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A command module is a part which allows you to control a vessel. It is no longer required to choose a command module first, but there has to be at least one module operational for a ship to be controllable.

Control

All vessels can only be controlled as long as at least one command module on board is operational. Manned command modules need at least one crew member to be functional. Probe command modules consume electric charge and cease to function when the energy of the vessel is depleted.

All command modules provide torque for control and have SAS except for the command seat which has neither of them. Prior to the redesign in version 0.21 the modules haven't any ASAS functionality, which is similar to the SAS since then, and only the manned modules had sufficient torque.

As almost all modules generate torque using reaction wheels they drain additional power to rotate them.

Manning

At the beginning of a flight, only the primary command module will be manned. Since 0.21 the player can change which command pods and passenger compartments are manned before launch. The crew available is selected from the astronaut complex. In earlier versions the only way to get additional crew for a ship was by manually moving Kerbals from another vessel using EVAs.

List of Command Modules

There are fifteen different pods in the game. Four of them are crew pods designed for use with rockets, three are cockpits designed for spaceplanes, six are probe modules designed for unmanned probes, one is an external seat intended for manned rovers and can't actually be the base part of the ship due to its radial attachment, and one is a cupola intended for space stations. The main difference between the different command pods is their outer form, their mass and their crew capacity.

Image	Part	Radial size	Cost ()	Mass (t)	Max. Temp. (K)	Tolerance (m/s)	Tolerance (g)	Torque (kN · m)	S.A.S. level	Required Crew/ Power	Capacity (⚡)
	Mk1 Cockpit	Small	1 250 (1 241)	1.28 (1.25)	2 000 (1 100)	40	50	10	[Note 1]		50 ⚡ 7.5 MP
	Mk1 Inline Cockpit	Small	1 600 (1 591)	1.03 (1.00)	2 000 (1 100)	40	50	10	[Note 1]		50 ⚡ 7.5 MP
	Mk2 Cockpit	Mk2	3 500 (3 482)	2.06 (2.00)	2 500 (1 400)	45	50	15	[Note 1]	+	150 ⚡ 15 MP
	Mk2 Inline Cockpit	Mk2	3 500 (3 470)	2.10 (2.00)	2 500 (1 400)	45	50	15	[Note 1]	+	150 ⚡ 25 MP
	Mk3 Cockpit	Mk3, Small	10 000 (9 880)	3.90 (3.50)	2 700 (1 500)	50	50	40/40/20[Note 2]	[Note 1]	+	500 ⚡ 100 MP
	Mk1 Command Pod	Small, Tiny	600 (588)	0.84 (0.80)	2 200 (1 200)	14	50	5	[Note 1]		50 ⚡ 10 MP
	Mk1-3 Command Pod	Large, Small	3 800 (3 764)	2.72 (2.60)	2 400 (1 400)	45	50	15	[Note 1]	+	150 ⚡ 30 MP
	Mk1 Lander Can	Small	1 500 (1 482)	0.66 (0.60)	2 000 (1 000)	8	50	3	[Note 1]		50 ⚡ 15 MP
	Mk2 Lander Can	Large	3 250 (3 202)	1.515 (1.355)	2 000 (1 200)	8	50	15	[Note 1]	+	100 ⚡ 40 MP
	PPD-12 Cupola Module	Large, Small	3 200 (3 188)	1.80 (1.76)	2 000 (1 000)	8	50	9	[Note 1]		200 ⚡ 10 MP
	EAS-1 External Command Seat	Radial mounted	200	0.05	1 200	6	50	—	[Note 1]		—
	Probodobodyne RoveMate	Small	800	0.15	1 200	12	50	—	0	2.4 ⚡/min (144 ⚡/h)	120 ⚡
	Probodobodyne QBE	Tiny	360	0.07	1 200	15	50	—	0	1.5 ⚡/min (90 ⚡/h)	5 ⚡
	Probodobodyne HECS	Tiny	650	0.1	1 200	12	50	0.5	1	1.5 ⚡/min (90 ⚡/h)	10 ⚡
	Probodobodyne OKTO	Tiny	450	0.1	1 200	12	50	0.3	0	1.2 ⚡/min (72 ⚡/h)	10 ⚡
	Probodobodyne OKTO2	Tiny	1 480	0.04	1 200	12	50	—	2	1.8 ⚡/min (108 ⚡/h)	5 ⚡
	Probodobodyne Stayputnik	Tiny	300	0.05	1 800	12	50	—	—	1.67 ⚡/min (100 ⚡/h)	10 ⚡
	Probodobodyne HECS2	Small	7 500	0.2	2 000	8	50	10	3	3.0 ⚡/min (180 ⚡/h)	1 000 ⚡
	RC-001S Remote Guidance Unit	Small	2 250	0.1	2 000	9	50	0.5	3	3.0 ⚡/min (180 ⚡/h)	15 ⚡
	RC-L01 Remote Guidance Unit	Large	3 400	0.5	2 000	9	50	1.5	3	4.8 ⚡/min (288 ⚡/h)	30 ⚡
	MK2 Drone Core	Mk2	2 700	0.2	2 500	20	50	15/3/3[Note 2]	3	3.0 ⚡/min (180 ⚡/h)	250 ⚡
	MPO Probe	Small	9 900 (9 854)	0.895 (0.395)	2 200	9	50	6	3	3.0 ⚡/min (180 ⚡/h)	1 000 ⚡ 45 LF 55 O
	MTM Stage	Small	21 500 (6 300)	0.795 (0.415)	2 200	12	50	12	2	1.8 ⚡/min (108 ⚡/h)	4 000 ⚡ 3 800 XE