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In 1929, director Fritz Lang released the movie Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon), a prophetic vision of space travel. In it, a group of adventurers travels by rocket to search for gold on the Moon. Their ship is the Friede, a futuristic multi-stage, liquid-fuelled rocket designed for the film by Germany's leading spaceflight pioneer, Hermann Oberth. So advanced was the design that the German government later seized the drawings, models and prints of the film, considering them state secrets. The movie helped generate tremendous interest in rocketry in Germany, and was the most realistic depiction of space flight until the 1950s.

From the film: the Friede's upper stage on the Moon's surface.

In 1929, director Fritz Lang released the movie Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon), a prophetic vision of space travel. In it, a group of adventurers travels by rocket to search for gold on the Moon. Their ship is the Friede, a futuristic multi-stage, liquid-fuelled rocket designed for the film by Germany's leading spaceflight pioneer, Hermann Oberth. So advanced was the design that the German government later seized the drawings, models and prints of the film, considering them state secrets. The movie helped generate tremendous interest in rocketry in Germany, and was the most realistic depiction of space flight until the 1950s.

(Image from movie)
From the film: the Friede's upper stage on the Moon's surface.

Information on the Friede from other sites:

Frau im Mond - From the Internet Movie Database: cast list, reviews and synopsis of the film Woman in the Moon.

Hermann Oberth Spaceflight Museum - A German museum celebrating the achievements of space pioneer Hermann Oberth, technical advisor for Woman in the Moon and designer of the Friede.

Information on the Friede from other sites:

Frau im Mond - From the Internet Movie Database: cast list, reviews and synopsis of the film Woman in the Moon.

Hermann Oberth Spaceflight Museum - A German museum celebrating the achievements of space pioneer Hermann Oberth, technical advisor for Woman in the Moon and designer of the Friede.

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The Moon Rocket Friede

Illustration of Friede

Photo of Friede model

Skill Level 3/5
Previous experience recommended.

This model builds into an accurate 1:144 scale replica of the Friede. The completed model has a height of around 12 inches (30cm) and features an optional detachable upper stage.

You will need a colour printer capable of handling card or cover stock to print the parts sheets. 67 lb cover stock (approx 8.5 thousandths of an inch or 0.2 mm thick) is recommended.

See photos of the finished model.

Brief history and related links.

The model files

fr_instr.pdf - 198 KiB - This document contains the instructions only (4 pages).

fr_parts.pdf - 4.0 MiB - This document contains the parts for the model (6 pages).

The parts and instructions are in Adobe PDF format. Your web browser may allow you to read and print these files, otherwise you'll need a PDF reader such as Adobe's Acrobat Reader or Foxit Reader.

Last updated on 5 February 2021
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