▁and ▁extra ction ▁man eu ver ▁with ▁the ▁L M , ▁usually ▁the ▁C M ▁Pil ot . ▁The ▁center ▁and ▁right - hand ▁c ouch es ▁had ▁duplicate ▁rot ational ▁controllers . ▁The ▁c ouch es ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁eight ▁shock - atten u ating ▁str uts , ▁designed ▁to ▁ease ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁touch down ▁on ▁water ▁or , ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁an ▁emer gency ▁landing , ▁on ▁solid ▁ground . ▁ ▁The ▁cont igu ous ▁cabin ▁space ▁was ▁organized ▁into ▁six ▁equipment ▁b ays : ▁▁ ▁The ▁lower ▁equipment ▁bay , ▁which ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Gu id ance ▁and ▁Navigation ▁computer , ▁se xt ant , ▁teles cope , ▁and ▁In ert ial ▁Me asure ment ▁Unit ; ▁various ▁communic ations ▁be a cons ; ▁medical ▁stores ; ▁an ▁audio ▁center ; ▁the ▁S - band ▁power ▁ampl ifier ; ▁etc . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁extra ▁rotation ▁hand ▁controller ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁bay ▁wall , ▁so ▁the ▁C M ▁Pil ot / n avigator ▁could ▁rotate ▁the ▁space craft ▁as ▁needed ▁while ▁standing ▁and ▁looking ▁through ▁the ▁teles cope ▁to ▁find ▁stars ▁to ▁take ▁navig ational ▁measurements ▁with ▁the ▁se xt ant . ▁This ▁bay ▁provided ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁room ▁for ▁the ▁astr onaut s ▁to ▁move ▁around ▁in , ▁unlike ▁the ▁cr amp ed ▁conditions ▁which ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁Mercur y ▁and ▁Gem ini ▁space craft . ▁ ▁The ▁left - hand ▁forward ▁equipment ▁bay , ▁which ▁contained ▁four ▁food ▁storage ▁compart ments , ▁the ▁cabin