The command module performed so well that NASA felt confident in making a bold move — sending Apollo 8 all the way around the moon in December. Apollo 9 was an Earth-orbit test of the lunar module.

Bobby Sanders, a NASA engineer, watches as a scale model of the Apollo Command Module is prepared for dynamic stability tests.

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On March 3, 1969, NASA launched the Apollo 9 mission to test the first crewed Lunar Module spacecraft that would pave the way for future moon landings. See how the mission worked in photos here.

On July 18, the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian, MythBuster Adam Savage and the crew at Tested.com will be attempting something never tried before: the build of an Apollo 11 ...

Though they spent the bulk of every Apollo mission mated as one spacecraft, the Apollo command-service module was actually two separate vehicles, only one of which came home.

The Apollo 11 command module Columbia is being prepared for a nationwide tour to the cities of Houston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Seattle, where it will serve as the centerpiece in an exhibit ...

Cincinnati is the fifth and final stop for the historic command module before it returns to the National Air and Space Museum. It's the only portion of the historic Apollo 11 spacecraft to return ...

Leading up the actual 50th anniversary, Google is paying homage to Apollo 11 starting with a new augmented reality (AR) experience.

7 L.A. shows and exhibitions that celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing A replica of the lunar landing module sits onstage during rehearsal for “Apollo 11 -- The Immersion Live Show” in Pasadena.

It was the only part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that came back from the moon. Designing, testing and building it was a monumental task, according to two engineers who were part of the effort.

The command module performed so well that NASA felt confident in making a bold move — sending Apollo 8 all the way around the moon in December. Apollo 9 was an Earth-orbit test of the lunar module.