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Moon Crews Depend On 3 Expensive Apollo Machines
Cape Kennedy Fla These are the man to the moon machines on which the lives of the Apollo 11 astronauts depend The command ship valued at 55 million measures 33 feet high and 13 feet in diameter The lunar module built at 41 million stands 23 feet tall and ferries astronauts to the moon The Saturn 5 rocket 363 feet tall costs 185 million and powers launch with a 50 ton payload The article notes safety upgrades after the Apollo 1 tragedy and past vibration problems on test flights.
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