• White, metal, bell-shaped nozzle with electrical wires and control unit on top.
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    The Lunar Module Ascent Engine was used to lift up the ascent portion of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) after the completion of a lunar landing mission for Project Apollo. The ascent portion of the LEM, carrying the Apollo two astronauts, then docked with the Command Module (CM) orbiting the Moon and flown by the CM Commander.

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Eric Long

Date Created

08/30/2017

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Keywords

Apollo Program; Engines; Missions; Moon; Rockets; Space

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