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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