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This Apollo command module pressure model was part of a larger grouping built and used for wind tunnel testing conducted in the development stage of the Apollo program. The testing was to observe and measure the aerodynamic and heat transfer properties of the module at launch and reentry. This model was to document the distribution of pressure the command module would experience traversing the atmosphere at a specific angle.

NASA transferred the model to the Smithsonian in 1971.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Destination Moon at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Destination Moon
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MODELS-Wind Tunnel Dimensions 3-D: 53.3 × 17.8 × 15.9cm (21 × 7 × 6 1/4 in.)
Storage: 84.5cm × 23.5cm × 20.3cm (2 ft. 9.3 in. × 9.3 in. × 8 in.)
Other: 11.3kg (25lb.)
 Materials Steel
Aluminum
Gypsum
Vinyl Tape
Adhesive
Ink
 Inventory Number A19720945000 Credit Line Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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