Shortly after the trans-lunar injection
maneuver that placed the Apollo spacecraft
on its trajectory towards the Moon, the
transposition and docking maneuver would
be performed. This involved an astronaut
separating the Apollo Command/Service
Module (CSM) spacecraft from the adapter
which fastened it to its launch vehicle
upper stage, turning it around, and docking
its nose to the Apollo Lunar Module (LM),
then pulling the combined spacecraft
away from the upper stage.
Transposition, docking,
and extraction
J-2 ENGINE
LUNAR MODULE
DESCENT STAGE
APOLLO
COMMAND
MODULE
S-IVB STAGE
INSTRUMENT UNIT
LUNAR MODULE
ASCENT STAGE
APOLLO
SERVICE
MODULE
LAUNCH
ESCAPE
SYSTEM
Lunar Module 5
ascent stage in Final
Assembly area on
overhead hoist
The Apollo 11 CSM
being moved
from work
stand for
mating
The Command/
Service Module (CSM)
separates from the
adapter.
The CSM then turns
around in preparation
for docking with the
Lunar Module (LM)
After docking, the CSM
pulls the LM away from
the launch vehicle’s
upper stage
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