Launch Detail
Pulling launch timing, vehicle context, weather signals, and mission evidence.
Launch detail
National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Apollo LM Ascent Stage • Tranquility Base (NA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Apollo LM Ascent Stage • Tranquility Base
Return flight of Apollo 11 from the Moon.
Open the launch pad in Google Maps satellite mode using the pad coordinates.
Return flight of Apollo 11 from the Moon.
The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Provider, rocket, pad, and booster history tied to this launch.
Launch-stage and landing context surfaced from LL2 when it exists.
Flown on Apollo 11. Descent stage on lunar surface in Sea of Tranquility, ascent stage left in lunar orbit (could be still orbiting the moon)
