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== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
[[File:Lunar Module diagram.jpg|thumb|Drawing of LM]]
[[File:Lunar Module diagram.jpg|thumb|Drawing of LM]]
The LM was consisted of an ascent stage and decent stage.
The LM consisted of an ascent stage and descent stage.
== Descent stage ==
== Descent stage ==
This was the unmanned lower part of the LM. it looked like octagonal-shaped. It was made of aluminum alloy and had four legs for landing. It had a descent rocket engine, and batteries and various supplies and scientific equipment to be used when landing on the moon and during the astronauts’ stay on the moon.
This was the unmanned lower part of the LM. it looked like octagonal-shaped. It was made of aluminum alloy and had four legs for landing. It had a descent rocket engine, and batteries and various supplies and scientific equipment to be used when landing on the moon and during the astronauts’ stay on the moon.
File:Lunar Lander Model.jpg|This 1963 model depicts the second LEM design, which gave rise to informal references as "the bug".
File:Lunar Lander Model.jpg|This 1963 model depicts the second LEM design, which gave rise to informal references as "the bug".
File:The Apollo 5 Mission NASA Apollo Program Lunar Module.webm|''The Apollo 5 Mission'' (1968), [[NASA]]'s [[Apollo 5]] information film reel focused on the Apollo Lunar Module.{{upscaled inline|date=March 2026|type=video}}
File:Moon Mission 1967.webm|''Moon Mission'' (1967) Official NASA Apollo Program information film reel.{{upscaled inline|date=March 2026|type=video}}
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 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:Ap17-ascent.webm|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.webm|[[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:Apollo 15 landing on the Moon.ogg|[[David Scott]] lands [[Apollo 15]] Lunar Module ''Falcon'' on the Moon on July 30, 1971, seen from the perspective of the Lunar Module Pilot. Starts at approximately 5000 feet from the surface.
File:Apollo 15 landing on the Moon.ogg|[[David Scott]] lands [[Apollo 15]] Lunar Module ''Falcon'' on the Moon on July 30, 1971, seen from the perspective of the Lunar Module Pilot. Starts at approximately 5000 feet from the surface.
File:Apollo 15 liftoff from inside LM.ogg|Apollo 15 Lunar Module liftoff. View from inside ''Falcon''.
File:Apollo 15 liftoff from inside LM.ogg|Apollo 15 Lunar Module liftoff. View from inside ''Falcon''.
File:Ap17-ascent.ogv|[[Apollo 17]] Lunar Module ''Challenger'' liftoffs from the Moon on December 14, 1972. View from TV camera on the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
File:Ap17-ascent.webm|[[Apollo 17]] Lunar Module ''Challenger'' liftoffs from the Moon on December 14, 1972. View from TV camera on the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
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== Related pages ==
== Related pages ==
* [https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-the-apollo-lunar-module/ 50 Years Ago: The Apollo Lunar Module]
* [https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-the-apollo-lunar-module/ 50 Years Ago: The Apollo Lunar Module]
* [http://www.google.com/moon/ Google Moon overview of Apollo landing sites]
* [http://www.google.com/moon/ Google Moon overview of Apollo landing sites]
* [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1971-008C NASA catalog: Apollo 14 Lunar Module]
* [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1971-008C NASA catalog: Apollo 14 Lunar Module] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722080138/http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1971-008C |date=2009-07-22 }}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UuRCwsGugg&t=4m50s Demonstration of the Lunar Excursion Module and explanation of its systems]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UuRCwsGugg&t=4m50s Demonstration of the Lunar Excursion Module and explanation of its systems]
* [http://www.ehartwell.com/LM//index.htm Space/Craft Assembly & Test Remembered]
* [http://www.ehartwell.com/LM//index.htm Space/Craft Assembly & Test Remembered]