Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage conditions may apply

Following rendezvous with the Lunar Module after its ascent from the lunar surface, the LM Active Docking Target, made by Symbolic Displays Inc., is mounted in the Command Module Rendezvous window inside the spacecraft to serve as an aid to the LM pilot in making his final approach for docking. The target has a standoff cross and is illuminated using power from the Command Module electrical system. When not in use the Docking Target is stowed in one of the Command Module lockers.

This docking target was used during the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission inside the Command Module "Columbia." NASA transferred it to the Smithsonian in 1970.

 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
Date 1968 Country of Origin United States of America Type SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components Manufacturer Symbolic Displays Inc.
 Dimensions 3-D: 19.7 × 21cm (7 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
 Materials Overall: metal and plastic
 Inventory Number A19980056000 Credit Line Transferred from NASA/JSC; must be offered back to NASA upon deaccession Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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