Pictures Left to Right (Stainless Steel, Fuchsia Plastic, Stainless Steel, Gold Steel, Stainless Steel, White Plastic) One small necklace for you, one giant leap for mankind! Wear a memento of the adventure that captured the hearts of a nation with this necklace that recreates the trajectory of the Apollo 11 mission. The large necklace measuring approximately 5.5 inches in length and the short necklace measuring about 2.5in in length, the Trajectory Necklace is just a bit shorter than the 240,000 miles Apollo 11 traveled to the moon. Necklace is displayed on a silver plated chain. This necklace was modeled using CAD, Computer Aided Design, software. The pendant is created using 3D printing and is hand assembled onto the chain. It can be printed in the plastic or metal of your choice, allowing you to take part in designing the necklace.
Large Trajectory Necklace
A trajectory is the path followed by a moving object. In this case, it is the path that Apollo 11 took from the Earth to the moon. Apollo 11 was the first ever spaceflight that landed humans on the moon. This was designed to be a free-return trajectory, meaning the gravity of the moon allowed the space shuttle to return to Earth without any propulsion. The larger circle represents the Earth and the small one represents the moon. These are both scaled accurately with the moon being 27% the size of the Earth, while the trajectory is not to scale.
The Saturn V rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. After liftoff, one and a half orbits were taken around the Earth. Then the orbit was broke and the space craft moved toward the moon. On July 19 lunar orbit was entered. Astronaut Michael Collins stayed about the Command Module Columbia, while astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took the lunar module to the surface. The astronauts touched down on the moon July 20. To hear the moment of the landing, click on the audio clip to the right.The astronauts spent just over 21.5 hours on the surface. Their entire roundtrip journey lasted just over eight days.
Want to learn more? Check out this official NASA Apollo 11 flight plan.
Sizes
- 5.5in long
Materials
Choose between our plastic, steel and precious metal options! All materials are 3D printed unless otherwise indicated and have color selection options as well!
Processing + Shipping Time
Due to the custom nature of the jewelry, all pieces are made to order. All items are shipped together.
Plastic 14-16 days
Steels 24-26 days
Precious Metals 30-34 days
*International shipping available through USPS to the UK, Canada, Mexico, China and Australia for an additional cost. Shipping to other countries can be accommodated on individual request.*
Additional Customization
Do you have an additional customization request (size, engraving, etc)? Email us at scichiccontact@gmail.com!