The last major change to the command and service module came in adding a quadrant to the service module for Apollos 15, 16 and 17. These last missions to the moon were heavily focused on science.

The Apollo 7 spacecraft included a Command and Service Module 101 (CSM-101), the first Block II CSM to be flown with the capability of docking with a Lunar Module (designed to carry astronauts ...

The Lunar Module (LM) lifts off from the lunar surface to dock with the Command and Service Module (CSM). It was a three-day journey home. After atmospheric re-entry and water landing, the ...

By Mathew Callaghan The Spokesman-Review Apollo 7 launched on Oct. 11, 1968, with the goal of demonstrating the capabilities of the command and service module and its crew.

During the Apollo 11 mission, the command and service modules functioned as the mothership, carrying the lunar module and astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins into orbit ...

The command module performed so well that NASA felt confident in making a bold move — sending Apollo 8 all the way around the moon in December. Apollo 9 was an Earth-orbit test of the lunar module.