 Apollo CSMEndeavour in lunar orbit duringApollo 15 | |||
| Manufacturer | North American Aviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designer | Maxime Faget | ||
| Country of origin | United States | ||
| Operator | NASA | ||
| Applications | Crewedcislunar flight andlunar orbit Skylab crew shuttle Apollo–Soyuz Test Project | ||
| Specifications | |||
| Spacecraft type | Capsule | ||
| Launch mass | 32,390 lb (14,690 kg) Earth orbit 63,500 lb (28,800 kg) Lunar | ||
| Dry mass | 26,300 lb (11,900 kg) | ||
| Payload capacity | 2,320 lb (1,050 kg) | ||
| Crew capacity | 3 | ||
| Volume | 218 cu ft (6.2 m3) | ||
| Power | 3 × 1.4 kW, 30 V DCfuel cells | ||
| Batteries | 3 × 40 ampere-hoursilver-oxide | ||
| Regime | Low Earth orbit Cislunar space Lunar orbit | ||
| Design life | 14 days | ||
| Dimensions | |||
| Length | 36.2 ft (11.0 m) | ||
| Diameter | 12.8 ft (3.9 m) | ||
| Production | |||
| Status | Retired | ||
| Built | 35 | ||
| Launched | 19 | ||
| Operational | 19 | ||
| Failed | 2 | ||
| Lost | 1 | ||
| Maiden launch | February 26, 1966 (AS-201) | ||
| Last launch | July 15, 1975 (Apollo–Soyuz) | ||
| Last retirement | July 24, 1975 | ||
| Service Propulsion System | |||
| Powered by | 1 ×AJ10-137[1] | ||
| Maximum thrust | 91.19 kN (20,500 lbf) | ||
| Specific impulse | 314.5 s (3.084 km/s) | ||
| Burn time | 750 s | ||
| Propellant | N2O4/Aerozine 50 | ||
| Related spacecraft | |||
| Flown with | Apollo Lunar Module | ||
| Configuration | |||
 Apollo Block II CSM diagram
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TheApollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United StatesApollo spacecraft, used for theApollo program, which landed astronauts on theMoon between 1969 and 1972. The CSM functioned as amother ship, which carried a crew of three astronauts and the second Apollo spacecraft, theApollo Lunar Module, to lunar orbit, and brought the astronauts back to Earth. It consisted of two parts: the conical command module, a cabin that housed the crew and carried equipment needed foratmospheric reentry andsplashdown; and the cylindrical service module which provided propulsion, electrical power and storage for various consumables required during a mission. Anumbilical connection transferred power and consumables between the two modules. Just before reentry of the command module on the return home, the umbilical connection was severed and the service module was cast off and allowed to burn up in the atmosphere.
The CSM was developed and built forNASA byNorth American Aviation starting in November 1961. It was initially designed to land on the Moon atop a landing rocket stage and return all three astronauts on adirect-ascent mission, which would not use a separate lunar module, and thus had no provisions for docking with another spacecraft. This, plus other required design changes, led to the decision to design two versions of the CSM: Block I was to be used for uncrewed missions and a single crewed Earth orbit flight (Apollo 1), while the more advanced Block II was designed for use with the lunar module. The Apollo 1 flight was cancelled after acabin fire killed the crew and destroyed their command module during a launch rehearsal test. Corrections of the problems which caused the fire were applied to the Block II spacecraft, which was used for all crewed spaceflights.
Nineteen CSMs were launched into space. Of these, nine flew humans to the Moon between 1968 and 1972, and another two performed crewed test flights inlow Earth orbit, all as part of the Apollo program. Before these, another four CSMs had flown as uncrewed Apollo tests, of which two weresuborbital flights and another two wereorbital flights. Following the conclusion of the Apollo program and during 1973–1974, three CSMs ferried astronauts to the orbitalSkylab space station. Finally in 1975, the last flown CSM docked with theSoviet craftSoyuz 19 as part of the internationalApollo–Soyuz Test Project.
