Block I Command and Service Module
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The Block I Command and Service Module was an early Apollo spacecraft configuration used for uncrewed test flights to validate systems before the upgraded Block II version carried astronauts to the Moon.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Command and Service Module | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo spacecraft configuration
ⓘ
Command and Service Module variant ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Apollo 1 spacecraft design ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | reaction control system thrusters ⓘ |
| avionicsLocation | Command Module ⓘ |
| communicationSystem | S-band communication system ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Saturn I rocket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saturn IB rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| designedDuring | early 1960s ⓘ |
| designedFor | Earth orbit missions ⓘ |
| developedBy | North American Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dockingSystem | probe-and-drogue docking system precursor ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1966 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Block II Command and Service Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | Apollo Guidance Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Block I Command Module
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Block I Service Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heatShieldType | ablative heat shield ⓘ |
| launchEscapeSystem | tower-mounted escape rocket ⓘ |
| ledTo | major redesign for Block II CSM ⓘ |
| lifeSupportDuration | upTo14DaysNominalDesign ⓘ |
| missionProfile | launch-orbital-test-reentry ⓘ |
| navigationAid | inertial measurement unit ⓘ |
| notDesignedFor |
lunar landing missions
ⓘ
lunar orbit rendezvous operations ⓘ |
| notFlownWithCrewTo | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | fuel cells ⓘ |
| precededBy | Apollo boilerplate spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPropulsion | Service Propulsion System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryCapability | Earth atmospheric reentry ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Block II Command and Service Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | late 1960s ⓘ |
| safetyIssues |
flammable cabin materials
ⓘ
inadequate wiring protection ⓘ pure oxygen cabin at high pressure on pad ⓘ |
| shape | conical Command Module with cylindrical Service Module ⓘ |
| thermalControl | passive and active thermal control systems ⓘ |
| usedFor |
systems validation
ⓘ
uncrewed test flights ⓘ |
| usedInMission |
AS-201
NERFINISHED
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AS-202 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.