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Topic: Sourcing a full-size replica Mercury spacecraft
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teachspace
Member Posts: 74
From: river edge, nj usa
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 04-29-2015 10:01 PM
   
Have any cS members ever built or know where to get a full size Mercury spacecraft replica? We at the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey would like to set up a Project Mercury exhibit dedicated to New Jersey native Wally Schirra. The replica spacecraft will be the centerpiece of the exhibit. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 04-30-2015 10:42 AM
Unless you can get a cS member to do it per building instructions, I do know that WonderWorks in Canoga Park, CA does replica spacecraft built to order, with or without the interior, for movies, TV and museums. |
p51
Member Posts: 1642
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 04-30-2015 11:32 AM
Doesn't the Kansas Cosmosphere make them for people as well? Didn't they make a lot of stuff for Apollo 13 and the HBO Apollo series? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42982
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-30-2015 11:51 AM
Yes, the Cosmosphere's SpaceWorks division provides fabrication services for other museums. |
NASA Glenn
Member Posts: 79
From: Cleveland OH
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 04-30-2015 01:05 PM
Guard-Lee has built many of the mock-ups at KSC. What ever happened to this full-sized Mercury Capsule project? |
space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-30-2015 02:07 PM
While I have not yet built a Mercury spacecraft reproduction, I have all of the engineering data and equipment needed to build an accurate and realistic display. Please see my website. ------------------
John Fongheiser
Historic Space Systems |
DG27
Member Posts: 173
From: USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 05-02-2015 05:53 AM
I recently acquired fiberglass molds for making a full size Mercury spacecraft model. The molds were taken off a real Mercury spacecraft and originally came from the Charlie Bell auction in Florida many years ago. I always wanted to build a full size Mercury model so now I plan do do so using these molds. Perhaps some type of collaboration can be arranged to keep the costs down. |
Retro Rocket
Member Posts: 445
From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 05-02-2015 04:26 PM
Dennis, contact me, I'm over in Ontario. I've worked on many full scale replica spacecraft including the Mercury. I've got a great composites guy who goes quality work for low cost. Reading you website I was one of the first contractors paid for the X-33 building models. My contact was Gene Austin the deputy program manager. |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 05-03-2015 04:36 PM
I have all the specs. And I know where you can get a mold that was made from a real spacecraft. The big question is how much money are you willing to spend? How much time and effort are you willing to put into this project? Email me. |
APG85
Member Posts: 306
From:
Registered: Jan 2008
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posted 05-03-2015 04:45 PM
There is a full size Mercury capsule model/replica on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. You might want to contact them and ask where they had it made. |
teachspace
Member Posts: 74
From: river edge, nj usa
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-10-2015 11:21 AM
Thanks everyone for your great replies. If you are interested in working on a project like this, please e-mail me at teachspace@aol.com so we can talk about it. |
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