Command Module, ASTP 1-G Trainer

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Object Details

Manufacturer

North American Rockwell

Summary

This Command Module 1-G trainer was a part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) Trainer complex which was installed at Johnson Space Center in 1973. It was used to support ASTP flight crew training, procedure development and verification, engineering evaluations, and real time mission support.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19761929000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Test Vehicles

Materials

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: 10 ft. 7 in. tall x 12 ft. 10 in. diameter (322.58 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/nv92f3aee8a-7661-4601-895d-741c537bc9d0

Record ID

nasm_A19761929000