The Apollo 16 capsule at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The heat damage is apparent . Also the capsule gives you a good feel for how cramped the conditions were onboard. It is also easy to see how transfer to and from the LEM occurred with the transfer tunnel visible at the top of the capsule.

The Apollo 16 heat shield. The dark patches are where significant material ablated away. The round holes are the "heat shield plugs" covering where the shield was attached to the command module. These "plugs" were usually removed and given as souvenirs to the crew and teams.

The largest moonrock the general public will ever see in person. Measures about 8" high and 4" wide this sample was collected on the Apollo 12 mission and is on display at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama

The last Lunar Module. This is LEM-13 an actual Lunar Module that was scheduled on the the Apollo 19 mission before the program was canceled. Housed at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island.

The first Space Shuttle Enterprise on display at the National Air and Space Museum complex at Dulles Airport in Virginia.

The desk and mementos from Dr. Werner Von Braun's office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Note the rocket models to the right that appeared in several photos of him.

One of only three Saturn Vs remaining. This fully restored one rest at the Saturn V center at the Kennedy Space Center.

The Apollo 14 Command Module "KItty Hawk" on display at the Astronaut Hall of Fame just outside the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This Command Module took Alan Shepard (CDR) back into space along with Stuart Roosa (CMP) and Edgar Mitchell (LMP)

One of only three flight ready LEMs that never flew. This is LEM-9. It was scheduled to fly on Apollo 15, but was replaced with a larger extended stay module. On display at the Saturn V center at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. I took this picture on a trip in April 2004.

One of the surviving LTAs (LEM Training Articles). This one is on display at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island. This photo taken on a trip in May 2004. Note the round hatch and the structure detail.

This LEM-2 at the National Air and Space Museum in Downtown Washington, D.C. was an actual LEM that scheduled to fly unmanned in Earth orbit. The success of LEM-1 on the unmanned Apollo 5 mission negated the need for further testing and this LEM never flew.
We are fortunate to have three complete Lunar Modules preserved for history.

Pad 39a - The pad at the Cape that sent Apollo to the Moon and from where the Space Shuttle is launched. This photo was taken the day after the launch of Discovery on October 23, 2007

The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
This Command Module made the historic flight where Neil Armstrong (CDR) and Buzz Aldrin (LMP) made the first manned landing on the Moon while Michael Collins (CMP) stayed in orbit aboard the Columbia.

SpaceShipOne hangs in the Aviation Hall of Fame between the Spirit of St. Louis and Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

The Skylab 4 Command Module hangs in the Moon Gallery on the second floor of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

Another view of Werner Von Braun's office. His work and that of his team gave America the edge in the race to the moon.

One of the "Crawlers" that carried the Saturn V rockets to the launch pad and that carries the Space Shuttle to the pad sits parked just off the road leading from the VAB to the launch pad.

Another view of the "Crawler". This picture was taken the day after the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on October 23, 2007.

Test Stand B located at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The facility where all Space Shuttle main engines and now the ARES program engines will be tested.

A close-up view of the blast deflectors at the base of Engine Test Stand B at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.