The Making Of Apollo's Command Module: 2 Engineers Recall Tragedy And Triumph

JoAnn Morgan (third row, middle) sits among other members of the Kennedy Space Center government-industry team in the firing room to watch the Apollo 11 liftoff. Morgan was the first woman permitted to be inside the firing room during an Apollo launch.

It was the only part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that came back from the moon. Designing, testing and building it was a monumental task, according to two engineers who were part of the effort.

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Source: NPR Space News