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The Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia," was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first crewed lunar landing mission in July 1969. On July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Edwin ...
This month marks the 47th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. To celebrate, the Smithsonian has published a high-res 3D scan of the Apollo mission’s command module Columbia, so ...
There wasn’t much glamour in an Apollo command module. The ship was little more than an 11-ft (3.3 m) tall conical capsule that served as home to a trio of astronauts for most of their trip to ...
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.
Leading up the actual 50th anniversary, Google is paying homage to Apollo 11 starting with a new augmented reality (AR) experience.
Apollo 11 Command Module Makes Another Journey The command module “Columbia” will visit four U.S. museums, leaving DC for the first time in 46 years.
The command module was the backbone of NASA's Apollo program, which carried astronauts to the moon 50 years ago.
Michael Collins—a two-time astronaut who piloted the command module during the historic Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the Moon—died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his ...
If it wasn’t for the lunar module, we wouldn’t have heard the famous words from Neil Armstrong, on July 20th of 1969.
The Apollo 11 command module Columbia is being prepared for a nationwide tour to the cities of Houston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Seattle, where it will serve as the centerpiece in an exhibit ...
The Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia," was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first manned lunar-landing mission. This Command Module, no. 107, manufactured by North ...