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.

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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 Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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