Retriever Rocket (1956)

This Retriever Rocket (1956) plastic model spacecraft is made by Glencoe Models and is 1:72 scale. The Retriever Rocket was one of the classic designs that came out the collaboration of various scientists and engineers, the best known being Dr Wernher von Braun, with contemporary artists such as Chesley Bonestell. This resulted in a series of articles in the weekly magazine Collier's, in the early 1950s, and several books. Later Walt Disney made a series of television programs using the designs, employing the talents of the original teams.