Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia Lunar Spacesuit Museum Exhibit Washington DC USA // WASHINGTON DC, United States — Museum visitors examine the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia alongside Neil Armstrong's lunar spacesuit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Built by North American Rockwell, Columbia served as the primary living quarters for the historic 1969 mission and was the only portion of the spacecraft designed to survive thermal reentry and return to Earth. The adjacent A7L pressure suit, manufactured by ILC Dover, utilized a complex multi-layered construction of Beta clot

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