Object Details
Summary
This Apollo command module pressure model was part of a larger grouping built and used for wind tunnel testing conducted in the development stage of the Apollo program. The testing was to observe and measure the aerodynamic and heat transfer properties of the module at launch and reentry. This model was to document the distribution of pressure the command module would experience traversing the atmosphere at a specific angle.
NASA transferred the model to the Smithsonian in 1971.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center
Inventory Number
A19720945000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Wind Tunnel
Materials
Steel
Aluminum
Gypsum
Vinyl Tape
Adhesive
Ink
Dimensions
3-D: 53.3 × 17.8 × 15.9cm (21 × 7 × 6 1/4 in.)
Storage: 84.5cm × 23.5cm × 20.3cm (2 ft. 9.3 in. × 9.3 in. × 8 in.)
Other: 11.3kg (25lb.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Destination Moon
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19720945000