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An ascent burn then occurred for 60 seconds followed by a burn for six minutes, 23 seconds. This series of burns, called “fire in the hole," burned the engine of the ascent propulsion system (APS), ...

This video explores the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the Moon's surface. It covers the two primary components of the module: the descent stage, which contained ...

This video explores the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the moon's surface. It details the structure of the Lunar Module, which is split into the ascent and descent ...

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit. On July 21, 1969, U.S.

The Apollo program was made possible by many contractors and government agencies throughout the United States. There were significant concentrations of effort in many regions, one of which was Western ...

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a joint session of Congress that America “should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon.” He ...