The Eagle lunar module touched down on the Sea of Tranquillity during the Apollo 11 landing on 20 July 1969.
Touch down wheels Landing gear
landing craft
A rocket ship lands by firing its engines in reverse to slow down its descent, then using thrusters or landing legs to touch down gently on the landing surface. The landing is usually controlled remotely by pilots or automated systems to ensure a safe and precise touchdown.
Landing craft - powered boats shaped roughly like a bread pan, with a front that dropped down when the beach was reached.
There isn't one answer. According to current NASA (and other organization's) thinking, the ideal space craft would be an incredibly light, fast moving craft with a separate section designed to actually touch down on extraterrestrial surfaces. Since the craft wouldn't have to deal with the wide variety of potential surfaces, it would be cheaper and more versatile. However, the landing craft would have to be altered to fit the conditions of the surface.
LCVPs (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) also known as 'Higgins Boats'
According to the following NASA article http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/soyuz/landing.html The speed at landing is less than 4 feet per second, due to rockets on the bottom of the craft that fire in the final second before touch down. The chute slows it to 24 feet per second. The seats are also fitted specifically to the occupant's bodies and have shock absorbers to ease the landing.
There isn't one answer. According to current NASA (and other organization's) thinking, the ideal space craft would be an incredibly light, fast moving craft with a separate section designed to actually touch down on extraterrestrial surfaces. Since the craft wouldn't have to deal with the wide variety of potential surfaces, it would be cheaper and more versatile. However, the landing craft would have to be altered to fit the conditions of the surface.
The Sea of Tranquility was chosen as the landing site for Apollo 11 because it is a relatively flat and smooth area on the Moon's surface, which reduced the risk of landing complications. Additionally, it provided a safe and stable location for the lunar module to touch down and explore. The site's smoother terrain also made it easier for the astronauts to move around and collect samples.
engage flaps, lower landing gear, cut throttle and gently touch down.
The Apollo 11 lunar module, Eagle, touched down on the Moon on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC.
When Neil Armstrong first stepped onto the Moon on July 20, 1969, it was mission control at NASA that confirmed the landing. Specifically, the famous phrase "The Eagle has landed" was spoken by Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin shortly after the Lunar Module, named Eagle, touched down on the lunar surface. Armstrong followed shortly after, becoming the first human to walk on the Moon.