the decision to scrap the project meant the ascent of Apollo 17’s LM “Challenger” also marked the end of all human visits to the moon to date. The pictured view came during redocking; while entering ...

Full slideshow at LIFE.com. Apollo 9 astronaut Dave Scott stands in the open hatch of the Command Module, nicknamed 'Gumdrop,' docked to the Lunar Module 'Spider' in Earth orbit. His crewmate ...

After the Apollo 1 fire, significant redesign, including rewiring, was done on the command module. It meant that the wiring was waterproofed in the command and lunar modules. This prevent any ...

In March of 1966, three astronauts were chosen for the Apollo 9 mission prime crew: David R. Scott, command module pilot; James A. McDivitt, commander; and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot.

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.

After lunar exploration, the Lunar Module is left in orbit while the Command Module returns home. Keywords Apollo spacecraft, lunar mission, Command Module, Service Module, Lunar Module ...

The Apollo 11 Saturn V lifts off with ... Astronauts Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin in the Mobile Quarantine Facility after ...

The command module is the Apollo spacecraft we’re familiar with. It’s the gumdrop-shaped vehicle that served as the crew’s main quarters throughout the mission; the commander and lunar ...

For Apollo’s Command/Service module, where the astronauts would live most of the time, the limitations were not such a big deal. But for the Lunar Module it was attached to, the challenge was ...

The Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia," was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first manned lunar-landing mission. This Command Module, no. 107, manufactured by North ...

The Apollo 9 space vehicle carried astronauts James A. McDivitt, commander; David R. Scott, command module pilot; and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot into space at 11 a.m. (EST ...