Neil Armstrong lands the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle on the Moon, July 20, 1969, creating Tranquility Base. Starts approximately 6200 feet from the surface.

3 天之前 · The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" was the first crewed vehicle to land on the Moon. It carried two astronauts, Commander Neil A. Armstrong and LM pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., the first men to walk on the Moon.

Lunar Module Eagle (LM-5) is the spacecraft that served as the crewed lunar lander of Apollo 11, which was the first mission to land humans on the Moon. It was named after the bald eagle, which was featured prominently on the mission insignia.

In 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 Lunar Module touched down on the Moon’s surface, forever changing human history. Here, we’ll dive deep into its crucial specs, the groundbreaking tech behind it, and much more.

2025年2月3日 · After Apollo 13’s near-disaster and aborted Moon landing, Apollo 14 (1971) saw America’s first astronaut, Alan Shepard, as the commander with Ed Mitchell as lunar module pilot.

2018年1月22日 · Lunar Module (LM), built by the Grumman Corporation in Bethpage, NY, was the vehicle that would take two astronauts down to the lunar surface and return them

Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle (and Buzz Aldrin) on the Moon, photographed by Neil Armstrong. The Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was designed to descend from lunar orbit to land two astronauts on the Moon and take them back to orbit to rendezvous with the command module. Not designed to fly through the Earth's atmosphere or return to Earth, its ...

Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin entered lunar orbit on the afternoon of July 19. The following day, Armstrong and Aldrin begin their descent to the lunar surface in the Lunar Module, Eagle.

2019年1月28日 · As the Earth rises above the Moon’s horizon, the Apollo 11 lunar module’s (LM’s) ascent stage is seen from the command module. Moon walkers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin rendezvous with Mike Collins in lunar orbit on July 21, 1969.

Soon after leaving Earth’s orbit, the command and service modules separated from the third stage, turned around, docked securely with Eagle, and removed it from the Saturn V vehicle. The spacecraft then coasted to the Moon, ready to undock when the astronauts entered orbit. This browser does not support the video element.