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The '''[[w:Apollo_Lunar_Module|Lunar Module (LM)]]''' was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program to achieve the transit from moon orbit to the surface and back. The module was also known as the LM from the manufacturer designation (yet pronounced "LEM" from NASA's early name for it, Lunar Excursion Module). Carried the [[Lunar Rover (LRV)]] on Apollos 15 through 17. | The '''[[w:Apollo_Lunar_Module|Lunar Module (LM)]]''' was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program to achieve the transit from moon orbit to the surface and back. The module was also known as the LM from the manufacturer designation (yet pronounced "LEM" from NASA's early name for it, Lunar Excursion Module). Carried the [[Lunar Rover (LRV)]] on Apollos 15 through 17. | ||
==External Links== | |||
* [http://www.btinternet.com/~ursine/LMhandbook.pdf Apollo Operations Handbook, Lunar Module (LM 10 and Subsequent), Volume One. Subsystems Data] | |||
* [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19710071423_1971071423.pdf Apollo Operations Handbook, Lunar Module (LM 11 and Subsequent), Volume Two. Operational Procedures] | |||
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Revision as of 14:50, 5 October 2007
The Lunar Module (LM) was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program to achieve the transit from moon orbit to the surface and back. The module was also known as the LM from the manufacturer designation (yet pronounced "LEM" from NASA's early name for it, Lunar Excursion Module). Carried the Lunar Rover (LRV) on Apollos 15 through 17.
External Links
- Apollo Operations Handbook, Lunar Module (LM 10 and Subsequent), Volume One. Subsystems Data
- Apollo Operations Handbook, Lunar Module (LM 11 and Subsequent), Volume Two. Operational Procedures
