Atlanta, GA. 2008.

National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.

The Apollo Command Module from the Skylab 3 mission (which was the second crewed flight to the Skylab space station) located at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Apollo 11

Here's another window, a pair of yaw motors and a pair of roll motors.

What's incredible is that the CM Pilot could actually fly the CM during re-entry. The center of gravity is offset so the CM Pilot could use the RCS to steer the CM and adjust its angle of attack.

Apollo's manned command/service spacecraft

The Apollo Command Module from the Skylab 3 mission (which was the second crewed flight to the Skylab space station) located at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Apollo 11 Command & Re-entry Module of 1969 at the National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC.

Alameda, CA

The Apollo Command Module from the Skylab 3 mission (which was the second crewed flight to the Skylab space station) located at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

As displayed in the London Science Museum

Museum of Flight

Not a picture taken attempting artistic merit but more for me to commemorate being so close to such an awesome piece of history.

As displayed in the London Science Museum

As displayed in the London Science Museum

Saturn V launch escape system and Apollo command module.

A Saturn Command Module from the NASA Apollo Program, which sits near the front of the Grand Rapids Public Museum. It is sitting half in shadow and half in light, as sometimes we see the moon.

I was bored this evening, so I walked around "Museum Row" for a while.

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Washington D.C., U.S.A.

(Full size/resolution photos: reijo.kivela@viapori.fi, Copyright: Markus Kivelä 2011-12)

Service Module.

A space vehicle module designed to carry the crew, the chief communication equipment, and the equipment for reentry

Yeah, I couldn't resist the pun.

As displayed in the London Science Museum

Orion Capsule Mockup. It's a bit bigger and roomier than the Apollo capsules, seating four. Currently under development, NASA plans on flying these in a few years.

Museum of Flight

Detail of the Apollo 9 command module heat shield.

It's amazing that the heat shields actually worked. It seems like there was just enough protection, because this thing looks really toasted.

Command and Service Module

Apollo capsule CM-011A, a mockup used for testing purposes. Amazingly small for 3 people - definitely no room to move around. Aboard the USS Hornet, which was used as a capsule recovery ship for the lunar missions. The trailer to the right is the quarantine unit used to keep the astronauts for a while to make sure they didn't bring back any little green alien bugs with them.

Apollo Command Module

The late Wally Schirra was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, and the only man to fly Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions.

This is the Apollo 10 command module that took 3 astronauts around the moon in 1969.