The Apollo 11 lunar module traveled through space after being propelled toward the moon by a powerful rocket. Astronauts made the journey in a different, attached module − called the command module.

This component is labeled: Tool W - Midget Ratchet Wrench. The midget ratchet wrench function is to drive attachment tools 1, 2, 3, and 4 included as part of the tool kit. This set was used during the ...

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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 ...

Object Details Manufacturer B. Welson & Co., United States of America Summary This medical accessory kit was stowed in the Apollo 11 Command Module in a compartment on the right side wall beside the ...

Buzz Aldrin pays tribute to the Apollo 11 mission on its anniversary, invoking Kennedy's famous speech and expressing gratitude to all who helped achieve the historic moon landing.

The Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin aboard splashed down at 11:49 a.m. CDT, July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles southwest of ...

Peering at the sunlit skies through a Vatican-owned space telescope and calling the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 ...

Apollo 7 lunar module pilot Walter Cunningham was born in Creston. The mission spent 11 days orbiting earth on the first successful manned flight of the Apollo command and service modules.

Here’s how it works. Apollo 7 lunar module pilot Walter Cunningham works inside the command module during the 11-day October 1968 mission.(Image credit: NASA) ...