Retro rockets slowed the LM down to landing speed.
There was two parts, the command module and the lunar module. The command module was used to take them to Lunar orbit, and then the Lunar module was used to land them on the Moon. The Lunar module then lifted the astronauts off the Moon and into Lunar orbit. They then docked with the command module and then got rid of the lunar module. Then the final trip home, they were safely inside the command module.
The Apollo Lunar Module was designed to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the moon's surface and back. It served as the "landing craft" for the Apollo missions, providing a safe way for astronauts to land on the moon, explore its surface, and then return to the Command Module in lunar orbit.
They were just not built to do it... too heavy, no legs, etc. Command Modules do not land on the moon. The command module is the main capsule for the Apollo program. The lunar module of Apollo 11 however did land on the moon on the 21st of July 1969.
To explore further away from where the astronauts were able to land the Lunar Module.
The craft that took astronauts to the moon was called the Apollo spacecraft. It consisted of the command module, service module, and lunar module. The lunar module, known as the "LEM," was specifically designed to land on the moon's surface.
It is the lunar module that is used to land on the moon, and leave the moon.
The spacecraft used to land on the moon by man was the lunar module. The Eagle!
There were 6 lunar modules to land on the moon.
There was two parts, the command module and the lunar module. The command module was used to take them to Lunar orbit, and then the Lunar module was used to land them on the Moon. The Lunar module then lifted the astronauts off the Moon and into Lunar orbit. They then docked with the command module and then got rid of the lunar module. Then the final trip home, they were safely inside the command module.
It was important to land on a flat surface, as it would help for a launch of the lunar module , for docking with the command module.
The astronauts land on the moon and also take off from the moon on their Lunar module.
The Apollo Lunar Module was designed to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the moon's surface and back. It served as the "landing craft" for the Apollo missions, providing a safe way for astronauts to land on the moon, explore its surface, and then return to the Command Module in lunar orbit.
They were just not built to do it... too heavy, no legs, etc. Command Modules do not land on the moon. The command module is the main capsule for the Apollo program. The lunar module of Apollo 11 however did land on the moon on the 21st of July 1969.
they landed on the moon in the sea of tranquility
The Lunar Module, or LM
By using the Descent Stage engine on the Lunar module.
To explore further away from where the astronauts were able to land the Lunar Module.