Concepts of an advanced crewed spacecraft started before the Moon landing goal was announced. The three-person vehicle was to be mainly for orbital use around Earth. It would include a large pressurized auxiliaryorbital module where the crew would live and work for weeks at a time. They would perform space station-type activities in the module, while later versions would use the module to carry cargo to space stations. The spacecraft was to service the Project Olympus (LORL), a foldable rotating space station launched on a singleSaturn V. Later versions would be used on circumlunar flights, and would be the basis for a direct ascent lunar spacecraft as well as used on interplanetary missions. In late 1960, NASA called on U.S. industry to propose designs for the vehicle. On May 25, 1961President John F. Kennedy announced the Moon landing goal before 1970, which immediately rendered NASA's Olympus Station plans obsolete.[2][3]
When NASA awarded the initial Apollo contract to North American Aviation on November 28, 1961, it was still assumed the lunar landing would be achieved bydirect ascent rather than bylunar orbit rendezvous.[4] Therefore, design proceeded without a means of docking the command module to alunar excursion module (LEM). But the change to lunar orbit rendezvous, plus several technical obstacles encountered in some subsystems (such as environmental control), soon made it clear that substantial redesign would be required. In 1963, NASA decided the most efficient way to keep the program on track was to proceed with the development in two versions:[5]
By January 1964, North American started presenting Block II design details to NASA.[6]Block I spacecraft were used for all uncrewed Saturn 1B and Saturn V test flights. Initially two crewed flights were planned, but this was reduced to one in late 1966. This mission, designated AS-204 but namedApollo 1 by its flight crew, was planned for launch on February 21, 1967. During a dress rehearsal for the launch on January 27, all three astronauts (Gus Grissom,Ed White andRoger Chaffee) were killed in a cabin fire, which revealed serious design, construction and maintenance shortcomings in Block I, many of which had been carried over into Block II command modules being built at the time.
After a thorough investigation by the Apollo 204 Review Board, it was decided to terminate the crewed Block I phase and redefine Block II to incorporate thereview board's recommendations. Block II incorporated a revised CM heat shield design, which was tested on the uncrewedApollo 4 andApollo 6 flights, so the first all-up Block II spacecraft flew on the first crewed mission,Apollo 7.
The two blocks were essentially similar in overall dimensions, but several design improvements resulted in weight reduction in Block II. Also, the Block I service module propellant tanks were slightly larger than in Block II. The Apollo 1 spacecraft weighed approximately 45,000 pounds (20,000 kg), while the Block II Apollo 7 weighed 36,400 lb (16,500 kg). (These two Earth orbital craft were lighter than the craft which later went to the Moon, as they carried propellant in only one set of tanks, and did not carry the high-gain S-band antenna.) In the specifications given below, unless otherwise noted, all weights given are for the Block II spacecraft.
The total cost of the CSM for development and the units produced was $36.9 billion in 2016 dollars, adjusted from a nominal total of $3.7 billion[7] using the NASA New Start Inflation Indices.[8]
The command module was a truncated cone (frustum) with a diameter of 12 feet 10 inches (3.91 m) across the base, and a height of 11 feet 5 inches (3.48 m) including the docking probe and dish-shaped aft heat shield. The forward compartment contained tworeaction control system thrusters, the docking tunnel, and the Earth Landing System. The inner pressure vessel housed the crew accommodation, equipment bays, controls and displays, and manyspacecraft systems. The aft compartment contained 10 reaction control engines and their relatedpropellant tanks, freshwater tanks, and the CSMumbilical cables.[9]
The command module was built in North American's factory inDowney, California,[10][11] and consisted of two basic structures joined together: the inner structure (pressure shell) and the outer structure.
The inner structure was an aluminum sandwich construction consisting of a welded aluminum inner skin, adhesively bonded aluminum honeycomb core, and outer face sheet. The thickness of the honeycomb varied from about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) at the base to about 0.25 inches (0.64 cm) at the forward access tunnel. This inner structure was the pressurized crew compartment.
The outer structure was made of stainless steel brazed-honeycomb brazed between steel alloy face sheets. It varied in thickness from 0.5 inch to 2.5 inches. Part of the area between the inner and outer shells was filled with a layer offiberglass insulation as additional heat protection.[12]
Anablative heat shield on the outside of the CM protected the capsule from the heat ofreentry, which is sufficient to melt most metals. This heat shield was composed ofphenolic formaldehyde resin. During reentry, this material charred and melted away, absorbing and carrying away the intense heat in the process. The heat shield has several outer coverings: a pore seal, a moisture barrier (a white reflective coating), and a silver Mylar thermal coating that looks like aluminum foil.
