Apollo 11

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Overview

Destination: Lunar Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Lunar Orbit Tranquility Base Mare Tranquillitatis, Moon

Return flight of Apollo 11 from the Moon.

Apollo LM

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Configuration:

The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.

Specifications
  • Stages
    1
  • Length
    2.832 m
  • Diameter
    4.29 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    5.0 T
  • Thrust
    16.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Apollo LM
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Apollo LM Ascent Stage
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

LM Eagle


In-active Human Rated Crew On-board: 2 Crew Capacity: 2
Destination: Apollo 11 CSM
Serial Number: LM-5

Flown on Apollo 11. Descent stage on lunar surface in Sea of Tranquility, ascent stage left in lunar orbit (could be still orbiting the moon)

Apollo Lunar Module Details

Crew


Neil Armstrong

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( NASA )

Status: Deceased

Date of Birth: Aug. 5, 1930
Date of Death: Aug. 25, 2012

Buzz Aldrin

Lunar Module Pilot - configurations.Country.None - ( NASA )

Status: Retired

Date of Birth: Jan. 20, 1930
Age: 95

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

(NGSS)

CEO: Kathy Warden Founded: 2015 Successes: 15 Failures: 0 Pending: 4

Agency Type:

Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.

INFO WIKI

Mare Tranquillitatis, Moon

Tranquility Base


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