Apollo Command Module
The Command Module (CM) was the only Apollo/Saturn V component to return to earth. Functioning as a cockpit, office, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom, the CM was home to the three astronauts except when two of the crew members visited the Moon in the Lunar Module. The CM was constructed by North American Rockwell.
The Launch Escape System (LES) at the tip of the Apollo/Saturn V was designed to separate the CM from the rest of the rocket in the event of a launch emergency. It was jettisoned approximately 30 seconds after the ignition of the S-II Stage. Length 10 feet, 7 inches; Diameter 12 feet, 10 inches; Fully Loaded Weight 12,200 pounds.
The Command Module (CM) was the only Apollo/Saturn V component to return to earth. Functioning as a cockpit, office, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom, the CM was home to the three astronauts except when two of the crew members visited the Moon in the Lunar Module. The CM was constructed by North American Rockwell.
The Launch Escape System (LES) at the tip of the Apollo/Saturn V was designed to separate the CM from the rest of the rocket in the event of a launch emergency. It was jettisoned approximately 30 seconds after the ignition of the S-II Stage. Length 10 feet, 7 inches; Diameter 12 feet, 10 inches; Fully Loaded Weight 12,200 pounds.