Command Module, Apollo 11
name: label: Astronaut
content: Buzz Aldrin
label: Astronaut
content: Michael Collins
label: Astronaut
content: Neil A. Armstrong
label: Manufacturer
content: North American Rockwell
notes: label: Summary
content: 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.
label: Summary
content: 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.
label: Alternate Name
content: Apollo 11 Command Module <i>Columbia</i>
label: Key Accomplishment(s)
content: First Lunar Landing Mission
label: Brief Description
content: The Apollo 11 Command Module, <i>Columbia</i>, carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins to the Moon and back on the first lunar landing mission in July, 1969.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
title: label: Title
content: Command Module, Apollo 11
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
label: Location
content: National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
label: Exhibition
content: Destination Moon
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19700102000
objectType: label: Type
content: SPACECRAFT-Crewed
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Primary Materials: Aluminum alloy, Stainless steel, Titanium
label: Dimensions
content: Overall: 8 ft. 11 in. × 12 ft. 10 in., 9130lb. (271.8 × 391.2cm, 4141.3kg)
label: Dimensions
content: Other: 1 ft. 10 in. (55.9cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Support (at base width): 12 ft. 10 in. (391.2cm) Overall capsule on stand height: 10'9"
label: Dimensions
content: Support (Stand): 2035.7kg (4488lb.)