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Apollo Command and Service Module Block II

Block II was the redesigned crewed Apollo Command and Service Module configuration, with a unified quick-opening hatch, docking equipment for the Lunar Module, and extensive fire-safety and systems changes after Apollo 1. It flew from Apollo 7 in 1968 through the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, including all crewed lunar missions and the three Skylab ferry flights.

Apollo Command and Service Module Block II
NASA / NASA Johnson Space Center · NASA-owned asset; the exact NASA Images API record AS17-145-22254 identifies this byte-matched photograph as the Apollo 17 Command and Service Modules photographed from the Lunar Module during rendezvous and docking maneuvers in lunar orbit and credits NASA’s Johnson Space Center. NASA’s current Images and Media Usage Guidelines generally permit factual or informational/editorial use with NASA attribution and without implying NASA endorsement. NASA insignia and identifiers, third-party material, identifiable-person rights, and commercial, promotional, merchandise, or other protected-rights uses may require separate clearance; verify before such use. · Source
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Apollo CSM Block IIBlock II Apollo spacecraft
Family Name
Apollo Command and Service Module
Full Name
Apollo Command and Service Module Block II
Roles
crewed_spacecraft
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft
Variant Name
Block II

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Description
Block II was the redesigned crewed Apollo Command and Service Module configuration, with a unified quick-opening hatch, docking equipment for the Lunar Module, and extensive fire-safety and systems changes after Apollo 1. It flew from Apollo 7 in 1968 through the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, including all crewed lunar missions and the three Skylab ferry flights.
First Flight Year
1,968
Last Flight Year
1,975
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Propulsion Configurations
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    Name
    Apollo CSM Block II propulsion
    Notes
    Block II CSM propulsion comprises one AJ10-137 Service Propulsion System, four Service Module RCS quad packages, and two independent Command Module RCS subsystems.
Spacecraft Specs
Reusability
partially_reusable

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Official Url
https://www.nasa.gov/history/diagrams/apollo.html

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Creation Time
July 14, 2026 at 18:54:34 UTC
Updated Time
August 1, 2026 at 08:26:20 UTC
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