Sep 21, 2025 · A Service Module (SM) is a component of spacecraft that provides essential services to support the main mission and its crew, including propulsion, electric power, life support, and vital …

The service module contains the main spacecraft propulsion system and supplies most of the space craft's consumables (oxygen, water, propellant, hydrogen). It is not manned.

A service module (also known as an equipment module or instrument compartment) is a component of a crewed space capsule containing a variety of support systems used for spacecraft operations.

Service Module (SM) The Service Module supplies the electrical power, water, oxygen, and life support necessary for the CM and astronauts for the trip from the Earth to the Moon. The SM also controls …

Dec 27, 2018 · The Service Module contained the service propulsion engine, reaction control system, and fuel cells that generated electrical power and water for the spacecraft. It also stored most of the …

A module of a spacecraft that provides the command module with electricity, air, and water. It is also the location of the thrusters used for manoeuvring. It is usually identified with the Apollo missions, which …

Without the heat shield, the astronauts would not have survived re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere at the end of the mission. The service module was a 24.6 foot (7.5 meters) tall cylinder. It was 12.8 feet …

A service module (also known as an equipment module or instrument compartment) is a component of a crewed space capsule containing a variety of support systems used for spacecraft operations.

Adapted from p. 20 (p. 134 and 135 in the PDF) of the Apollo Systems Engineering Manual: Service Module and Adapter Structure. Extraction, clean-up, and adaptation by heroicrelics.org.

The CSM consisted of two segments: the Command Module, a cabin that housed a crew of three and equipment needed for re-entry and splashdown; and a Service Module that provided propulsion, …