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| SpaceCAD Project Apollo Historical Overview |
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Apollo is probably the most famous of the early U. S.
space programs, because it resulted in putting a man on
the moon. The six Apollo missions that landed on the moon
brought back a thousand pounds of lunar samples and a
wealth of other scientific data. Apollo 11 provided the first opportunity for a human to walk on the moon. This honor went to astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969. |
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The spacecraft had three parts: A Service Module (SM), a Command Module (CM), and a Lunar Module (LM). The SM contained the principal propulsion system of the spacecraft, propellant, electrical system, water, and other supplies. The CM and SM flew together as a unit until the end of the Lunar round trip, when the SM was jettisoned prior to atmospheric entry. The module in which two of the three crew descended to the moon is the LM. |
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To learn more about
the Apollo Project go to these links:http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/
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