What we read was astonishing; Program 63, 64, 65, lunar descent and ... copy of the Lunar Module’s source code . This is the source code book used by Don Eyles during Apollo missions and ...

On July 21, 1969, Apollo 11’s lunar ... while the command/service module continued in lunar orbit. Once the mission was complete, the top portion of the lunar lander would leave the moon ...

If you’d like to see what goes into making a 1/3-scale Apollo 11 Lunar Module, [Plasanator]’s photos ... pan as a concrete mold to create the lander’s “feet”. Later, a little paint ...

Separating the new lunar module into pieces will be even ... stage tanks alone will be taller than the entire Apollo descent stage. The 1960s lander was "a marvel of minimization" that strained ...

Nobody ever accused the Apollo ... carry the lunar module like a kangaroo joey in an onboard compartment. On the way to the moon, the petals of that compartment would open and the lander would ...

Audio clip: Charlie Brown was selected by the astronauts as the codename for the Apollo 10 command module and his friend Snoopy was the call sign for the lunar module. Mosher: NASA launched 10 of ...

Blue Origin will act as prime contractor and develop the descent element of the HLS ... that must utilize automation. Unlike the Apollo lunar lander, which was hand-flown by the crew, the HLS ...

"The lunar descent module that takes care of flying to the Moon and landing on target, the payload, and the cargo platform that acts as the interface between the lander and payload," ESA added.

Hovered over its landing target, Blue Ghost shut off its main engine, using its smaller thrusters to cushion and make small ...