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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
Connections

Mission Of

Apollo 11, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia: Command module Columbia

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Gunter's Space Page: Apollo CSM
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

North American Aviation

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

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
  • Mission Of: Apollo 11, Lead sentence
    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.
  • Part Of: Apollo 11, Lead sentence
    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.
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3. Wikidata: Command Module Columbia
Wikidata Q85753536, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Gunter's Space Page: Apollo CSM
Gunter's Space PageOperated By: NASA, Spacecraft data and launch table
Quote, Operated By: NASA, Spacecraft data and launch table
Nation: USA Type / Application: Crewed spacecraft for earth orbit and lunar orbit Operator: NASA
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