CAPSULE 5 BLUE/WHITE VERSION - MASUDAYA - JAPAN
Tin battery operated space capsule. White top and a light blue bottom half with a distinctive red bulbous front assembly tipped with a white plastic nose cone. The front is surrounded by flashing colored lights. The capsule has a clear plastic window in the top containing a tin astronaut with a red light behind him. There are two large red cone structures on the sides, like engine intakes.
Space Capsule 5 wording on the side of the toy. Advances with mystery action, flashing lights and a beeping noise as the astronaut pilot moves back and forth. The box depicts the capsule's white and blue color scheme.Featured in the 1963 Masudaya catalog.
See also the dark blue version.