Splashdown occurred in the central Pacific Ocean on July 24. The astronauts climbed out of this command module and were recovered by helicopters that took them to the carrier U.S.S. Hornet.
Prime contractor for Apollo 11’s command module was North American Rockwell Corporation.
The Columbia is from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
14. View of the Apollo 11 Command Module with Astronaut Collins aboard as seen from the Lunar Module. Terrain in background is the far side of the Moon.
Ponnamperuma Experiments
15. Equipment for Ponnamperuma Experiments.
These experimental devices were constructed by Cyril Ponnamperuma and his colleagues to show that various forms of energy may be used to produce organic molecules of the type found in living organisms.