Though they spent the bulk of every Apollo mission mated as one spacecraft, the Apollo command-service module was actually two separate vehicles, only one of which came home.

The Apollo spacecraft was designed to carry astronauts to the Moon and back, with two key components: the Command/Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM). In this video, we’ll explore how each ...

The command module was the backbone of NASA's Apollo program, which carried astronauts to the moon 50 years ago.

It was the only part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that came back from the moon. Designing, testing and building it was a monumental task, according to two engineers who were part of the effort.

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The Command Module was the only part of the Apollo spacecraft that returned to Earth after the mission; the Service Module was jettisoned before re-entry and burned up in the atmosphere.

The lunar module is being approached by the command and service module for the final rendezvous of the Apollo 16 mission.

The command module performed so well that NASA felt confident in making a bold move — sending Apollo 8 all the way around the moon in December. Apollo 9 was an Earth-orbit test of the lunar module.

The Apollo Command Service Module served as a home away from home en route to the Moon and safely returned every last astronaut back to Earth.