The Apollo Spacecraft - A Chronology.

APPENDIX 2

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Spacecraft weights by Quarter


December 1962

                           Control       Target      Current
                            Weight       Weight       Weight
                         (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)

Command Module               4,309        3,856        4,246
                            (9,500)      (8,500)      (9,350)

Service Module               5,214        4,990        4,629
                           (11,500)     (11,000)     (10,205)

SM Useful Propellant        18,370       15,531       15,744
                           (40,500)     (34,240)     (34,710)

S-IVB Adapter                1,361        1,361        1,479
                            (3,000)      (3,000)      (3,260)

Lunar Exc. Module           11,567       11,113        9,752
                           (25,500)     (24,500)     (21,500)

Total Spacecraft Injected   40,823       35,471       35,745
                           (90,000)     (78,200)     (79,025) 

March 1963

                           Control       Target      Current
                            Weight       Weight       Weight
                         (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)

Command Module               4,309        3,856        4,067
                            (9,500)      (8,500)      (8,990)

Service Module               4,763        4,309        4,336
                           (10,500)      (9,500)      (9,780)

SM Useful Propellant        17,921       16,381       16,860
                           (39,730)     (36,115)     (37,170)

S-IVB Adapter                1,542        1,361        1,411
                            (3,400)      (3,000)      (3,110)

Lunar Exc. Module           11,961       11,113       11,113
                           (26,370)     (24,500)     (24,500)

Total Spacecraft Injected   40,823       37,247       38,124
                           (90,000)     (82,115)     (84,050)

June 1963

                           Control       Target      Current
                            Weight       Weight       Weight
                         (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)

Command Module               4,309        3,856        4,059
                            (9,500)      (8,500)      (9,170)

Service Module               4,763        4,309        4,264
                           (10,500)      (9,500)      (9,620)

SM Useful Propellant        17,921       11,381       17,060
                           (39,730)     (36,115)     (37,610)

S-IVB Adapter                1,542        1,361        1,411
                            (3,400)      (3,000)      (3,110)

Lunar Exc. Module           11,961       11,113       11,521
                           (26,370)     (24,500)     (25,400)

Total Spacecraft Injected   40,823       37,247       38,471
                           (90,000)     (82,115)     (85,410)

September 1963

                           Control       Target      Current
                            Weight       Weight       Weight
                         (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)

Command Module               4,309        3,856        4,277
                            (9,500)      (8,500)      (9,650)

Service Module               4,763        4,309        4,291
                           (10,500)      (9,500)      (9,680)

SM Useful Propellant        17,988       16,488       17,958
                           (39,900)     (36,350)     (39,811)

S-IVB Adapter                1,542        1,361        1,542
                            (3,400)      (3,000)      (3,400)

Lunar Exc. Module           12,111       11,340       12,916
                           (26,700)     (25,000)     (28,476)

Total Spacecraft Injected   40,823       37,353       40,285
                           (90,000)     (82,350)     (91,017)

December 1963

                           Control       Target      Current
                            Weight       Weight       Weight
                         (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)

Command Module               4,309        3,856        4,332
                            (9,500)      (8,500)      (9,770)

Service Module               4,763        4,309        4,408
                           (10,500)      (9,500)      (9,960)

SM Useful Propellant        22,524       16,488       18,727
                           (39,900)     (36,350)     (41,285)

S-IVB Adapter                1,542        1,361        1,542
                            (3,400)      (3,000)      (3,400)

Lunar Exc. Module           12,111       11,340       13,819
                           (26,700)     (25,000)     (30,465)

Total Spacecraft Injected   40,823       37,353       42,037
                           (90,000)     (82,350)     (94,880) 

March 1964

                           Control       Target      Current
                            Weight       Weight       Weight
                         (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)

Command Module               4,309        3,856        4,554
                            (9,500)       8,500)     (10,040)

Service Module               4,763        4,082        4,403
                           (10,500)      (9,000)      (9,950)

SM Useful Propellant        16,828       14,662       16,329
                           (37,100)     (32,325)     (36,000)

S-IVB Adapter                1,542        1,406        1,542
                            (3,400)      (3,100)      (3,400)

Lunar Exc. Module           13,281       11,567       12,314
                           (29,500)     (25,500)     (27,149)

Total Spacecraft Injected   40,823       35,573       39,253
                           (90,000)     (78,425)     (86,539)

June 1964

                           Control       Target      Current
                            Weight       Weight       Weight
                         (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)

Command Module               4,309        3,856        4,553
                            (9,500)      (8,500)     (10,030)

Service Module               4,763        4,082        4,590
                           (10,500)      (9,000)     (10,120)

SM Useful Propellan         16,828       14,662       16,617
                           (37,100)     (32,325)     (36,635)

S-IVB Adapter                1,542        1,406        1,576
                            (3,400)      (3,100)      (3,475)

Lunar Exc.  Module          13,281       11,567       12,748
                           (29,500)     (25,500)     (28,105)

Total Spacecraft Injected   40,823       35,573       40,082
                           (90,000)     (78,425)     (88,365)

September 1964

                           Control       Target      Current
                            Weight       Weight       Weight
                         (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)   (kgs, lbs)

Command Module               4,990    No longer        4,576
                           (11,000)    reported.     (10,090)

Service Module               4,627    No longer        4,559
                           (10,200)    reported.     (10,050)

SM UsefuI Propellant        17,468    No longer       16,894
                           (38,510)    reported.     (37,244)

S-IVB Adapter                1,724    No longer        1,678
                            (3,800)    reported.      (3,700)

Lunar Exc. Module           13,281    No longer       13,250 
                           (29,500)    reported.     (29,431)

Total Spacecraft Injected   42,638    No longer       40,057
                           (94,000)    reported.     (90,515)


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