Launched on December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 was the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon. The crew included Frank Borman (Mission Commander), James Lovell (Command Module Pilot), and William Anders (Lunar Module Pilot). These photos were taken at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)
Apollo 9 (AS-504) was launched to Earth orbit on March 3, 1969. Astronauts McDivitt, Schweickart and Scott conducted the first manned test of the Lunar Module (LM-3) and the Apollo space suits. The highly successful mission returned to Earth on March 13, 1969. These photos were taken at the Michigan Space and Science Center. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2002)
High resolution photos of the Apollo 9 space capsule interior. Stewart Bailey took these photos at the Michigan Space and Science Center during the late 1990s. The Apollo 9 is now on display at The San Diego Aerospace Museum. (Photos: Stewart Bailey)
Command and Service Module (CSM-105) was originally used for acoustic and vibration testing. The spacecraft is now part of the Apollo-Soyuz (ASTP) display at the National Air and Space Museum. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)
Apollo 10 Command Module on display at the London Science Museum. (Photos: Richard and Sharron Kruse, 2009)
Apollo 11 Command Module on display at the National Air and Space Museum. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)
Apollo 11 flotation bags, displayed attached to an Apollo training capsule, on display at the Udvar-Hazy center. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2009)
Apollo 15 Command Module on display in the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)
Apollo 16 Command Module on display at the United States Space and Rocket Center. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)
Apollo 17 Command Module on display at Space Center Houston. (Photos: Kevin Barrett, 2009)
Skylab 2 Command Module on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation. Launched on 25May1973, astronauts Charles Conrad (Commander), Paul Weitz (Pilot) and Joseph Kerwin (Science Pilot) spent 28 days in space. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2007)
The Skylab 3 Command Module is on display at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Launched on 28Jul1973, astronauts Alan Bean (Commander), Jack Lousma (Pilot) and Owen Garriott (Science Pilot) spent 59 days in space.
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Skylab 4 Command Module on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Launched on 16Nov1973, astronauts Gerald Carr (Commander), Edward Gibson (Pilot) and William Pogue (Science Pilot) spent 84 days in space. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)
Apollo Command and Service Module on display in the Saturn 5 Center at Kennedy Space Center.
CSM-119 served as the Skylab rescue vehicle and ASTP backup.
(Photos: Kevin Reynolds, 2000)
Apollo Fuel Cell Simulator on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2007)
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