The Apollo Lunar Module (LM / ˈ l ɛ m /), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program. It was the first crewed spacecraft to operate exclusively in the airless vacuum of space, and remains the only ...

The Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM or LEM) was originally supposed to land at the Fra Mauro region of the Moon. The Apollo 13 mission was aborted as a lunar landing mission on 13 April 1970, 2 days after launch, when an oxygen tank on the Command …

Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing.

Jun 20, 2022 · These Flight Plan documents were provided by Andy Anderson who produced the first section from scans provided by David Worrow and created the second section from the revised Flight Plan timeline that was contained in the Apollo 13 Missions Operations Report. Apollo 13, CSM Launch Checklist - 1970-03-09. PDF File (43.0 MB)

The Lunar Module (LM) – originally called the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) and still pronounced “lem” after the name was changed – was the spacecraft that allowed the Apollo astronauts to land on the Moon.

Dec 19, 2024 · As 1969, an historic year that saw not just one but two successful human lunar landings, drew to a close, NASA continued preparations for its planned third Moon landing mission, Apollo 13, then scheduled for launch on March 12, 1970.

Apollo 13 was launched on April 11, 1970, for what was planned to be the third human landing on the Moon. The crew included Commander Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, who were scheduled to land in the lunar module Aquarius and …

Jul 5, 2023 · The Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), also known as the Apollo Lunar Module (LM), was a crucial component of the Apollo program. The design and construction of the LEM was carried out under the direction of the Grumman aerospace company between 1962 and 1969, to land astronauts on the Moon.

Dec 9, 2024 · Apollo 13, U.S. spaceflight, launched on April 11, 1970, that suffered an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, threatening the lives of three astronauts—commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, and command module pilot Jack Swigert—who ultimately saved themselves.

After the subsequent success of the Apollo 12 mission in November 1969, NASA set out to complete a third lunar landing with Apollo 13. Commander Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot Fred Haise and Lunar Module Pilot Jack Swigert planned to explore the Fra Mauro region of …