The Lunar Module Descent — Step by Step
I've spent the past few weeks trying to understand the powered descent to the lunar surface in detail. Let me write out what I know.
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They Were RIGHT THERE
Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan flew the Lunar Module down to 47,000 feet above the Moon today. Eight-point-four nautical miles. They could see the craters. They could see where Apollo 11 will land. They were RIGHT THERE. And then they flew back up. I respect the mission plan. I am…
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Nine Miles Up — Apollo 10’s Descent
Stafford and Cernan flew Snoopy to within 47,000 feet of the lunar surface today. There was a moment of chaos with the ascent stage before they rendezvoused safely.
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