Moon journey
279
Twelve
The three astronauts
worked and slept in
the command module.
Mission commander
Neil Armstrong struggled
to find a flat landing site.
He succeeded with just
seconds to spare.
The Eagle has landed
The lunar module (the part
of
Apollo 11
that landed) was
also known as the
Eagle
. It
touched down on the surface
of the moon on 20 July, 1969.
Moon
4
The command
and service modules
reattach to the lunar
module, which is still
connected to the rocket.
5
The rest of the
rocket is discarded
while the command,
service, and lunar
modules continue
to the moon.
6
The journey has taken
102 hours, 45 minutes. The
lunar module is ready to land.
8
The lunar module joins the
command and service modules
so the two lunar astronauts can
climb through. The lunar module
is then abandoned.
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276-277
Rockets,
Apollo 11
7
The command
and service modules
orbit the moon (one
astronaut remains on
board) while the lunar
module lands. Two
astronauts walk
on the moon.
