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Command Module Columbia

Crewed Spacecraft

Command module Columbia, internally designated CM-107, was the spacecraft that served as the command module for Apollo 11, the mission that first landed humans on the Moon. It carried the three-astronaut crew to lunar orbit and back, and it is the only spacecraft from the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that returned to Earth. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Reentry capsule 2
Launch Date
1969-07-16 3
Status
Status (category)
Mission Complete / Ended 1
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Sources
1. Command module Columbia (Wikipedia)
Columbia is the only spacecraft of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that returned to EarthView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Command module Columbia
  • Infobox, type
    Reentry capsule
  • In Group: Crewed Space Capsules, Command module Columbia (CM-107) is the spacecraft that served as the command module during Apollo 11, which was the first mission to land humans on the Moon. Columbia is the only spacecraft
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3. Wikidata: Command Module Columbia
Wikidata Q85753536, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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