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Apollo command and service module

The Apollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which landed 12 astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. The CSM functioned as a mother ship, which carried a crew of three astronauts and the second Apollo spacecraft, the Apollo Lunar Module, to lunar…

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Applications
Crewed cislunar flight and lunar orbit Skylab crew shuttle Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
Batteries
3 × 40 ampere-hour silver zinc battery
Built
35
Burn time
750 s
Country of origin
United States
Crew capacity
3

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Overview

Before Apollo

Development history

Command module (CM)

Construction

Reaction control system

Specifications

Service module (SM)

Modifications for Saturn IB missions

Major differences between Block I and Block II

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Apollo command and service module

Nodes143
Edges142
Triples32
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013986
Components1

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Apollo command and service module

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Applications · 1
Apollo command and service module → Crewed cislunar flight and lunar orbit Skylab crew shuttle Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
Batteries · 1
Apollo command and service module → 3 × 40 ampere-hour silver zinc battery
Built · 1
Apollo command and service module → 35
Burn time · 1
Apollo command and service module → 750 s
Country of origin · 1
Apollo command and service module → United States
Crew capacity · 1
Apollo command and service module → 3
Design life · 1
Apollo command and service module → 14 days
Designer · 1
Apollo command and service module → Maxime Faget
Diameter · 1
Apollo command and service module → 12.8 ft (3.9 m)
Dry mass · 1
Apollo command and service module → 26,300 lb (11,900 kg)

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Apollo command and service moduleApplicationsCrewed cislunar flight and lunar orbit Skylab crew shuttle Apollo–Soyuz Test Project1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleBatteries3 × 40 ampere-hour silver zinc battery1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleBuilt351.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleBurn time750 s1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleCrew capacity31.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleDesign life14 days1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleDesignerMaxime Faget1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleDiameter12.8 ft (3.9 m)1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleDry mass26,300 lb (11,900 kg)1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleFailed21.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleFlown withApollo Lunar Module1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleLast launchJuly 15, 1975; 51 years ago (1975-07-15) (Apollo–Soyuz)1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleLast retirementJuly 24, 1975; 51 years ago (1975-07-24)1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleLaunch mass32,390 lb (14,690 kg) Earth orbit 63,500 lb (28,800 kg) Lunar1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleLaunched191.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleLength36.2 ft (11.0 m)1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleLost11.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleMaiden launchFebruary 26, 1966; 60 years ago (February 26, 1966) (AS-201)1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleManufacturerNorth American Aviation1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleMaximum thrust91.19 kN (20,500 lbf)1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleOperational191.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleOperatorNASA1.00infobox
Apollo command and service modulePayload capacity2,320 lb (1,050 kg)1.00infobox
Apollo command and service modulePower3 × 1.4 kW, 30 V DC fuel cells1.00infobox
Apollo command and service modulePowered by1 × AJ10-1371.00infobox
Apollo command and service modulePropellant.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:l…1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleRegimeLow Earth orbit Cislunar space Lunar orbit1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleSpacecraft typeCapsule1.00infobox
Apollo command and service moduleSpecific impulse314.5 s (3.084 km/s)1.00infobox

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