The replica Apollo command module control panel features every switch, knob and indicator as the original, based on the blueprints for and 3D scans of the historic NASA spacecraft.

Apollo Command Module Main Control Panel. The controls that got the astronauts back to Earth. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. 11 The Command Service Module and Launch Escape System.

When an explosion rocked Apollo 13's service module on April 13, 1970, the vehicle's vital role, and that of the attached command module spacecraft, suddenly became crystal clear. The astronauts ...

Though they spent the bulk of every Apollo mission mated as one spacecraft, the Apollo command-service module was actually two separate vehicles, only one of which came home.

One of these employees was Production Control Engineer W.R. Whipkey. ... Due to high demand, orders for the Apollo 11 command module foil are limited to one per customer.

The kapton foil that lined the Apollo 11 command module provided thermal protection for the astronauts. ... One of these employees was Production Control Engineer W.R. Whipkey.

That controller (USD 80,000 – $100,000) will be among the pieces of the Columbia command module available in the Julien’s Auctions event. Like several other Apollo 11 lots, the control stick comes ...

A team from the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies is about to receive special recognition for the crucial role it played in the rescue of three Apollo 13 astronauts 40 years ago.