- The exhibit “Destination Moon” at Space Center Houston showcases the historic Apollo 11 command module. (Photo Credit: Photo: Space Center Houston)
- The exhibit “Destination Moon” at Space Center Houston showcases the historic Apollo 11 command module. (Photo Credit: Photo: Space Center Houston)
- Besides the module, gear the astronauts used in their mission –such as Buzz Aldrin’s helmet and gloves— is also part of the exhibit. (Photo Credit: Photo: Space Center Houston)
- This injector plate sprayed liquid oxygen and kerosene fuel into one of the five F1 engines on Apollo 11’s massive Saturn V rocket. (Photo Credit: Photo: Space Center Houston)
- The Apollo 11 command module had two survival kits filled with equipment to help the crew survive for up to 48 hours in the event of an emergency landing. (Photo Credit: Photo: Space Center Houston)
This week is the last opportunity Houstonians have to see the Apollo 11 command module that astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins used in their Moon landing mission in 1969.
The module is part of the "Destination Moon" exhibit at Space Center Houston, which ends this Sunday, March 18.
Following a national tour conducted after the historic NASA mission, the command module had been on display at the Smithsonian.
Besides the module, gear the astronauts used in their mission –such as Aldrin's helmet and gloves— is also part of the exhibit.