Command and Service Modules, Apollo #098, ASTP Mockup

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Object Details

Manufacturer

North American Rockwell

Summary

These Block I Command and Service Modules, CSM 098, also known as 2-TV-1 and 2-TV-2, were originally used for thermal vacuum evaluation testing in the Apollo program. The Smithsonian received title to them on 16 December 1975. In 1977 they were removed from Kennedy Space Center and shipped to Moscow to be part of the Apollo-Soyuz exhibit at the Cosmos Pavillion.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19772540000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed

Materials

Command Module: Aluminum alloy, stainless steel, and titanium structures. Outer shell - stainless steel honeycomb between stainless steel sheets. Crew compartment inner shell - aluminum honeycomb between aluminum alloy sheets.

Epoxy-resin ablative heat shield covers outside.

Dimensions

Overall: 410 x 154in. (1041.4 x 391.16cm)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96a304731-bd21-43a2-a072-57483a3ba674

Record ID

nasm_A19772540000