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 1 used the earliest "Block 1" version of the command module, which used nested outer and inner hatches for a tighter seal. When a fire broke out inside the spacecraft, the crew was unable ...

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 testing was to observe and ...

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.

They are the names written in history books: Armstrong, Aldrin, Lovell, Chaffee, Bean, Cernan, Anders, Griffin, Carr. Their stories of NASA’s Apollo program in the 1960s and ’70s are the stuff ...

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. (Image credit: HBO Max) ...

16 x 20 cm. (6.3 x 7.9 in.) Though an Apollo 18 had initially been planned, the decision to scrap the project meant the ascent of Apollo 17’s LM “Challenger” also marked the end of all human visits to ...

For Apollo 11, the command module, named Columbia, served as the living quarters for the three-person crew and was manufactured by North American Rockwell. The Columbia measured only 3.9 meters in ...

On Jan. 27, 1967, a fire swept through the Apollo 1 Command Module during a launch rehearsal test, killing the three astronauts inside. Skip to content Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

Apollo 7 launched on Oct. 11, 1968, with the goal of demonstrating the capabilities of the command and service module and its crew. Skip to main content Arrow-right ...

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.