Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Apollo-Command-Module-Drop-Tower-Test-2F3XC5HRYO3.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarApollo Command Module Drop TestApollo Command Module ConstructionApollo Command Module Drop Test at the Impact Test FacilityNAA Apollo Command ModuleApollo Command Module TestApollo Command Module TestApollo Command Module TestApollo Command ModuleApollo Command and Service Module TestView AllView more with similar tones Apollo Command Module Drop Tower TestSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The Apollo command and service modules were built at North American Aviation's plant at Downey, California. The many things that could doom the crew made ground-testing all the more important, so the company built a 150-foot-high Impact Test Facility. It looked like a gigantic playground swing and checked the module's structural integrity and impact loads by drop-testing it on water, sand, gravel and boulders. BI230363 (ap13)Maximum size:3850px × 5100px (~56 MB)12.8in × 17.0in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1960s-Apollo Command Module (CM)-Apollo Program-blue-blue skies-bodies of water-buildings-clear skies-day-Downey-dropping-exteriors-full body views-ground shots-head on views-high-tech / advanced-historic production status-left front views-NAA Los Angeles Facility-perspective lines-photos-red-safety-several/groups-space-spacecraft-splashing-sunshine-testing-three-quarter length views-whiteRelated Photo/Videos:View All