Note to editors: 360-degree photos, video and more multimedia available for media are available to media outlets.. To mark the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission, the Smithsonian ...

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.

In this April 1970 photo provided by NASA, Apollo 13 command module pilot John Swigert helps to hook up a lithium hydroxide canister in the lunar module, in an effort to get rid of carbon dioxide ...

A bespoke camera system is trained on a large model of the Earth, ... Inside the Apollo Command Module. Published. 22 July 2024. 5:15. Up Next. 1969: Apollo 10: The BBC Space Studio. Video, 00:03: ...

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.