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Topic: Apollo 204
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Jaguar_28
New Member Posts: 1
From: Richmond,CA
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted September 08, 2004 02:19 AM
  
I was just curious what happened to Apollo 204 after it was disassembled? If it still exists, can it be viewed? |
heng44
Member Posts: 2292
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted September 08, 2004 04:46 AM
The remains are in storage at the Langley Research Center, but can not be publicly viewed.Ed Hengeveld |
dtemple
Member Posts: 556
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted September 08, 2004 10:33 PM
In the early 90s, the forward and aft heatshields were cut in half. The remains of spacecraft CM012 were to buried in the "Challenger" silo at Cape Canaveral. However, the project did not progress to that point; surviving family members of the AS-204 crew protested this action and NASA halted it. The crew compartment or the pressurized portion remains whole. Betty Grissom reportedly tried to get the spacecraft displayed at the Astronaut Hall of Fame, but the decision was made to diplay the Apollo 14 CM instead. The Apollo 1 command module, the crew's spacesuits, and I believe the BPC are still in storage at Langley. However, the dispositon of the service module remains unknown. When I inquired about its whereabouts to the NASM, they responded that they did not know what happened to it. | |
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