The heat shield varied in thickness from 2 inches (5.1 cm) in the aft portion (the base of the capsule, which faced forward during reentry) to 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) in the crew compartment and forward portions. The total weight of the shield was about 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg).[12]
The 1-foot-11-inch (0.58 m)-tall forward compartment was the area outside the inner pressure shell in the nose of the capsule, located around the forward docking tunnel and covered by the forward heat shield. The compartment was divided into four 90-degree segments that contained Earth landing equipment (all the parachutes, recovery antennas and beacon light, and sea recovery sling), two reaction control thrusters, and the forward heat shield release mechanism.
At about 25,000 feet (7,600 m) during reentry, the forward heat shield was jettisoned to expose the Earth landing equipment and permit deployment of the parachutes.[12]
The 1-foot-8-inch (0.51 m)-tall aft compartment was located around the periphery of the command module at its widest part, just forward of (above) the aft heat shield. The compartment was divided into 24 bays containing 10 reaction control engines; the fuel, oxidizer, and helium tanks for the CM reaction control subsystem; water tanks; the crushable ribs of the impact attenuation system; and a number of instruments. The CM-SM umbilical, the point where wiring and plumbing ran from one module to the other, was also in the aft compartment. The panels of the heat shield covering the aft compartment were removable for maintenance of the equipment before flight.[12]
The components of the ELS were housed around the forward docking tunnel. The forward compartment was separated from the central by a bulkhead and was divided into four 90-degree wedges. The ELS consisted of twodrogue parachutes withmortars, three mainparachutes, three pilot parachutes to deploy the mains, three inflation bags for uprighting the capsule if necessary, a sea recovery cable, a dye marker, and a swimmer umbilical.
The command module's center of mass was offset a foot or so from the center of pressure (along the symmetry axis). This provided a rotationalmoment during reentry, angling the capsule and providing some lift (alift to drag ratio of about 0.368[13]). The capsule was then steered by rotating the capsule using thrusters; when no steering was required, the capsule was spun slowly, and the lift effects cancelled out. This system greatly reduced theg-force experienced by the astronauts, permitted a reasonable amount of directional control and allowed the capsule's splashdown point to be targeted within a few miles.
At 24,000 feet (7,300 m), the forward heat shield was jettisoned using four pressurized-gas compression springs. The drogue parachutes were then deployed, slowing the spacecraft to 125 miles per hour (201 kilometres per hour). At 10,700 feet (3,300 m) the drogues were jettisoned and the pilot parachutes, which pulled out the mains, were deployed. These slowed the CM to 22 miles per hour (35 kilometres per hour) for splashdown. The portion of the capsule that first contacted the water surface contained four crushable ribs to further mitigate the force of impact. The command module could safely parachute to an ocean landing with only two parachutes deployed (as occurred onApollo 15), the third parachute being a safety precaution.
The command moduleattitude control system consisted of twelve 93-pound-force (410 N) attitude control thrusters, ten of which were located in the aft compartment, plus two in the forward compartment. These were supplied by four tanks storing 270 pounds (120 kg) ofmonomethylhydrazine fuel andnitrogen tetroxide oxidizer, and pressurized by 1.1 pounds (0.50 kg) ofhelium stored at 4,150 pounds per square inch (28.6 MPa) in two tanks.[citation needed]
The forward docking hatch was mounted at the top of the docking tunnel. It was 30 inches (76 cm) in diameter and weighed 80 pounds (36 kg), constructed from two machined rings that were weld-joined to a brazed honeycomb panel. The exterior side was covered with 0.5-inch (13 mm) of insulation and a layer of aluminum foil. It was latched in six places and operated by a pump handle. The hatch contained a valve in its center, used to equalize the pressure between the tunnel and the CM so the hatch could be removed.
The unified crew hatch (UCH) measured 29 inches (74 cm) high, 34 inches (86 cm) wide, and weighed 225 pounds (102 kg). It was operated by a pump handle, which drove aratchet mechanism to open or close fifteen latches simultaneously.
