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Topic: Franklin Institute (PA): Lunar Module (LTA-3)
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Ray Katz
Member Posts: 145
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Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 09-16-2008 05:34 PM
   
My favorite Apollo lunar module on display is an early Grumman-built full-scale model which may have been used in training, and is now at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. It's the only Grumman-built LM that I know of that you can actually climb the steps! |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 09-17-2008 05:05 PM
It is not a model. It's the flight article that would have been used on Apollo 19. The LM that would have flown on Apollo 18 is at the Cradle of Aviation in New York. I've been in it, and so has Jack Schmitt. He wrote his name inside of it. Now that's an autograph! |
SpaceCat
Member Posts: 151
From: Florida, US
Registered: May 2006
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posted 09-17-2008 08:59 PM
Just this past weekend I was touring all my old haunts of nearly six decades via Google Earth and The Franklin Institute was definitely one of them. There is a LM sitting out on their 'front lawn,' is that the one?If so, I'm surprised they let it sit out there exposed to the elements and the city. |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 09-19-2008 02:48 PM
As far as I know it's the real thing. I find it hard to believe it's outside also. The people at Cradle of Aviation (Josh Stoff) told me that's where it was shipped off to. They didn't have a building big enough to fit a Lunar Module into.If you could find out any more info about it, let me know. |
Ray Katz
Member Posts: 145
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Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 10-03-2008 10:09 AM
The Franklin Institute's LM is, in fact, outside. It's well maintained. My impression (and I've talked w/people at the Franklin) is that it was a Grumman-built full-sized model used for early development... fitting in electronics, shielding, etc.Not only is it outside, but you can actually climb the steps! (the hatch is sealed, however...) |
NASA Glenn
Member Posts: 79
From: Cleveland OH
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-20-2015 04:14 PM
While visiting The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, I was directed to park in the overflow lot where the LM is located. Here are some photos up unterneath the LTA-3DR descent stage. 
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NASA Glenn
Member Posts: 79
From: Cleveland OH
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-20-2015 04:15 PM
 
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NASA Glenn
Member Posts: 79
From: Cleveland OH
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-20-2015 04:15 PM
 
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NASA Glenn
Member Posts: 79
From: Cleveland OH
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-20-2015 04:15 PM
 
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