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THE FIRST LUNAR LANDING Apollo 11 Crew Time Table Saturn V Planning Ahead Docking with Eagle

THE FIRST LUNAR LANDING Apollo 11 Crew Time Table Saturn V Planning Ahead Docking with Eagle Science Experiments. Apollo 11 Crew. Neil Armstrong Mission Commander. Edwin Aldrin Lunar Module Pilot. Michael Collins Command Module Pilot. 1. Apollo 11 Time Table. Launched:

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THE FIRST LUNAR LANDING Apollo 11 Crew Time Table Saturn V Planning Ahead Docking with Eagle

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  1. THE FIRST LUNAR LANDING • Apollo 11 Crew • Time Table • Saturn V • Planning Ahead • Docking with Eagle • Science Experiments

  2. Apollo 11 Crew Neil Armstrong Mission Commander Edwin Aldrin Lunar Module Pilot Michael Collins Command Module Pilot 1

  3. Apollo 11 Time Table Launched: July 16th 1969 Landed on Moon: July 20th 1969 Returned to Earth: July 24, 1969 2

  4. Most powerful rocket ever built • 363 ft. high and 7.5 million lbs. of thrust at lift off • Combined horsepower of 543 jet fighters • 50 tons accelerated to 24,000 mph. 3

  5. Major Components of the • Saturn V Rocket • Launch Escape System • Command Module • Service Module • Lunar Module • Third, Second and First stage - Columbia or CSM - Eagle or LM 3

  6. Was Apollo 11 aimed at the Moon? Apollo 11 was aimed at the future position of the Moon. 4

  7. This image shows the Eagle inside the stage 3 section of the Saturn rocket. Explosive panels released the Eagle from Stage 3. 5

  8. The docking procedure was a combination of automated and manual controls. The command module had to turn around and connect with the LM. 5

  9. Science Experiments Passive Seismic Experiment It provided data on the interior of the Moon. 6

  10. Science Experiments Laser Reflector It provides data on the Moon’s retreat and plate tectonics. This is the only Apollo experiment still providing data. 6

  11. Laser beam aimed at Moon by a telescope at McDonald Observatory 6

  12. Science Experiments Solar Wind Detector It provided data on the structure and composition of the Sun. 6

  13. Assignment for the remainder of class: Pg. 226 Rev. #15

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