Leading up to the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, ABC News built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface. See more of the ...

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WASHINGTON – For almost 40 years, the Apollo 11 command module has rested behind a plastic shield in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Now visitors may not have to journey to Washington ...

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WASHINGTON -- They are bits of space graffiti hidden from the public for decades: a crude calendar, scrawled lunar coordinates and markings warning of a locker containing "smelly waste." Apollo 11 ...

The cleaning ensures the display is preserved for future generations.

Look at a picture of the Apollo 11 launch and you'll probably notice the rocket's pointed tip and the fire coming from the five giant engines in the first stage of the 36-story-tall Saturn V rocket.

WASHINGTON (AP) — They are bits of space graffiti hidden from the public for decades: a crude calendar, scrawled lunar coordinates and markings warning of a locker containing "smelly waste." Apollo 11 ...