GRUMMAN SPACE STATION CONTRACTORS' MODEL. SPACE STATION PROTOTYPE, CIRCA 1980

A series of three models, labelled 1st, 2nd, and 3rd launch, each 7 ½ by 2 ⅛, by 2 ¾ inches, wood, metal, and composite mounted on wooden base with brass plaque reading "Grumman Initial Space Staton Model 22KW Power - 4 Man Crew", with Grumman Model Design Model Shop label; minor scuffs and chips to model components.

A VINTAGE PROTOTYPE OF GRUMMAN SPACE STATION COMPONENTS In 1987 NASA chose Grumman Aerospace Corp. for a space station support contract worth $1.2 billion, at the time the largest contract award in the $14 billion project. Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP, was then Vice President of Grumman, and oversaw the massive project.