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What part of the Apollo spacecraft landed on the moon?
The Lunar Module, also known as the LM or "Eagle" on the Apollo 11 mission, was the part of the spacecraft that landed on the Moon. It was designed to carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the lunar surface and back.
What Apollo missions didn't have to do with the moon?
Apollo 7, Apollo 9, and Apollo 10 did not land on the moon. Apollo 7 was the first crewed mission in the program, testing the spacecraft in Earth orbit. Apollo 9 tested lunar module systems in Earth orbit. Apollo 10 performed a dress rehearsal for the moon landing, orbiting the moon but not landing.
The clementine spacecraft was placed in what orbit?
lunar orbit
What equipment and spacecraft were used for Apollo 11?
The Apollo 11 mission used the Saturn V rocket to launch the spacecraft into orbit. The spacecraft consisted of the Command Module "Columbia," the Service Module, and the Lunar Module "Eagle." Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin used the Lunar Module to land on the moon while Michael Collins remained in orbit around the moon in the Command Module.
How many Apollo mission have occurred?
1. Apollo 7: Low Earth Orbit 2. Apollo 8: Lunar Orbit 3. Apollo 9: Low Earth Orbit 4. Apollo 10: Lunar Orbit 5. Apollo 11: Lunar Landing 6. Apollo 12: Lunar Landing 7. Apollo 13: Lunar flyby (aborted landing) 8. Apollo 14: Lunar Landing 9. Apollo 15: Lunar Landing 10. Apollo 16: Lunar Landing 11. Apollo 17: Lunar Landing
Which Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.
How did astronauts get off the moon?
On the Apollo lunar missions, the Lunar Module (a separate vehicle) left the Apollo spacecraft orbiting the moon and landed. The upper half of the Lunar Module had a rocket engine capable of launching it back into orbit where it again joined the Apollo spacecraft. The crew then reentered the Apollo for their return to Earth.
What does lunar module mean?
The Apollo spacecraft had two parts, the Command Module and the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module was designed to land on the moon, and to take off to lunar orbit, to a rendez-vous with the Command Module. So it was composed by two parts: the lander, and the ascender. The lander served as a base to the lauching of the ascender.
What was the spacecraft that the astronauts took from the Apollo 11 to the surface of the Moon called?
The spacecraft that the astronauts took from Apollo 11 to the surface of the Moon was called the Lunar Module (LM). It was also known as the "Eagle." The LM separated from the Command Module in lunar orbit and carried the astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin to the Moon's surface.
The circling of the spacecraft around the moon is called its?
The circling of the spacecraft around the moon is called its lunar orbit.
What was Apollo 8 used for?
The Apollo 8 spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon and then return safely to earth.
What Apollo Eleven Astronaut did not walk on the moon?
Michael Collins stayed in lunar orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.
