Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The service module might have powered the Apollo missions, but it ...

NAA went so far as to design the Service Propulsion System (SPS ... the CSM off the moon using the propulsion module as a launch pad. The Apollo CSM would never land on the moon, however.

The Apollo spacecraft is a complex transportation system designed for ... quarters and returns to Earth; the Service Module, which provides power and propulsion; and the Lunar Module, which ...

North American Aviation (NAA) was the prime contractor for the Apollo Command and Service ... would be able to fire the rescue CSM's Service Propulsion System (SPS) main engine to achieve an ...

Only July 17, the first thrust maneuver using Apollo's Service Propulsion System (SPS ... On July 20, the Eagle (lunar module) undocked from the Columbia (command and service module), made ...

Its function is similar to that of the Apollo Service Module ... very helpful to better understand and operate our service module propulsion system," says Jim Withrow, project manager for the ...