protect against micrometeorite bombardment in deep space. A diagram engraved on the plate gives the eventual finder of the disc the key to playing the record.

Artifactory brings you an exact replica of the record cover and its famous interstellar "welcome signs." Our replica is machined from metal alloy sheet and features all of the correct engraved markings. A detailed document accompanies each replica, explaining the meaning of all the markings. Each replica disc comes permanently attached to an attractive wall display plaque.

• Diameter 12-1/8"
  
• Suggested retail price: $149
  
• Release date: January 2013

posted 11-07-2012 10:05 PM              

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Originally posted by 328KF:
I think it would be awesome if this series is successful enough for them to finally produce a lunar hammer replica.

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posted 11-08-2012 05:23 AM               

However, no authentic replica of this historic artifact has been available

posted 06-18-2013 11:34 PM            

Here's a closeup picture of the -201 variant 19" length genuine Apollo 16 watchband used together with the cuff check-list.

posted 08-17-2013 12:46 PM               

The delay has been the result of a contractor reneging on a production price and then saying they couldn't complete the job as required. As a result, Artifactory has been seeking a new manufacturer.

posted 09-09-2013 11:15 AM               

The replica has now been endorsed by Jon Lomberg, the artist who originally drew the diagrams for the actual Voyager record covers, and Ann Druyan, widow of Carl Sagan and one of the producers of the Voyager record.

posted 02-24-2014 02:05 PM            

I received my Voyager record several months ago and it was a huge disappointment. It had fine scratches all over the record, marks that looked like burns around the illustrations, a chip on the edge, and the 'Artifactory' logo right on the front of the record. Also, the plaque it was mounted on was no better.