A Bradley University engineering student’s work will be showcased at the National Air and Space Museum to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
Andrew Barth is interning with the Smithsonian this summer with Project Egress. He used 3D scans of the original Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia to reverse engineer and model functioning components for the hatch.
On July 18, Adam Savage of the TV Show MythBusters will use the components made using Barth’s work to construct a life-sized replica of the Apollo 11 module at the museum in the nation’s capital.
“Before all this, I was just a university student in the middle of Illinois. And now I’m in D.C. working with the Smithsonian, and I’m going to be building a replica hatch with Adam Savage in the museum. So it’s really wonderful.”
You can view the models and even build your own module by downloading the designs created by Barth and the team at the Smithsonian and printing them out using a 3D printer.
