Apollo Docking Probe
  • Digital model of the Apollo Command Module docking probe, fabricated as a full scale model.
  • Allowed the Apollo Command Service Module to dock with the Lunar Module.
  • Blue parts are handles which the astronaut would use to operate the probe.
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See the completed Apollo Docking Probe and Docking Ring models.
  • Modeled using SolidWorks, based on hundreds of dimensioned North American Aviation engineering drawings.
  • Start of the full scale model with 3D printed plastic parts.
  • First fully finished parts (see below for views of additional parts and a collection of parts ready for assembly).

For more information on our exhibit design technique:

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