Spacecraft
Apollo Lunar Module
lem (rhymes with them), not spelled out as the letters L-M
Also Known As Lunar Excursion Module (LEM)
Crewed Spacecraft
The two-stage spacecraft that carried Apollo astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon's surface and back, built by Grumman. Its descent stage remained on the Moon as a launch platform for the ascent stage that returned the crew to the command module.
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Spacecraft Type ManufacturerGrumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation 1 StatusRetired; flew ten times, six of them to the lunar surface. 1 Status
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Source Apollo Lunar Module (Wikipedia)
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1. Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Status (category): Retired
- Spacecraft Type: Crewed lunar lander
- Manufacturer: Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
- Status: Retired; flew ten times, six of them to the lunar surface.
2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
Andrew Chaikin
Apollo Lunar Module (Wikipedia)
Article text
Despite the name change, the astronauts and other NASA and Grumman personnel continued to pronounce the abbreviation as () instead of the letters "L-M".
Apollo Lunar Module, Development flights section
LM-1's flight was delayed until January 22, 1968, as Apollo 5
In Group: Crewed Lunar Landers, Lead section
was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program
Part Of: Apollo Program, Lead paragraph, part-of
The Apollo Lunar Module (LM ), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program.
Mission Of: Apollo Program, Lead paragraph, mission-of
The Apollo Lunar Module (LM ), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program.
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