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Being a fan of Space and Science Fiction, this set really appeals to me. I remember obtaining most of the items, back when they came out. Unfortunately, all I have left from then is the Lunar Module and Space Station -- both suffering extensive damage!
With the Space Station, I always thought the little "shuttlecock" part was meant to be a space capsule, which could dock onto the station. To me, it was a disappointing part because it seemed to be unfinished - with holes in the side and no base! That was, until I found this picture recently in a book called "A History of Rockets and Space", printed in the early 1960s...
The part I thought was a capsule, is supposed to look like it does because it is actually part of the Space Station! Thanks to Kim D. who found a reference to where the idea for the Moon Vehicle came from... This magazine is dated 1953. The same picture appeared in the book "We Land on the Moon: Based on NASA's Project Apollo", by John Raymond 1963 (http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~jsisson/welaonm.htm ). A similar design was used for a toy called
MOLAB. Thanks again to Kim D. for this image. The MOLAB was part of a range of toys called Spacex II (made in Hong Kong by Pippin Products, for Rovex-Triang) which came out in the early 1970s.
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