Height3.22 m
1.1 thousandthsAirport runway lengths
12.9Screwdriver lengths
1.2 thousandthsGolden Gate Bridges
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Apollo 11 Command Module
The cone-shaped capsule that returned astronauts from the Moon/Space Missions
The Apollo 11 Command Module 'Columbia' carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the Moon and back in July 1969. It was the only part of the massive Saturn V rocket that returned to Earth. The charred heat shield protected the crew during re-entry at speeds over 11 km/s.
Measurements
Base diameter3.91 m
103Silver dollar diameters
2.3Human arm spans
Mass (at splashdown)5,560 kg
11.6Concert grand pianos
2.7 hundredthsStatue of Liberty weights
106 millionthsTitanics
Heat shield thickness7 hundredths m
2Banana widths
17.4 millionthsCentral Park lengths
2.8 tenthsScrewdriver lengths
Habitable volume6.17 m^3
899Dollar bill areas
1.2 billionPhone pixels
596US dollar bills
Hatch diameter7.4 tenths m
9.3 thousandthsCity blocks
2.2 tenthsAfrican elephant heights