It was part of an experiment to test the properties of the lunar regolith. On July 20, 1969, while on the far side of the Moon, the lunar module, called Eagle after the eagle present on the insignia, separated from the Command Module, named Columbia after the columbiad cannon used to ...
The command module was named Charlie Brown and the lunar module was named Snoopy. Because the lunar module was set to skim over the surface of the Moon, it was named Snoopy because it was going to “snoop” around Apollo 11’s future landing site. Therefore, it was also fitting that ...
“A dizzying, masterful command of visual pacing combines with an acute sense of verbal rhythms to provide a glorious account of the Apollo 11 mission, one that stands as the must-buy in this crowded lunar season. Each page turn presents a surprise: A spread with six horizontal panels showin...
For most of the Apollo 11 mission, the service module was attached to the back of the command module. Holding fuel tanks, fuel cells and oxygen/hydrogen tanks, the service module provided the command module with power, propulsion and room for additional cargo. A cylinder-shaped craft, the se...
The moon program got off the ground with the successful launch of Apollo 7 on Oct. 11, 1968, a shakedown cruise for the redesigned post-fire Apollo command module in low-Earth orbit. NASA originally planned to follow that flight with an Earth-orbit test of the command and lunar modules....
Want your very own Columbia spaceship? You will be able to print a 3D copy of Columbia. Experts say anyone can make a life-sized model. But they expect most people to make smaller models of the 320×400 cm(11’X 13’)command module. ...
astronaut Michael Collins visits the suit-up room in the astronaut crew quarters at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Collins was orbiting in the Command Module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went to the surface of the moon in the Lunar Module during the Apollo 11 mission. (Frank...
astronaut Michael Collins visits the suit-up room in the astronaut crew quarters at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Collins was orbiting in the Command Module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went to the surface of the moon in the Lunar Module during the Apollo 11 mission. (Frank...
Apollo 11’s journey into history began last Wednesday from launching pad 39-A at Cape Kennedy, Fla. After an almost flawless three-day flight, the joined command ship and lunar module swept into an orbit of the moon yesterday afternoon. ...
Apollo 11 Crew: Commander - Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot - Michael Collins, and Lunar Model Pilot - Adwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Pictures of Dr. Neil Alden Armstrong - First Human On The Moon! Posted at 05:34 PM in 60's, Americana, Americans, Apollo 11, Cool, Current Affairs, Events...