Apollo Command Module Reaction Control System
Integrated command-module reaction-control system comprising two independent pressure-fed bipropellant subsystems.
Identity
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- integrated-system
- Kind
- integrated-propulsion-system
- Name
- Apollo Command Module Reaction Control System
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Integrated command-module reaction-control system comprising two independent pressure-fed bipropellant subsystems.
- Propellants
- nitrogen tetroxidemonomethylhydrazine
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19730017174
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:25:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:25:30 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- NASA identifies the CM RCS as two similar independent subsystems using inhibited nitrogen tetroxide and monomethylhydrazine.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Apollo Experience Report: Command and Service Module Reaction Control Systems
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- NASA documents the two independent command-module RCS subsystems and their six engines per subsystem.
- Publisher
- NASA
- Title
- Apollo 13 Review Board Appendix A: Baseline Data
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- NASA distinguishes the command-module RCS from the service-module RCS and service propulsion system.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Apollo Command and Service Module Propulsion Systems Overview