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The Apollo 11 lunar module traveled through space after being propelled toward the moon by a powerful rocket. Astronauts made the journey in a different, attached module − called the command module.
The Apollo spacecraft was designed to carry astronauts to the Moon and back, with two key components: the Command/Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM). In this video, we’ll explore how ...
Witness the intricate steps of the Apollo docking sequence in this comprehensive video, showcasing how the Command Module (CM) connects with the Lunar Module (LM) during the iconic Apollo missions ...
During Apollo 11, Collins was in charge of the command module Columbia while Armstrong and Aldrin went down to the lunar surface.
Command Module, "Columbia," was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first manned lunar-landing mission.
Astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot, remained with Apollo 17 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit while astronauts Schmitt and Eugene A. Cernan, commander, descended in the Lunar ...
Instead, the lunar module rejoined the command module and docked with it. Here, the crews rejoined their colleagues and ride home, before discarding of the lunar module to crash on the Moon's surface.
1 of 3 | The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit. On July 21 ...
Once America's most experienced astronaut, Apollo 13's Jim Lovell, who died at 97, was the first to visit the moon twice.
Where the astronauts sat in the Apollo Lunar Module may have profoundly impacted the way the experience of walking on the Moon affected them.
Commander Jim Lovell remains by the command module awaiting his turn. Credit: NASA ASTRONOMY: Is it true that Jack Swigert and Fred were enamored with taking photos of the lunar farside?