Module Collection (page 6)

The Apollo 9 Command Module is hoisted aboard the recovery ship
March 13, 1969 - The Apollo 9 Command Module (CM), with flotation collar still attached, is hoisted aboard the prime recovery ship, USS Guadalcanal, during recovery operations

A satellite out in the vast beautiful universe

A pilot looks up at his ride to the stars

The Ironstar battleship flies near a large Sun on its space mission

Destiny: Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster
Destiny - Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster. It reads: Our future is our sense of common destiny. ~ Ahmet Davutoglu

Dry Deck Shelter operators retrieve a deflating combat rubber raiding craft
Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) operators use the buoy and winch line to retrieve a deflating combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) from the surface

A SEAL Delivery Vehicle approaches the Dry Deck Shelter
A SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) approaches the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) buoyed rendezvous line as seen from the empty DDS track

A photovoltaic system of solar cells
Camp Pendleton is going greener with the use of renewable energy, by developing a photovoltaic system of solar panels. The photovoltaic system uses solar cells to convert light into electricity

SEAL Delivery Vehicle pilot and navigator conduct predive preparations
SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) pilot and navigator conduct predive preparations inside the SDV as the Dry Deck Shelter operators on the deck of the submarine prepare the SDV for launch during submarine

SEAL Delivery Vehicle operator leans out to grab a rendezvous line
SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) navigator leans out of the SDV to grab the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) rendezvous buoy line to hook the SDV into the line for retrieval back onto the DDS track/cradle system

Dry Deck Shelter operators retrieve a combat rubber raiding craft
Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) operators have retrieved a combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC), cargo strapped it down on the DDS track and cradle system

Navy SEALs disconnect the harness holding down a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft
Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) operators, on deck of an underway submarine, begin to disconnect the harness holding down the Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC)

A SEAL Delivery Vehicle breaks away from the Dry Deck Shelter on a submarine
The Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) Hangar Supervisor hand signals to the SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) to break away from the line and commence the SDV transit and operation

Solar panels awaiting activation
October 12, 2007 - On 140 acres of unused Nellis land, 70, 000 solar panels await activation as the first third of the solar photovoltaic array gets commissioned with the other 66 percent of

Dual Dry Deck Shelters mounted to the deck of USS Kamehameha
Dual Dry Deck Shelters, with the nine foot diameter outer hangar doors open, are mounted to the deck of the former ballistic missile submarine USS Kamehameha

The solar day lighting system
March 20, 2008 - The solar day lighting system consists of a hundred plus 5x6 ft. panels integrated with the electric lighting to reduce the electric load in ten buildings on Dyess Air Force Base

A Mark 8 Seal Delivery Vehicle connected to the dry deck shelter
A Mk-8 Mod-0 SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) floats mid-water connected to the docking station rendezvous buoy line that winches down to the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS)

Mark 8 Seal Delivery Vehicle with a large shark-like fin attached
MK-8 Mod-0 SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) pilot and navigator drive the SDV with a large shark-like fin attached to the top of the SDV to simulate a shark scene in Glorietta Bay, Coronado California

A SEAL Delivery Vehicle rendezvous with a submarine
A SEAL Delivery Vehicel (SDV) maneuvers to rendezvous with a submarine by attaching into a buoyed line. Once attached to the buoy and line the SDV will be winched down on to the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS)

Photovoltaic solar power plant
The largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the United States is becoming a reality at Nellis Air Force Base. When completed in December, the solar arrays will produce 15 megawatts of power

Solar panels installed on top of a parking garage
Naples, Italy, October 17, 2013 - A view of solar panels installed on top of a parking garage at Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino

Crewmen disconnect the cargo straps from the combat rubber raiding craft on the dry
An above view of the Dry Deck Shelter deck captain and crewman disconnecting cargo straps from the combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) tied down onto the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS)

A SEAL Delivery Vehicle on tether connected to the dry deck shelter on USS Kamehameha
The MK-8 Mod-1 SEAL Delivery Vehicle SDV is on tether connected to the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) recovery line that has winched the SDV just above the DDS track

Dry Deck Shelter rewmen release the hold down straps from an inflating Combat Rubber
Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) deck crewmen release the hold down straps from a slowly inflating Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) as it rises from the DDS cradle below. Other deck crewman

A MK-8 Mod-0 SEAL Delivery Vehicle rendezvous with the USS Kamehameha
A MK-8 Mod-0 SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) rendezvous with the USS Kamehameha (SSN-642), carrying two Dry Deck Shelters while underway off the coast of Hawaii

Combat swimmers swim above a Seal Delivery Vehicle
SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Pilot and Navigator, wearing MK-15 closed circuit rebreathers, swim above the strapped down SDV toward the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS)

A Navy SEAL climbs aboard a SEAL Delivery vehicle before launching from a submarine
Atlantic Ocean, May 5, 2005 - A member of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two climbs aboard one of the teams SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV)

