The Apollo command and service module was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which landed astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972
Apollo CSM Endeavour in lunar orbit during Apollo 15
Command module interior arrangement
Command module reentering the atmosphere at a non-zero angle of attack in order to establish a lifting entry and control the landing site (artistic rendition)
The Apollo 15 Command Module splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, 1971.
Lunar orbit rendezvous
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Lunar orbit rendezvous is a process for landing humans on the Moon and returning them to Earth. It was utilized for the Apollo program missions in the 1960s and 1970s. In a LOR mission, a main spacecr
Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle rendezvousing with Command module Columbia in lunar orbit
John Houbolt explains Lunar orbit rendezvous
The planned trajectory of Artemis 3 illustrates the use of LOR