Apollo command and service module

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Apollo spacecraft component crewed spacecraft spacecraft system

The Apollo command and service module was the main crewed spacecraft used in NASA’s Apollo lunar missions, housing astronauts, life support, navigation, and propulsion systems for travel to and from the Moon.

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All labels observed (26)

Label	Occurrences
Apollo Command and Service Module	16
Apollo command module	4
Apollo CSM	3
Apollo Command Module	3
Apollo Command/Service Module	3
Apollo Service Module	2
Apollo command and service module canonical	2
Apollo service module	2
Apollo spacecraft	2
Block II Apollo command and service module	2
Apollo 10 command module	1
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia	1
Apollo 11 service module	1
Apollo 11 spacecraft	1
Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey	1
Apollo CSM Block II	1
Apollo CSM and LM	1
Apollo CSM-101	1
Apollo CSM-111	1
Apollo CSM/LM	1
Apollo Command Module Block I	1
Apollo Command Module Yankee Clipper	1
Apollo Command and Service Module 103	1
Apollo Command and Service Module Endeavour	1
Apollo command and service module (role-wise)	1
Block II Apollo CSM	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T363981 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apollo command and service module
Context triple: [Apollo program, spacecraftType, Apollo command and service module]

A. Apollo 12
Apollo 12 was NASA’s second crewed mission to land humans on the Moon, notable for its precise landing near the Surveyor 3 probe in November 1969.
B. Apollo 14
Apollo 14 was NASA’s 1971 crewed mission that successfully returned astronauts to the Moon, notable for precision lunar landing and extensive surface exploration following the Apollo 13 accident.
C. Gemini 8
Gemini 8 was a 1966 NASA crewed spaceflight in the Gemini program, notable for achieving the first successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit and for a critical in-flight emergency that tested astronaut Neil Armstrong’s piloting skills.
D. Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was NASA’s 1968 Earth-orbiting test mission that successfully proved the redesigned Apollo spacecraft’s systems and paved the way for subsequent lunar missions.
E. Apollo 15
Apollo 15 was a 1971 NASA crewed mission that conducted extended scientific exploration of the Moon, including the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the lunar surface.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apollo command and service module
Target entity description: The Apollo command and service module was the main crewed spacecraft used in NASA’s Apollo lunar missions, housing astronauts, life support, navigation, and propulsion systems for travel to and from the Moon.

A. Apollo 12
Apollo 12 was NASA’s second crewed mission to land humans on the Moon, notable for its precise landing near the Surveyor 3 probe in November 1969.
B. Apollo 14
Apollo 14 was NASA’s 1971 crewed mission that successfully returned astronauts to the Moon, notable for precision lunar landing and extensive surface exploration following the Apollo 13 accident.
C. Gemini 8
Gemini 8 was a 1966 NASA crewed spaceflight in the Gemini program, notable for achieving the first successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit and for a critical in-flight emergency that tested astronaut Neil Armstrong’s piloting skills.
D. Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was NASA’s 1968 Earth-orbiting test mission that successfully proved the redesigned Apollo spacecraft’s systems and paved the way for subsequent lunar missions.
E. Apollo 15
Apollo 15 was a 1971 NASA crewed mission that conducted extended scientific exploration of the Moon, including the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the lunar surface.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apollo spacecraft component ⓘ crewed spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft system ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crewCapacity	3 astronauts ⓘ
designedFor	free-return trajectories ⓘ lunar orbit operations ⓘ
dockingSystem	probe-and-drogue docking mechanism ⓘ
firstCrewedFlight	Apollo 7 ⓘ
firstCrewedFlightDate	1968-10-11 ⓘ
hasPart	Apollo command module ⓘ linked to: Apollo command and service module Apollo service module ⓘ linked to: Apollo command and service module
hasSubsystem	electrical power system ⓘ environmental control system ⓘ guidance and navigation system ⓘ reaction control system ⓘ service propulsion system ⓘ
lastCrewedFlight	Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ
lastCrewedFlightDate	1975-07-15 ⓘ
launchVehicle	Saturn IB ⓘ Saturn V ⓘ
manufacturer	North American Aviation ⓘ North American Rockwell ⓘ linked to: Rockwell International
museumDisplay	multiple surviving command modules in museums worldwide ⓘ
notableIncident	Apollo 13 service module oxygen tank explosion ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
partOf	Apollo program ⓘ
powerSource	fuel cells ⓘ
primaryFunction	transport astronauts between Earth and Moon orbit ⓘ
reentryVehicle	Apollo command module ⓘ linked to: Apollo command and service module
shape	conical command module with cylindrical service module ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
usedFor	Apollo lunar missions ⓘ linked to: Apollo program Earth orbital missions ⓘ crew life support ⓘ docking with Apollo Lunar Module ⓘ navigation and guidance ⓘ propulsion for translunar and transearth flight ⓘ
usedInMission	Apollo 10 ⓘ Apollo 11 ⓘ Apollo 12 ⓘ Apollo 13 ⓘ Apollo 14 ⓘ Apollo 15 ⓘ Apollo 16 ⓘ Apollo 17 ⓘ Apollo 7 ⓘ Apollo 8 ⓘ Apollo 9 ⓘ Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ

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