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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.

Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Test Vehicles

Manufacturer

North American Rockwell

Dimensions

Overall: 10 ft. 7 in. tall x 12 ft. 10 in. diameter (322.58 x 391.16cm)

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.

Inventory Number

A19761929000

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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