The Lunar Module (LM) was a key part of NASA’s Apollo program, responsible for carrying astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and back. Explore what’s inside this iconic spacecraft, ...

Long-term Orbit Stability of the Apollo 11 Eagle Lunar Module Ascent Stage James Meador. Comments: 13 pages, 8 figures. Submitted to Planetary and Space Science ...

This video explores the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the Moon's surface. It covers the two primary components of the module: the descent stage, which contained ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the Lunar Module "Spider" ascent stage is photographed from the Command/Service Module on March 7, 1969, the fifth day of the Apollo 9 earth ...

An Apollo Lunar Module was moved to the National Air and Space Museum's "Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall," re-opening in July 2016. Skip to main content. ... The ascent stage, ...

Meanwhile, the Lunar Module's descent stage plunged into the atmosphere on March 22, 1969, while the ascent stage remained in orbit until October 23, 1981. The S-IVB is still orbiting the Sun and ...

In 1970 the ascent stage of LM-2 spent several months on display at the "Expo '70" in Osaka, Japan. When it returned to the United States, it was reunited with its descent stage, modified to appear ...

This isn't the first lunar landing set from Lego, the company has released a number of sets on this theme including #367 Space Module with Astronauts (1975), #565 Moon landing (1976) and #10029 ...

(The third astronaut, the command module pilot, remained with the command module throughout the lunar mission.) Then the LM's ascent stage would be jettisoned, sometimes being programmed to crash into ...

The second abort mode, “ABORT STAGE,” would jettison a failing descent stage engine and fire the ascent stage engine to return safely to lunar orbit. “The fire-in-the-hole abort,” as NASA ...