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UNIt is genuinely hard to believe. This isn't a prop; it's a real, flown Apollo Command Module.
And your post is exactly right: three astronauts lived inside this tiny capsule which had about the same interior space as a large minivan for over a week. In this, they traveled the furthest any human has ever been: to the Moon and back.
But look at that exterior. That scorched, rusty look isn't decay. It's a battle scar.
It's the mark of its final, most critical test: surviving a 25,000 mph (40,000 km/h) reentry into Earth's atmosphere.
The heat shield on its underside reached nearly 5,000°F (2,700°C), protecting the crew inside as it blazed through the sky like a man-made meteor.
This tiny, cramped capsule was their home, their cockpit, and their lifeboat. It's the only part of the 36-story tall Saturn V rocket that came home.
✨ Could you spend a week in a space this small with two roommates? Let me know! 👇
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