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Old December 10th 03, 02:20 PM
Roger Balettie
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"MikePSJ" wrote:
The command module that sits in the Saturn V center, is a real space craft
but was never used, just like the ones in Houston and Huntsville, Alabama.


Mike --

There are a couple of CMs in the Saturn V Center at KSC. One, sitting by
itself, was most definitely "used". It was the ASTP CM
(http://www.balettie.com/gallery/view...KSC&id=ASTP_ca
psule). The other, to which I think you're referring, is a boilerplate CM
that's displayed connected to a SM underneath the entire Saturn V stack
display.

The JSC visitor's center has the Apollo 17 CM "America", but again... I
think you're probably referring to the CM out on the Saturn V sitting on the
grass. That one is another mockup. Huntsville has the Apollo 16 CM
"Casper".

Roger
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