Apollo command and service module seperation. View from on board the top of the second stage (S-II) of Apollo 3s Saturn 1B rocket watching the third stage S-IVB J-2 engine burn to carry it and the unmanned Apollo Command and Service Modules into high Earth orbit for subsequent re-entry tests. Credit: NASA | Cosmoknowledge | Facebook

5.1K views · 19 reactions | This month marks 59 years since this #Apollo Module Command Boilerplate has seen some action!  This boilerplate was used for crucial testing, and it helped lead to the success of the Apollo missions. Check out other quick facts that you probably didn’t know! #wingsmuseum #wingsovertherockies #airandspace #aerospace #spaceexploration #thingstodoindenver #denvermuseum | Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum | Facebook

423K views · 5.2K reactions | “Apollo 8 probably remains as the most significant mission ever flown.” —Chris Kraft, NASA's first Flight Director  View of the surface of the Moon through a window of the Apollo 8 Command Module, December 1968 | NASA History | Facebook