The Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia," was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first manned lunar-landing mission. This Command Module, no. 107, manufactured by North ...

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 Apollo 11 lunar module traveled through space after being propelled toward the moon by a powerful rocket. Astronauts made the journey in a different, attached module − called the command module.

He noted that the Apollo 11 command module and attached lunar module went straight into lunar orbit and even separated and redocked around the moon.

He was reassigned and began training to be one of the few swimmers that would meet the Apollo 11 command module after it came back to Earth.

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.

Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia," 1969 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Earth’s moon. On July 16, 1969, Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins ...

It's also the only piece of the spacecraft to complete the entire trip and splash down back on Earth. (Left) The Apollo 11 command and service modules are mated to the Saturn V lunar module adapter.