Back in the '60s during the Space Race, Mattel released Major Matt Mason;  Mattel's Man In Space.  They actually got real NASA prototype information to create some of the accessories.  The Major had everything a pioneering space farer could need:  an inflatable space shelter, jet pack and rocket sled and of course the big iron - the Uni-Tred Lunar Transport, the Firebolt Space Cannon and of course, the Space Station.

After foolishly giving away all my old goodies (of which I had quite a few) I've begun the task of getting back my MMM collection.  It's a slow process and far more expensive than the dollar or two the original figures originally cost.  But I guess the drive to have a collection makes us do crazy things.  Here a few of the pieces I've manged to recover.

Ready for anything, Matell's Man in Space back at the Station	Ready for exploration	Defending the station. I've got a permanent scar over my eye from one of these sharp flying discs cutting me as a child
Sargent Storm taking off on his Space Sled	Back at HQ, The Major communicates with his team	Arming the Thunderbolt Space Cannon
		Prepping for EVA in the Talking Command Module

 

 

Links on this page:

• The Original Major Matt Mason Web Page

• The Space Station: Major Matt Mason HQ