A combat rubber raiding craft tied down onto the dry deck shelter of USS Kamehameha
View from above of a combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) tied down onto the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) cradle system while the track

A SEAL Delivery Vehicle approaches the Dry Deck Shelter aboard USS Kamehameha
A far off view of a MK-8 Mod-0 SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) conducts final approach to the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) buoy line in preparation for hook up and recovery to the DDS track

A SEAL Delivery Vehicle hovers above the Dry Deck Shelter next to the outer hangar door
A MK-8 Mod-0 SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) hovers tethered above the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) deep submergence system track

A Seal Delivery Vehicle is tied down onto the DDS cradle aboard USS Kamehameha
A Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) Deck Captain ties down the MK-8 Mod-1 SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) onto the DDS cradle while underway on the USS Kamehameha submarine during operations in the Pacific Ocean

Underwater view of a MK-8 Mod-0 SEAL Delivery Vehicle
A MK-8 Mod-0 SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV), wet submersible, is towed midwater by the buoy line connected to the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS), deep submergence system

The Italian-built Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and the Canadarm2
August 3, 2005 - A blanket of heavy cloud cover forms the backdrop for this image featuring the Italian-built Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM)

The Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan
October 11, 2009 - The Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 20 crewmembers near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan

A military base on another planet

An Asteroid Lander is docked to a Deep Space Vehicle
A manned Asteroid Lander is docked to a combination Deep Space Vehicle (DSV) and Extended Stay Module (ESM) on a mission to a deep space asteroid

The logistics module for the Japanese Kibo laboratory in Space Shuttle Endeavour s
March 13, 2008 - Backdropped by Earths horizon and the blackness of space, the logistics module for the Japanese Kibo laboratory in Space Shuttle Endeavours payload bay

Mobile maintenance platform in low Earth orbit
This orbital maintenance platform (OMP) is the artists conception of a possible solution for providing manned access to Earth-orbiting satellites for maintenance and repair

The Mini Research Module 2 docked with the International Space Station
November 21, 2009 - One of the newest pieces of hardware docked with the International Space Station is the Mini Research Module 2 (MRM-2)

The Tranquility node in space shuttle Endeavours cargo bay
February 9, 2010 - The Tranquility node in space shuttle Endeavours cargo bay

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft in orbit above Earth

Asteroid Lander departs surface of a large asteroid
The ascent stage of a manned Asteroid Lander departs the surface of a large asteroid leaving behind the descent stage in a cloud of fine regolith dust

The Cupola of the International Space Station and a docked Russian Progress spacecraft
March 2, 2011 - The Cupola of the International Space Station and a docked Russian Progress spacecraft, backdropped by Earths horizon and the blackness of space

The Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 in the grasp of the Canadarm2
February 16, 2010 - In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 (PMA-3) is relocated from the Harmony node to the open port on the end of the newly-installed Tranquility node

Concept of a crew exploration vehicle as it lands on Earth
NASAs Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and blaze a trail to Mars and beyond

Space Shuttle Endeavour docked to the Destiny laboratory of the International Space
August 15, 2007 - Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Space Shuttle Endeavour, docked to the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station

Phobos mission rocket brakes for Mars orbit
After seven months traveling from Earth to Mars the Phobos mission rocket ignites its next propellant stage in order to slow down enough to enter an orbit around Mars that will bring it to within a

Phobos mission rocket system ready for departure
A complete rocket system for delivering a crew of three to Mars moon Phobos and returning them to the Earth. The vast bulk of the rocket is propellant divided into stages that are each released in

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The module, a crucial component of space exploration, has played a vital role in various missions throughout history. From the Apollo Lunar Module interior to the Delta mission to the ISS, these spacecraft have enabled humans to venture beyond Earth's boundaries. One iconic image captures an astronaut saluting the American flag by the lunar rover and the lunar module Falcon at the Hadley-Apennine landing site during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971. The photograph not only showcases human achievement but also highlights how modules serve as our gateway to other celestial bodies. In 2010, another remarkable moment occurred when astronauts aboard the International Space Station witnessed a breathtaking sight: a solar panel basking in sunlight. This image reminds us of how modules rely on innovative technology like solar power for their operations. Looking back at historical events, we see moments such as when Astronaut Alan Bean carried components of ALSEP during Apollo 12 while standing against the sun's glare with his lunar module in view. These instances demonstrate both scientific progress and human determination. Space memorabilia from significant missions further immortalize these achievements. Items like an Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin photo or an Apollo XI lapel pin remind us of humanity's triumphs and inspire future generations to reach for new frontiers. Whether it be recovering an Apollo Spacecraft command module aboard USS Bennington or witnessing Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon from within Eagle lunar module during Apollo moon landing in 1969 - each instance showcases just how essential they are for exploring outer space. As we commemorate milestones like First Day Cover Commemorating Moon Landing on July 20th, 1969, let us remember that without these intricate structures called modules, our dreams of venturing into space would remain unfulfilled, and are not merely vessels; they represent our collective ambition and unwavering spirit to explore what lies beyond our home planet.