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 astronauts on the …

For lunar landing missions, Apollo used two spacecraft: the Lunar Module (LM) and the Command and Service Module (CSM). The CSM remained in lunar orbit with one astronaut on board …

The Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia," was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first crewed lunar landing mission in July 1969. On July 16, 1969, Neil …

Besides the service propulsion engine and its propellant and helium tanks, the service module contains a major portion of the electrical power, environmental control, and reaction control …

Without the heat shield, the astronauts would not have survived re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere at the end of the mission. The service module was a 24.6 foot (7.5 meters) tall …

Apollo Command Module Main Control Panel 2F This CM Panel 2F controls the Cryogenics and Environmental System controls and is positioned in front of the CM pilot and LM pilot.

The CSM consisted of two segments: the Command Module, a cabin that housed a crew of three and equipment needed for re-entry and splashdown; and a Service Module that provided …

Apollo Command Module and its position on top of Saturn V The command module was the control center for the Apollo spacecraft and living quarters for the three crewmen. It contained …

The Apollo 11 Command Module, Columbia, carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins to the Moon and back on the first lunar landing mission in July, 1969.

The command module, built by North American Aviation (at the time of launch, North American Rockwell Corporation), accommodated three astronauts during the mission.