Apollo's mission required the LM to dock with the CSM on return from the Moon, and also in thetransposition, docking, and extraction maneuver at the beginning of the translunar coast. The docking mechanism was anon-androgynous system, consisting of aprobe located in the nose of the CSM, which connected to thedrogue, a truncated cone located on the lunar module. The probe was extended like ascissor jack to capture the drogue on initial contact, known assoft docking. Then the probe was retracted to pull the vehicles together and establish a firm connection, known as "hard docking". The mechanism was specified by NASA to have the following functions:[citation needed]
The probe head located in the CSM was self-centering and gimbal-mounted to the probe piston. As the probe head engaged in the opening of the drogue socket, three spring-loaded latches depressed and engaged. These latches allowed a so-called 'soft dock' state and enabled the pitch and yaw movements in the two vehicles to subside. Excess movement in the vehicles during the 'hard dock' process could cause damage to the docking ring and put stress on the upper tunnel. A depressed locking trigger link at each latch allowed a spring-loaded spool to move forward, maintaining the toggle linkage in an over-center locked position. In the upper end of the lunar module tunnel, the drogue, which was constructed of 1-inch-thick aluminum honeycomb core, bonded front and back to aluminum face sheets, was the receiving end of the probe head capture latches.
After the initial capture and stabilization of the vehicles, the probe was capable of exerting a closing force of 1,000 pounds-force (4.4 kN) to draw the vehicles together. This force was generated by gas pressure acting on the center piston within the probe cylinder. Piston retraction compressed the probe and interface seals and actuated the 12 automatic ring latches which were located radially around the inner surface of the CSM docking ring. The latches were manually re-cocked in the docking tunnel by an astronaut after each hard docking event (lunar missions required two dockings).
An automatic extension latch attached to the probe cylinder body engaged and retained the probe center piston in the retracted position. Before vehicle separation in lunar orbit, manual cocking of the twelve ring latches was accomplished. The separating force from the internal pressure in the tunnel area was then transmitted from the ring latches to the probe and drogue.In undocking, the release of the capture latches was accomplished by electrically energizing tandem-mounted DC rotary solenoids located in the center piston. In a temperature degraded condition, a single motor release operation was done manually in the lunar module by depressing the locking spool through an open hole in the probe heads, while release from the CSM was done by rotating a release handle at the back of the probe to rotate the motor torque shaft manually.[14]When the command and lunar modules separated for the last time, the probe and forward docking ring were pyrotechnically separated, leaving all docking equipment attached to the lunar module. In the event of an abort during launch from Earth, the same system would have explosively jettisoned the docking ring and probe from the CM as it separated from the boost protective cover.
The central pressure vessel of the command module was its sole habitable compartment. It had an interior volume of 210 cubic feet (5.9 m3) and housed the main control panels, crew seats, guidance and navigation systems, food and equipment lockers, the waste management system, and the docking tunnel.
Dominating the forward section of the cabin was the crescent-shaped main display panel measuring nearly 7 feet (2.1 m) wide and 3 feet (0.91 m) tall. It was arranged into three panels, each emphasizing the duties of each crew member. The mission commander's panel (left side) included thevelocity, attitude, andaltitude indicators, the primary flight controls, and the main FDAI (Flight Director Attitude Indicator).
The CM pilot served as navigator, so his control panel (center) included theGuidance and Navigation computer controls, the caution and warning indicator panel, the event timer, the Service Propulsion System and RCS controls, and the environmental control system controls.
The LM pilot served as systems engineer, so his control panel (right-hand side) included thefuel cell gauges and controls, the electrical andbattery controls, and the communications controls.
Flanking the sides of the main panel were sets of smaller control panels. On the left side were acircuit breaker panel, audio controls, and the SCS power controls. On the right were additional circuit breakers and a redundant audio control panel, along with the environmental control switches. In total, the command module panels included 24 instruments, 566 switches, 40 event indicators, and 71 lights.
The three crew couches were constructed from hollowsteel tubing and covered in a heavy, fireproof cloth known as Armalon. The leg pans of the two outer couches could be folded in a variety of positions, while the hip pan of the center couch could be disconnected and laid on the aft bulkhead. Onerotation and onetranslation hand controller was installed on the armrests of the left-hand couch. The translation controller was used by the crew member performing the transposition, docking, and extraction maneuver with the LM, usually the CM Pilot. The center and right-hand couches had duplicate rotational controllers. The couches were supported by eight shock-attenuating struts, designed to ease the impact of touchdown on water or, in case of an emergency landing, on solid ground.
The contiguous cabin space was organized into six equipment bays:
The CM had five windows. The two side windows measured 9 inches (23 cm) square next to the left and right-hand couches. Two forward-facing triangular rendezvous windows measured 8 by 9 inches (20 by 23 cm), used to aid inrendezvous and docking with the LM. The circular hatch window was 9 inches (23 cm) in diameter located directly over the center couch. Each window assembly consisted of three thick panes of glass. The inner two panes, which were made ofaluminosilicate, made up part of the module's pressure vessel. The fused silica outer pane served as both a debris shield and as part of the heat shield. Each pane had an anti-reflective coating and a blue-red reflective coating on the inner surface.
The service module was an unpressurized cylindrical structure with a diameter of 12 feet 10 inches (3.91 m) and 14 feet 10 inches (4.52 m) long. The service propulsion engine nozzle and heat shield increased the total height to 24 feet 7 inches (7.49 m).The interior was a simple structure consisting of a central tunnel section 44 inches (1.1 m) in diameter, surrounded by six pie-shaped sectors. The sectors were topped by a forward bulkhead and fairing, separated by six radial beams, covered on the outside by four honeycomb panels, and supported by an aft bulkhead and engine heat shield. The sectors were not all equal 60° angles, but varied according to required size.
The forward fairing measured 1 foot 11 inches (58 cm) long and housed the reaction control system (RCS) computer, power distribution block, ECS controller, separation controller, and components for the high-gain antenna, and included eight EPS radiators and theumbilical connection arm containing the main electrical and plumbing connections to the CM. The fairing externally contained a retractable forward-facingspotlight; an EVAfloodlight to aid the command module pilot in SIM film retrieval; and a flashing rendezvousbeacon visible from 54 nautical miles (100 km) away as a navigation aid for rendezvous with the LM.
The SM was connected to the CM using three tension ties and six compression pads. The tension ties were stainless steel straps bolted to the CM's aft heat shield. It remained attached to the command module throughout most of the mission, until being jettisoned just prior to re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. At jettison, the CM umbilical connections were cut using a pyrotechnic-activatedguillotine assembly. Following jettison, the SM aft translation thrusters automatically fired continuously to distance it from the CM, until either the RCS fuel or the fuel cell power was depleted. The roll thrusters were also fired for five seconds to make sure it followed a different trajectory from the CM and faster break-up on re-entry.
Theservice propulsion system (SPS) engine was originally designed to lift the CSM off the surface of the Moon in thedirect ascent mission mode,[20] The engine selected was theAJ10-137,[21] which usedAerozine 50 as fuel andnitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) asoxidizer to produce 20,500 lbf (91 kN) of thrust.[22] A contract was signed in April 1962 for theAerojet-General company to start developing the engine, resulting in a thrust level twice what was needed to accomplish thelunar orbit rendezvous (LOR) mission mode officially chosen in July of that year.[23] The engine was actually used for mid-course corrections between the Earth and Moon, and to place the spacecraft into and out of lunar orbit. It also served as aretrorocket to perform the deorbit burn for Earth orbital flights.
The propellants were pressure-fed to the engine by 39.2 cubic feet (1.11 m3) of gaseous helium at 3,600 pounds per square inch (25 MPa), carried in two 40-inch (1.0 m) diameter spherical tanks.[24]
The exhaust nozzle measured 152.82 inches (3.882 m) long and 98.48 inches (2.501 m) wide at the base. It was mounted on twogimbals to keep the thrust vector aligned with the spacecraft'scenter of mass during SPS firings. The combustion chamber and pressurant tanks were housed in the central tunnel.
Four clusters of fourreaction control system (RCS) thrusters (known as "quads") were installed around the upper section of the SM every 90°. The sixteen-thruster arrangement providedrotation andtranslation control in all three spacecraft axes. EachR-4D thruster measured 12 inches (30 cm) long by 6 inches (15 cm) diameter, generated 100 pounds-force (440 N) of thrust, and used helium-fedmonomethylhydrazine (MMH) as fuel and nitrogen tetroxide (NTO) as oxidizer.[25] Each quad assembly measured 2.2 by 2.7 feet (0.67 by 0.82 m) and had its own fuel, oxidizer, and helium tanks mounted on the inside of an 8-by-2.75-foot (2.44 by 0.84 m) skin panel. The primary fuel (MMH) tank contained 69.1 pounds (31.3 kg); the secondary fuel tank contained 45.2 pounds (20.5 kg); the primary oxidizer tank contained 137.0 pounds (62.1 kg), and the secondary oxidizer tank contained 89.2 pounds (40.5 kg). The propellant tanks were pressurized from a single tank containing 1.35 pounds (0.61 kg) of liquid helium.[26] Back flow was prevented by a series of check valves, and back flow and ullage requirements were resolved by containing the fuel and oxidizer inTeflon bladders which separated the propellants from the helium pressurant.[26]
The four completely independent RCS clusters provided redundancy; only two adjacent functioning units were needed to allow complete attitude control.[26]
The lunar module used a similar four-quad arrangement of R-4D thruster engines for its RCS.
Electrical power was produced by threefuel cells, each measuring 44 inches (1.1 m) tall by 22 inches (0.56 m) in diameter and weighing 245 pounds (111 kg). These combined hydrogen and oxygen to generate electrical power, and produced drinkable water as a byproduct. The cells were fed by two hemispherical-cylindrical 31.75-inch (0.806 m) diameter tanks, each holding 29 pounds (13 kg) ofliquid hydrogen, and two spherical 26-inch (0.66 m) diameter tanks, each holding 326 pounds (148 kg) ofliquid oxygen (which also supplied the environmental control system).
On the flight ofApollo 13, the EPS was disabled by an explosive rupture of one oxygen tank, which punctured the second tank and led to the loss of all oxygen. After the accident, a third oxygen tank was added to obviate operation below 50% tank capacity. That allowed the elimination of the tank's internal stirring-fan equipment, which had contributed to the failure.
Also starting withApollo 14, a 400 Ah auxiliary battery was added to the SM for emergency use. Apollo 13 had drawn heavily on its entry batteries in the first hours after the explosion, and while this new battery could not power the CM for more than 5–10 hours it would buy time in the event of a temporary loss of all three fuel cells. Such an event had occurred when Apollo 12 was struck twice by lightning during launch.
Cabin atmosphere was maintained at 5 pounds per square inch (34 kPa) of pure oxygen from the same liquid oxygen tanks that fed the electrical power system's fuel cells. Potable water supplied by the fuel cells was stored for drinking and food preparation. A thermal control system using a mixture of water andethylene glycol ascoolant dumped waste heat from the CM cabin and electronics to outer space via two 30-square-foot (2.8 m2) radiators located on the lower section of the exterior walls, one covering sectors 2 and 3 and the other covering sectors 5 and 6.[27]
Short-range communications between the CSM and LM employed twoVHFscimitar antennas mounted on the SM just above the ECS radiators. These antennas were originally located on the Block I command module and performed a double function asaerodynamic strakes to stabilize the capsule after a launch abort. The antennas were moved to the Block II service module when this function was found unnecessary.
A steerableunified S-bandhigh-gain antenna for long-range communications with Earth was mounted on the aft bulkhead. This was an array of four 31-inch (0.79 m) diameter reflectors surrounding a single 11-inch (0.28 m) square reflector. During launch it was folded down parallel to the main engine to fit inside theSpacecraft-to-LM Adapter (SLA). After CSM separation from the SLA, it deployed at a right angle to the SM.
Four omnidirectional S-band antennas on the CM were used when the attitude of the CSM kept the high-gain antenna from being pointed at Earth. These antennas were also used between SM jettison and landing.[28]
The payload capability of theSaturn IB launch vehicle used to launch the Low Earth Orbit missions (Apollo 1 (planned),Apollo 7,Skylab 2,Skylab 3,Skylab 4, andApollo–Soyuz) could not handle the 66,900-pound (30,300 kg) mass of the fully fueled CSM. This was not a problem, because the spacecraftdelta-v requirement of these missions was much smaller than that of the lunar mission; therefore they could be launched with less than half of the full SPS propellant load, by filling only the SPS sump tanks and leaving the storage tanks empty. The CSMs launched in orbit on Saturn IB ranged from 32,558 pounds (14,768 kg) (Apollo–Soyuz), to 46,000 pounds (21,000 kg) (Skylab 4).
The omnidirectional antennas sufficed for ground communications during the Earth orbital missions, so the high-gain S-band antenna on the SM was omitted from Apollo 1, Apollo 7, and the three Skylab flights. It was restored for the Apollo–Soyuz mission to communicate through theATS-6 satellite in geostationary orbit, an experimental precursor to the currentTDRSS system.
On the Skylab and Apollo–Soyuz missions, some additional dry weight was saved by removing the otherwise empty fuel and oxidizer storage tanks (leaving the partially filled sump tanks), along with one of the two helium pressurant tanks.[29]This permitted the addition of some extra RCS propellant to allow for use as a backup for the deorbit burn in case of possible SPS failure.[30]
Since the spacecraft for the Skylab missions would not be occupied for most of the mission, there was lower demand on the power system, so one of the three fuel cells was deleted from these SMs. The command module was also partially painted white, to provide passive thermal control for the extended time it would remain in orbit.
The command module could be modified to carry extra astronauts as passengers by addingjump seat couches in the aft equipment bay. CM-119 was fitted with two jump seats as aSkylab Rescue vehicle, which was never used.[31]
| Serial number | Name | Use | Launch date | Current location | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block I[32][33][34] | |||||
| CSM-001 | systems compatibility test vehicle | scrapped[35] | |||
| CSM-002 | A-004 flight | January 20, 1966 | Command module on display atCradle of Aviation,Long Island,New York[36] |  | |
| CSM-004 | static and thermal structural ground tests | scrapped[34] | |||
| CSM-006 | used for demonstrating tumbling debris removal system | Command module scrapped;[37] service module (redesignated as SM-010)[33] on display atU.S. Space & Rocket Center,Huntsville, Alabama[38] |  | ||
| CSM-007 | various tests including acoustic vibration and drop tests, and water egress training. CM was refitted with Block II improvements.[39] Underwent testing forSkylab at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory,Eglin AFB, Florida, 1971–1973. | Command module on display atMuseum of Flight,Seattle,Washington[40] |  | ||
| CSM-008 | complete systems spacecraft used inthermal vacuum tests | scrapped[35] |  | ||
| CSM-009 | AS-201 flight and drop tests | February 26, 1966 | Command module on display atStrategic Air and Space Museum, adjacent toOffutt Air Force Base inAshland, Nebraska[41] |  | |
| CSM-010 | Thermal test (command module redesignated as CM-004A / BP-27 for dynamic tests);[42] service module never completed[33] | Command module on display atU.S. Space & Rocket Center,Huntsville, Alabama[35] | | ||
| CSM-011 | AS-202 flight | August 25, 1966 | Command module on display on theUSSHornet museum at the formerNaval Air Station Alameda,Alameda, California[43] |  | |
| CSM-012 | Apollo 1; the command module was severely damaged in the Apollo 1 fire | Command module in storage at theLangley Research Center,Hampton, Virginia;[44] three-part door hatch on display atKennedy Space Center;[45] service module scrapped[35] |  | ||
| CSM-014 | Command module disassembled as part of Apollo 1 investigation. Service module (SM-014) used onApollo 6 mission. Command module (CM-014) later modified and used for ground testing (as CM-014A).[33] | Scrapped May 1977.[32] | |||
| CSM-017 | CM-017 flew onApollo 4 with SM-020 after SM-017 was destroyed in a propellant tank explosion during ground testing.[33][46] | November 9, 1967 | Command module on display atStennis Space Center,Bay St. Louis, Mississippi[47] |  | |
| CSM-020 | CM-020 flew onApollo 6 with SM-014.[33] | April 4, 1968 | Command module on display atFernbank Science Center,Atlanta |  | |
| Block II[48][49] | |||||
| CSM-098 | 2TV-1 (Block II Thermal Vacuum no.1)[50] | used inthermal vacuum tests | CSM on display atAcademy of Science Museum,Moscow, Russia as part of theApollo Soyuz Test Project display.[34] |  | |
| CM-099 | 2S-1[50] | Skylab flight crew interface training;[50] impact tests[33] | scrapped[50] | ||
| CSM-100 | 2S-2[50] | static structural testing[33] | Command module "transferred to Smithsonian as an artifact", service module on display atNew Mexico Museum of Space History[50] | ||
| CSM-101 | Apollo 7 | October 11, 1968 | Command module was on display atNational Museum of Science and Technology,Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from 1974 until 2004, now at theFrontiers of Flight Museum,Dallas,Texas after 30 years of being on loan.[51] |  | |
| CSM-102 | Launch Complex 34 checkout vehicle | Command module scrapped;[52] service module is at JSC on top of the Little Joe II in Rocket Park with Boiler Plate 22 command module.[53] |  | ||
| CSM-103 | Apollo 8 | December 21, 1968 | Command module on display at theMuseum of Science and Industry inChicago[49] |  | |
| CSM-104 | Gumdrop | Apollo 9 | March 3, 1969 | Command module on display atSan DiegoAir and Space Museum[49] |  |
| CSM-105 | acoustic tests | On display atNational Air and Space Museum,Washington, D.C. as part of theApollo Soyuz Test Project display.[54] (Photo) |  | ||
| CSM-106 | Charlie Brown | Apollo 10 | May 18, 1969 | Command module on display atScience Museum, London[49] |  |
| CSM-107 | Columbia | Apollo 11 | July 16, 1969 | Command module on display atNational Air and Space Museum,Washington, D.C.[49] |  |
| CSM-108 | Yankee Clipper | Apollo 12 | November 14, 1969 | Command module on display atVirginia Air & Space Center,Hampton, Virginia;[49] previously on display at theNational Naval Aviation Museum atNaval Air Station Pensacola,Pensacola, Florida (exchanged for CSM-116) |  |
| CSM-109 | Odyssey | Apollo 13 | April 11, 1970 | Command module on display atKansas Cosmosphere and Space Center[49] |  |
| CSM-110 | Kitty Hawk | Apollo 14 | January 31, 1971 | Command module on display at theKennedy Space Center[49] |  |
| CSM-111 | Apollo Soyuz Test Project | July 15, 1975 | Command module currently on display atCalifornia Science Center inLos Angeles,California[55][56][57] (formerly displayed at theKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex) | .jpg) | |
| CSM-112 | Endeavour | Apollo 15 | July 26, 1971 | Command module on display atNational Museum of the United States Air Force,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,Dayton, Ohio[49] | |
| CSM-113 | Casper | Apollo 16 | April 16, 1972 | Command module on display atU.S. Space & Rocket Center,Huntsville, Alabama[49] |  |
| CSM-114 | America | Apollo 17 | December 7, 1972 | Command module on display atSpace Center Houston,Houston, Texas[49] |  |
| CSM-115 | Apollo 19[58] (canceled) | Never fully completed[59] – service module does not have its SPS nozzle installed. On display as part of the Saturn V display atJohnson Space Center,Houston, Texas[60] | .jpg) | ||
| CSM-115a | Apollo 20[61] (canceled) | Never fully completed[59] – internal structures not installed,[62] used for spare parts. Remaining items sent to Japan for exhibition in 1978 and never returned, possibly scrapped.[63][64] | |||
| CSM-116 | Skylab 2 | May 25, 1973 | Command module on display atNational Museum of Naval Aviation,Naval Air Station Pensacola,Pensacola, Florida[65] |  | |
| CSM-117 | Skylab 3 | July 28, 1973 | Command module on display atGreat Lakes Science Center, current location of the NASAGlenn Research Center Visitor Center,Cleveland, Ohio[66] |  | |
| CSM-118 | Skylab 4 | November 16, 1973 | Command module on display atOklahoma History Center[67] (formerly displayed at theNational Air and Space Museum,Washington, D.C.)[68] |  | |
| CSM-119 | Skylab Rescue and ASTP backup | On display at theKennedy Space Center[69] |  | ||
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the Apollo Command Module – CM-011. It was used for the uncrewed mission AS-202 on August 26, 1966
A close-up of the upper heat shield on CSM-115, the unfinished Apollo Block 2 command module that sits atop the Saturn.
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