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Fly Me to the Moon: $89K for Your Very Own Lunar Lander

by Caleb Johnson on December 9, 2009 at 04:20 PM

When we were kids, we loved to slap old motorcycle helmets on our heads and run around the neighborhood pretending to be astronauts. Our own obsession with outer space faded some with age, but for many, space, and the moon in particular, never loses its luster. If you count yourself as a space junkie, you might want to peep this Apollo Lunar Lander from Space Toys. All you need is a fat wallet and a healthy obsession, and you can be the owner of a custom-built replica of a lunar lander from any one of the 12 Apollo missions that made it to the moon. Starting at a whopping $89,000, you can customize the interior and exterior of the craft (with large, outdated computers and boxes of Tang, we presume) till your heart is content, or your bank account is drained. (The latter will probably come first.)

According to Wired, an original Apollo lander cost NASA about $17 million to build. So, when you think about it, this replica is a steal -- even during a recession. Okay, fine, maybe "steal" is a stretch, but you'd better run with that pitch if you want to see this bad boy in your backyard on Christmas morning. [From: Space Toys and Wired, via: Geekologie]

Tags: apollo, astronaut, lunar lander, LunarLander, moon, nasa, replica, space, top, weird

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