The ascent engine was one of the most critical items in the entire Apollo stack as it had to work – there was no backup. Once back in Lunar orbit the astronauts knew they could rendezvous and dock ...

The Apollo astronauts had one shot to fire their Lunar Module’s ascent engine and get back to the orbiting command and ...

Come see inside the Lunar Module using 3D animation. The Apollo ... ascent stage was where the astronauts lived. It had the controls, two windows, more equipment, a docking hatch, and the engine ...

The outer structure of the LSAM cabin will likely be a cylinder, similar to the large pressurized cans that make up the ...

If you’d like to see what goes into making a 1/3-scale Apollo 11 Lunar Module, [Plasanator]’s photos ... Bright red lighting for the engine combined with a couple of slow strobe lights really ...

NASA's Artemis campaign will use human landing systems, provided by SpaceX and Blue Origin, to safely transport crew to and from the surface of the moon, in preparation for future crewed missions to ...

Narrator: NASA has released photos, videos, and audio recordings of its Apollo ... Engine's on five, four, three, two, all engine's running. We have a liftoff. Mosher: Where is Lunar Module ...

The ascent stage looked ... The crew of the Apollo 11 mission, from left: mission commander Neil Armstrong, command module pilot Michael Collins and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin.