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Apollo Command/Service Module

Crewed Spacecraft

The Apollo command and service module, or CSM, was one of two principal components of the Apollo spacecraft used in the Apollo program, which landed twelve astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. It functioned as a mother ship, carrying a crew of three astronauts and the Apollo Lunar Module to lunar orbit before returning the crew to Earth, and consisted of a conical command module serving as the crew cabin and a cylindrical service module providing propulsion and power. It was built by North American Aviation.

Facts
Status
Status (category)
Retired 1
Launch Date
1966-02-26 2
Date of AS-201, the first CSM test flight.
Connections

Mission Of

Apollo Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia: Apollo command and service module

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NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo Command/Service Module (Wikipedia)Apollo command and service module article, infobox
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Manufactured By

North American Aviation

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Apollo Command/Service Module (Wikipedia)
  • in 1975, the last flown CSM docked with the Soviet craft Soyuz 19 as part of the international Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
  • Apollo command and service module article, lead section
    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 orbit.
  • Apollo command and service module article, infobox
  • In Group: Crewed Space Capsules, 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 be
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2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia: Apollo command and service module
Mission Of: Apollo Program, Lead paragraph, mission-of
Quote, Mission Of: Apollo Program, Lead paragraph, mission-of
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.
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Wikipedia: Apollo program
Wikimedia FoundationPart Of: Apollo Program, Apollo program article, lead section (CSM component)
Quote, Part Of: Apollo Program, Apollo program article, lead section (CSM component)
Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit in the command and service module (CSM)
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