To commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Smithsonian Institute has created a high-resolution 3-D scan of the “Columbia”, the command module, which carried ...

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 Apollo 11 Saturn V lifts off with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. on July 16, 1969, from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida.

This year, one of the most important artifacts of the Space Age, the Columbia command module of the Apollo 11 mission, will leave its home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum for ...

The Smithsonian is commemorating the anniversary of the first moon landing with new exhibits of Apollo 11 artifacts and a virtual display of the Columbia module.

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 Columbia command module traveled 953,054 miles to the moon and back in 1969. It’s only about 500 miles roundtrip from Kansas City to St. Louis. Matt Campbell: 816-234-4902 , @MattCampbellKC ...

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.

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.