Model, Wind Tunnel, Apollo, Command Module with LES and SLA

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Object Details

Summary

This is a metal model of the combined Apollo Command Module, Launch Escape System and Spacectraft-LM Adapter built and used for wind tunnel testing by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mannned Space Flight Center (MSFC). This testing was conducted in the development stage of the Apollo program to observe and measure the aerodynamic properties of the launch vehicle. This model was 1 of 58 the MSC transferred to the Smithsonian in July 1971. (The MSFC has been renamed the NASA Johnson Space Center).

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center

Inventory Number

A19720939000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Wind Tunnel

Materials

Overall: Steel

Dimensions

3-D: 124.5 x 33cm (49 x 13 in.)

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/nv951d23278-f4b5-4414-84d2-6fa330a4ee71

Record ID

nasm_A19720939000