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Apollo Missions Guided Experiences
The best way to learn the details about a new area is with a guide! The space history experts at the Cosmosphere share the stories and details of some of the artifacts. It's a perfect way to learn or to prepare for your visit in person! To see more Guided Experiences on the Apollo program, click the button below.
When NASA first started sending humans to space, scientists didn't know if it was even possible to digest food in a zero-G environment. Thankfully, it is! The Cosmosphere's curator Shannon Whetzel explains how early astronauts ate in space.
Curator Shannon Whetzel shows the space suit worn by astronaut Ron Evans on Apollo 17.
The Surveyor program was a series of unmanned spacecraft sent to the Moon to study the lunar surface ahead of Apollo's manned missions. The Cosmosphere has a Surveyor replica on display, as well as the actual Surveyor 3 scoop retrieved by Apollo 12 astronauts.
Cosmosphere Curator Shannon Whetzel discusses the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) carried by Apollo astronauts.
Surveyor III was an uncrewed Lunar Lander which touched down on the Moon before the crewed Apollo missions. The astronauts of Apollo 12 landed near Surveyor and retrieved several parts from it, including this scoop which is on display in the Cosmosphere's Hall of Space Museum.
Curator Shannon Whetzel explains how the Apollo Command Module was able to dock with the Lunar Module to allow astronauts aboard for their trip to the Moon.