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Object Details Summary This Apollo command module pressure model was part of a larger grouping built and used for wind tunnel testing conducted in the development stage of the Apollo program. The ...

The replica Apollo command module control panel features every switch, knob and indicator as the original, based on the blueprints for and 3D scans of the historic NASA spacecraft.

The Apollo spacecraft was designed to carry astronauts to the Moon and back, with two key components: the Command/Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM). In this video, we’ll explore how ...

On April 17, 1970, a few hours prior to the splashdown in the South Pacific, Apollo 13 astronauts shot a short sequence of images of the jettisoned service module from the command module, Odyssey.

The Lego bricks are being dusted off for a final time – at least for the Apollo program – to recreate the Apollo Soyuz Test ...

Comparison of the damaged service module of Apollo 13. At left, the familiar image. At center: a stack of eight frames of 16mm film. At right, a high resolution scan of the original transparency.

A SPICE simulation of Apollo 15's Command and Service Module in orbit around the Moon in 1971. Image: (ESA) Scientists at the European Space Agency are using a powerful new simulator to relive the ...

A replacement for Apollo 10 was found, but the tank was eventually used for the Apollo 13 service module. Before launch, the tank was tested and found to have dropped to 92 percent capacity.