Explore the Apollo 11 Command Module in 3D

Smithsonian X 3D will commemorate the 47th anniversary of Apollo 11 by making publicly available a high-resolution, 3-D scan of Columbia command module’s interior for visitors to view for themselves – for the first time, visitors can now peer inside this capsule that carried Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins into space. Spacecraft In 1969, humankind completed…

The Gumdrop-Shaped Orion Spacecraft and Service Module

NASA has conducted rigorous tests of Orion spacecraft and service module in preparation for future missions to Mars or even further into space, such as uncrewed flight called Artemis I. Before reentering Earth’s atmosphere, Orion crew module separates from its service module using Aerojet Rocketdyne’s LAS jettison motor for rapid separation from launch vehicle for…

A Closer Look at the Apollo 11 Command Module

The Smithsonian has published a high-resolution scan of Apollo 11 command module Columbia that is freely available online and includes data files suitable for 3D printing or VR viewing. If we ever want to build long-duration bases in space, astronauts will require the ability to manufacture their own tools – this is where additive manufacturing…