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unusualsuspex ā Apollo Command/Service Module ortho [new]
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Cā¦Apollo CSM - byr2008
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Excellently done!Ā You've got a good eye for detail!
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I wonder if if NASA would've shortened the service module for LEO if we had continued using Apollo instead of going with the shuttle.
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The Skylab versions were launched to LEO on a Saturn IB.Ā The SM was pretty much unchanged.Ā It was not fueled to the same quantities as the Lunar missions to offload some weight, plus a few other changes.Ā The wiki page listed above has a good synopsis of the differences.
Operating with a smaller amount of propellant and minor deletions to save mass are easier for simulations and analysis to handle than actual dimensional changes.
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Sadly I guess we'll never know. Still, with Orion due to launch this year there may be hope for Lunar return/Mars mission in my lifetime....
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Here's a funny tidbit of Apollo History.
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Incredible. I actually saw two of the command modules: Apollo 11 'Columbia' and Apollo 9 'Gumdrop.'
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Bah! Columbia grabs the spotlight. Space shuttle, NX-class starship... no love for Gumdrop
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That's true. But they were very cool non the less.
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