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Lunar Landing Module

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One of Collins first tasks was to identify the lunar module on the ground. Given that the largest piece of equipment left on the Moon after each mission was the 179-foot-high by 14-foot-wide Lunar Module you can see the problem. Apollo Lunar Module Wikipedia When it comes time to set Eagle down in the Sea of Tranquility Neil Armstrong improvises manually piloting the lunar Module past an area littered with boulders. Lunar landing module . To give Collins an idea where to look Mission Control radioed that they believed the lunar module landed about 4 miles 64 km off target. Flight engineer of Apollo Lunar Module during descent and ascent of the LM also responsible for its systems during all phases of flight between Earth and Moon. Did I say problem. Lunar Landing July 20 1969418 pm. The Lander also known as the Lunar Module LM was a two-stage craft built to separate from the Apollo Command and Service Module and then travel to and from the moons surface. The upper ascent st...