GEMINI 1/8 SCALE MODEL.

GEMINI 1/8 SCALE MODEL.
RARELY SEEN LARGE SCALE CONTRACTOR'S MODEL.
4-part model of painted composites, plastics, metal support, 30 inches tall, 15 inch diameter at base, [1964], being a 1/8 scale model of the Project Gemini capsule including the reentry, retro and equipment modules.

Although Gemini began as Mercury Mark II, it developed into a much more sophisticated vehicle with its modular structured capsule consisting of the reentry module which contained the two astronauts in their ejection seats; the retro module which contained 4 retrorockets used for both reentry, but also in case of abort procedures during lift-off to separate the capsule from the Titan rocket; and the equipment module which allowed for docking in space with the Agena Target Vehicle.
The master mold for the retro module portion of this model was sold in these rooms in 2009, having been built by the Engineering Model and Mock-Up Division of Atkins and Merrill, Sudbury, MA. This complete model was evidently produced in limited numbers as it rarely appears on the market.