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[[File:Apollo_13_Astronauts_Practice_Moonwalk_at_KSC_-_GPN-2002-000053.jpg|thumb|Astronauts practice using Lunar Module]]
[[File:Apollo_13_Astronauts_Practice_Moonwalk_at_KSC_-_GPN-2002-000053.jpg|thumb|Astronauts practice using Lunar Module]]
The '''Apollo Lunar Module''' (LM) is the spidery-looking landing vehicle on the moon. It was built for the US [[Apollo program]] to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back.
The '''Apollo Lunar Module''' (LM) is a spidery-looking [[Lander (spacecraft)|lander]] that landed on the moon. It was built for the US [[Apollo program]] to carry a crew of two from lunar [[orbit]] to the surface and back.
The LM was the last of the Apollo “hardware” to be developed. Its start had been delayed while NASA made up its mind to take the lunar-orbit meeting approach and thus require a vehicle like the LM for a landing. A contract with the prime builder was signed on January, 1963, almost two years after the Apollo project began. The LM was tested several times in space.<ref>''Moon Race: The History of Apollo'' DVD, Columbia River Entertainment (Portland, Oregon, 2007)</ref> Finally, on July 20, 1969 the [[Apollo 11]] LM Eagle made the first manned lunar landing.
The LM was the last of the Apollo “hardware” to be developed. Its start had been delayed while NASA made up its mind to take the lunar-orbit meeting approach and thus require a vehicle like the LM for a landing. A contract with the prime builder was signed on January, 1963, almost two years after the Apollo project began. The LM was tested several times in space.<ref>''Moon Race: The History of Apollo'' DVD, Columbia River Entertainment (Portland, Oregon, 2007)</ref> Finally, on July 20, 1969 the [[Apollo 11]] LM Eagle made the first manned lunar landing.
As Apollo missions progressed, Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 had lunar landings using their LMs. [[Apollo 13]] had a terribly dangerous accident when an oxygen tank exploded. The [[Apollo 13]] Lunar module, called ''Aquarius'', played an unexpected role in saving the lives of the three astronauts after the explosion.<ref name = "Cass 1">{{cite web|last=Cass|first=Stephen|title=Houston, we have a solution|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/space-age/apollo-13-we-have-a-solution|date=April 1, 2005|access-date=August 30, 2019|website=IEEE}}</ref>
As Apollo missions progressed, [[Apollo 12]], 14, 15, 16, 17 had lunar landings using their LMs. [[Apollo 13]] had a terribly dangerous accident when an oxygen tank exploded. The [[Apollo 13]] Lunar module, called ''Aquarius'', played an unexpected role in saving the lives of the three astronauts after the explosion.<ref name = "Cass 1">{{cite web|last=Cass|first=Stephen|title=Houston, we have a solution|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/space-age/apollo-13-we-have-a-solution|date=April 1, 2005|access-date=August 30, 2019|website=IEEE}}</ref>
== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
[[File:Lunar Module diagram.jpg|thumb|Drawing of LM]]
[[File:Lunar Module diagram.jpg|thumb|Drawing of LM]]
== Apollo Lunar Module Media ==
== Apollo Lunar Module Media ==
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File:Earth, Moon and Lunar Module, AS11-44-6643.jpg|[[Lunar Module Eagle|Lunar Module ''Eagle'']], the lunar module ascent stage of [[Apollo 11]], in orbit above the Moon. Earth is visible in the distance. Photograph by [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]] aboard the [[Command module Columbia]].
File:Earth, Moon and Lunar Module, AS11-44-6643 c.jpg|{{ship|Lunar Module|Eagle}}, the Lunar Module ascent stage of [[Apollo 11]], in orbit above the Moon. Earth is visible in the distance. Photograph by [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]] aboard the {{ship|Command module|Columbia}}.
File:Joseph Francis Shea.jpg|A 1962 model of the first LEM design, docked to the command and service module. The model is held by [[Joseph Francis Shea|Joseph Shea]], the key engineer behind the adoption of [[lunar orbit rendezvous]] mission logistics.
File:Joseph Francis Shea.jpg|A 1962 model of the first LEM design, docked to the command and service module. The model is held by [[Joseph Francis Shea|Joseph Shea]], the key engineer behind the adoption of [[lunar orbit rendezvous]] mission logistics.
File:Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight - GPN-2000-000215.jpg|[[Lunar Landing Research Vehicle]] (LLRV) during a test flight
File:Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight - GPN-2000-000215.jpg|[[Lunar Landing Research Vehicle]] (LLRV) during a test flight
File:Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle in landing configuration in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Module Columbia.jpg|The Apollo 11 [[Lunar Module Eagle|Lunar Module ''Eagle'']] in lunar orbit
File:Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle in landing configuration in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Module Columbia.jpg|The Apollo 11 [[Lunar Module Eagle|Lunar Module ''Eagle'']] in lunar orbit
File:Apollo 15 Engine Bell.jpg|Decreased clearance led to buckling of the extended descent engine nozzle on the landing of [[Apollo 15]]
File:Apollo 15 Engine Bell.jpg|Decreased clearance led to buckling of the extended descent engine nozzle on the landing of [[Apollo 15]].
File:Apollo Lunar Module Inside View.jpg|An inside view of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) crew cabin. Taken at the Kennedy Space Center, 2007.
File:Apollo Lunar Module Inside View.jpg|An inside view of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) crew cabin. Taken at the Kennedy Space Center, 2007.
File:Apollo LM crew rest positions.jpg|Astronaut rest (sleeping) accommodation
File:Apollo LM crew rest positions.jpg|Astronaut rest (sleeping) accommodation
File:Ap17-ascent.ogv|Lunar ascent by Apollo 17 ascent stage.
File:Ap17-ascent.ogv|Lunar ascent by Apollo 17 ascent stage
File:AP11 FINAL APPROACH.ogv|[[Neil Armstrong]] lands the [[Apollo 11]] [[Lunar Module Eagle|Lunar Module ''Eagle'']] on the Moon, July 20, 1969, creating [[Tranquility Base]]. Starts approximately 6200 feet from the surface.
File:AP11 FINAL APPROACH.ogv|[[Neil Armstrong]] lands the [[Apollo 11]] [[Lunar Module Eagle|Lunar Module ''Eagle'']] on the Moon, July 20, 1969, creating [[Tranquility Base]]. Starts approximately 6200 feet from the surface.