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.

Apollo Command Module. June 25, 2013. Get our newsletter! ... A full set of his cockpit views is available on the ACI Cockpit360º App for iOS and Android. Keep visiting this site ...

To get your command module ready, search for "Apollo 11" on any AR-compatible Android or iOS device, and you'll get the option to see the module in 3D, allowing you to zoom in and out and explore ...

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 “ruptured,” according to a NASA summary, and flames and gas spilled out. ... ‘We have a fire in the cockpit!’ The Apollo 1 disaster 50 years later. January 26, 2017.

Pedro Pascal, as "Joel," inside the Apollo 15 command module as part of episode 6 of season 2 of "The Last of Us." The cassette he is holding has a very hard-to-find recording. | Credit: HBO Max ...

The Command Module was the only part of the Apollo spacecraft that returned to Earth after the mission; the Service Module was jettisoned before re-entry and burned up in the atmosphere.

Gordon became the backup command module pilot for Apollo 9 – the first test of the lunar module in space – then had a flight assignment of his own to look forward to: Apollo 12.

50 years since deadly Apollo 1 fire 03:51. With the first Apollo launch less than a month away, America’s race to the moon was in high gear. The three-man crew of the first Apollo test flight ...