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Apollo 10 Charlie Brown-Snoopy crewed lunar-orbit spacecraft family

NASA Apollo 10 spacecraft family performed the complete crewed lunar-landing mission rehearsal except touchdown, operating in lunar orbit and descending the lunar module near the surface in May 1969.

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Identity

Aliases
Apollo 10Apollo 10 spacecraftCharlie BrownSnoopyApollo 10 command and service moduleApollo 10 lunar module
Family Name
Apollo 10
Full Name
Apollo 10 Charlie Brown-Snoopy crewed lunar-orbit spacecraft family
Roles
crewed_spacecraftorbiterlanderresearch
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft

Details

Description
NASA Apollo 10 spacecraft family performed the complete crewed lunar-landing mission rehearsal except touchdown, operating in lunar orbit and descending the lunar module near the surface in May 1969.
First Flight Year
1,969
Last Flight Year
1,969
Operator
Propulsion Configurations
  • Entries
    • Count
      1
      Placement
      spacecraft
      Propulsion System
      Role
      main
      Stage
      service-module
      Variant Notes
      Single Aerojet AJ10-137 Service Propulsion System on the Charlie Brown service module; the existing Apollo CSM Block II integrated-system boundary is reused without changing the propulsion identity.
    • Count
      2
      Placement
      spacecraft
      Propulsion System
      Role
      attitude-control
      Stage
      command-module
      Variant Notes
      Two independent Command Module reaction-control subsystems; the existing Apollo CSM Block II installation establishes the subsystem count, not an inferred individual-engine model.
    • Count
      4
      Placement
      spacecraft
      Propulsion System
      Role
      attitude-control
      Stage
      service-module
      Variant Notes
      Four Service Module reaction-control quad packages distributed around the service-module periphery, matching the existing Apollo CSM Block II installation.
    Name
    Apollo 10 Charlie Brown CSM Block II propulsion
    Notes
    Apollo 10 Charlie Brown command-and-service-module propulsion only. The Block II boundary is represented by one AJ10-137 Service Propulsion System, two Command Module reaction-control subsystems, and four Service Module reaction-control quad packages. Saturn launch-vehicle propulsion and the separate Snoopy lunar-module systems remain outside this configuration.
  • Entries
    • Count
      1
      Placement
      spacecraft
      Propulsion System
      Role
      landing
      Stage
      descent
      Variant Notes
      One integrated Lunar Module Descent Propulsion System used for Apollo 10 near-surface descent testing; the existing integrated-system identity is retained rather than inventing a mission-specific engine model.
    • Count
      1
      Placement
      spacecraft
      Propulsion System
      Role
      takeoff-lift
      Stage
      ascent
      Variant Notes
      One integrated Lunar Module Ascent Propulsion System used for Apollo 10 ascent-stage firing and rendezvous; no exact engine variant is inferred from generic evidence.
    Name
    Apollo 10 Snoopy lunar-module propulsion
    Notes
    Apollo 10 Snoopy lunar-module main propulsion only. NASA documents the near-surface descent test and ascent-stage firing for rendezvous and docking; the existing integrated Descent Propulsion System and Ascent Propulsion System identities are reused. The Lunar Module reaction-control system is intentionally omitted because no exact canonical LM-RCS dependency is present in this packet, and no new identity or engine model is inferred.

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 09:08:51 UTC
Updated Time
August 25, 2026 at 19:02:06 UTC
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