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In 1969, ABC built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface.

Photo: NASA An excellent view of the Apollo 17 Command and Service Modules (CSM) photographed from the Lunar Module (LM) “Challenger” during rendezvous and docking maneuvers in lunar orbit.

When we posted a photo from Apollo 17’s moon landing, Jeyl was understandably confused by the mechanics of how the command and service module hooked into the landing module: Question.

We know the Apollo lunar module alone landed on the Moon, but how did it connect with the main spacecraft so astronauts could get inside their Moon ship?

Leading up to the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, ABC News built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface.

Leading up to the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, ABC News built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface.