Command Module Columbia

Columbia
Columbia on display at the National Air and Space Museum Columbia on display at the National Air and Space Museum
Manufacturer	North American Aviation
Mass	9,139 pounds (4,145 kg)
Dimensions	10 7⁄12 by 21 10⁄12 feet (3.2 by 6.7 metres)
Materials	Aluminum alloy, stainless steel, titanium

Columbia (CSM-107) is the spacecraft that served as the command module during Apollo 11, which was the first mission to land humans on the Moon. The command module is the only spacecraft from the Apollo 11 to return to Earth.

Spacecraft

The name Columbia was first suggested to Micheal Collins by Julian Scheer, NASA's assistant administrator of public affairs during the Apollo program. Scheer mentioned the name, in passing, in phone conversation, saying "some of us up here have been kicking around Columbia." Collins initially thought it was "a bit pompous" but the name eventually stuck as he could not think of a better alternative and his crewmates Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong had no objections.

Exhibition

File:US Navy 070516-N-6724S-049 Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Davida Edwards examines the Apollo 11 Command Module in the lobby of the National Air and Space Museum.jpg

Columbia at the National Air and Space Museum in 2007

After a tour of U.S. cities, Columbia was given to the Smithsonian Institution in 1971. It was designated a "Milestone in Flight" and is displayed prominently at National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., along side the 1903 Wright Flyer.

As of 28 September 2019, the spacecraft will be on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center.

Gallery

• File:Apollo 11 CSM moved for mating to spacecraft adapter (S69-32370).jpg
• File:Apollo 11 Preparations - GPN-2000-000959.jpg
• File:AS11-36-5382 (21513552998).jpg
• File:AS11-36-5383 (21078677654).jpg
• File:AS11-36-5384 (21701375725).jpg
• File:Michael Collins in the Command Module.jpg
• File:Neil Armstrong, a little over an hour following Apollo 11 liftoff (48322500431).jpg
• File:Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery - GPN-2000-001212.jpg
• File:Apollo 11 Recovery Area - GPN-2002-000051.jpg
• File:Apollo 11 CM hoisted aboard Hornet (S69-21783).jpg
• File:Apollo-11-Capsule.jpg
• File:Apollo 11 CM & MQF1.jpg
• File:Splashdown 3.jpg
• File:8727-National-Air-and-Space-Museum (27234244521).jpg
• File:Apollo 11 command module hatch.jpg

Sources

• Brooks, Courtney G.; Grimwood, James M.; Swenson, Loyd S.; Dickson, Paul (26 March 2009). Chariots for Apollo: The NASA History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft to 1969. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0-486-46756-6. Search this book on
• Collins, Michael (2001). Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780815410287. Search this book on
• Linden, F. Robert van der (2016). Best of the National Air and Space Museum. Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 978-1-58834-581-3. Search this book on

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