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The Making Of Apollo's Command Module: 2 Engineers Recall Tragedy And Triumph

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Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Apollo Lunar Module Descent Engine

Click to open image viewer. This is the liquid propellant Lunar Module Ascent Engine. It was one of the most important in the manned Project Apollo missions since it was used to lift up the ascent ...

The Plastic Pen That Saved Apollo 11: How a Simple Felt-Tip Kept Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin From Being Stranded on the Moon

A broken engine switch threatened to leave the first Moon walkers trapped on the lunar surface until an ordinary pen became ...
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Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Apollo Lunar Module Ascent Engine

Click to open image viewer. The Lunar Module Ascent Engine was used to lift up the ascent stage of the Lunar Module (LM) from the surface of the Moon and then dock with the Command Module (CM) ...