Apollo Test Capsule - Winslow, AZ
Posted by: bluesnote
N 35° 01.965 W 111° 01.272
12S E 498066 N 3876675
An actual Apollo Test Capsule is on display at Meteor Crater in Winslow Arizona.
Waymark Code: WMR30G
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2016
Views: 19
Not much is known about his capsule other than it is not a replica. The Roadside America website explains it as, "An Apollo test capsule sits outside as another photo-op the moon astronauts trained here". It was likely used to help astronauts train incase of a crash landing on the moon or back on earth.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Apollo
Tail Number: (S/N): BP #29
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum
inside / outside: outside
Other Information:: BP-29 was used in uprighting drop tests at Downey, CA, Oct. 30, 1964
Access restrictions: 8am - 5pm daily.
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.