Object Details
- Summary
- The Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia," was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first crewed lunar landing mission in July 1969. On July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched from Cape Kennedy atop a Saturn V rocket. This Command Module, no. 107, manufactured by North American Rockwell, was one of three parts of the complete Apollo spacecraft. The other two parts were the Service Module and the Lunar Module, nicknamed "Eagle." The Service Module contained the main spacecraft propulsion system and consumables while the Lunar Module was the two-person craft used by Armstrong and Aldrin to descend to the Moon's surface on July 20. The Command Module is the only portion of the spacecraft to return to Earth.
- It was physically transferred to the Smithsonian in 1971 following a NASA-sponsored tour of American cities. The Apollo CM Columbia has been designated a "Milestone of Flight" by the Museum.
- Alternate Name
- Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
- Key Accomplishment(s)
- First Lunar Landing Mission
- Brief Description
- The Apollo 11 Command Module, Columbia, carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins to the Moon and back on the first lunar landing mission in July, 1969.
- Astronaut
- Buzz Aldrin
- Michael Collins
- Neil A. Armstrong, 1930 - 2012
- Manufacturer
- North American Rockwell
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Title
- Command Module, Apollo 11
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19700102000
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Materials
- Primary Materials: Aluminum alloy, Stainless steel, Titanium
- Dimensions
- Overall: 8 ft. 11 in. × 12 ft. 10 in., 9130lb. (271.8 × 391.2cm, 4141.3kg)
- Other: 1 ft. 10 in. (55.9cm)
- Support (at base width): 12 ft. 10 in. (391.2cm) Overall capsule on stand height: 10'9"
- Support (Stand): 2035.7kg (4488lb.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A19700102000
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