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Bobby Sanders, a NASA engineer, watches as a scale model of the Apollo Command Module is prepared for dynamic stability tests.
Back to Article List Here’s your chance to see inside the Apollo 11 Command Module The Smithsonian releases an interactive 3-D model of the home of the Apollo 11 astronauts.
Explore the Apollo 11 Command Module in 3D For the first time, you can peek inside the craft that enabled “one giant leap for mankind” ...
It was the only part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that came back from the moon. Designing, testing and building it was a monumental task, according to two engineers who were part of the effort.
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Apollo command module pressure ...
NASA Engineers created a model of the probe portion of the Apollo spacecraft's docking system to demonstrate how the Command Module connects with the Lunar Module through the drogue.
Chuck Lowry keeps Apollo memorabilia, both old and new, in his home. (Left) Lowry adjusts a cap commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. (Right) Lowry holds a model of a prototype command ...
It was the only part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that came back from the moon. Designing, testing and building it was a monumental task, according to two engineers who were part of the effort.
The command module performed so well that NASA felt confident in making a bold move — sending Apollo 8 all the way around the moon in December. Apollo 9 was an Earth-orbit test of the lunar module.
The command module performed so well that NASA felt confident in making a bold move — sending Apollo 8 all the way around the moon in December. Apollo 9 was an Earth-orbit test of the lunar module.