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Ascent stage aft equipment bay 66 Ascent stage crew compartment 66 Ascent stage crew compartment
arrangement 67
Ascent stage midsection 66 Ascent stage midsection
arrangement 67
Atmosphere Revitalization Section 74 Cabin 66
Characteristics 58
Communications 66, 67, 75 Configuration 58
Crew compartment 66
Crew compartment arrangement 67 Descent engine 3, 70, 71, 72, 73 Descent stage 2, 3, 9, 15, 58, 59, 60,
61, 64, 70, 72, 73, 74
Descent stage quadrants 70
Descent stage structure 70 Dimensions 59
Docking tunnel 65
Environmental Control System 66, 74 Flight axis 75
Fuel tanks 60, 61, 65, 70, 71, 72, 73 Guidance and Control System 64, 66,
67, 74, 75
Helium tank 58, 60, 61, 65, 71, 72, 7 Jettison 7
Landing gear 3, 58, 59, 70, 71
Main Propulsion System 72
Main Propulsion System
components 72
Main Propulsion System profile 72 Midsection arrangement 67 Overhead hatch 65
Oxygen Supply and Cabin
Pressurization Section 74 Reaction Control System 72 Reaction Control System
components 72
Reaction Control thrusters 72 Structure 60
Lunar excursion module liftoff 7
Lunar missions 2, 3, 5, 7, 14, 15, 18, 23, 37, 38, 54, 58, 60, 68, 70, 76, 78, 80, 81, 83, 86, 87
Apollo 8 3, 14, 18, 37
Apollo 10 37, 42, 46
Apollo 11 2, 4, 15, 21, 36, 37, 58, 60, 87 Apollo 12 2, 4, 17, 37, 60
Apollo 13 2, 14, 15, 23, 37
Apollo 14 2, 4, 37, 62, 87
Apollo 15 2, 4, 37, 54, 70, 78, 81, 87 Apollo 16 2, 4, 37, 64, 70, 78, 81, 83, 88 Apollo 17 2, 4, 5, 7, 15, 37, 38, 54, 68,
70, 76, 78, 80, 81, 86
Lunar orbit 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 15, 20, 21, 38, 46, 54, 58, 60, 64, 68, 72, 73, 74, 75
Lunar orbit insertion 5, 7, 54
Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Mode (LOR) 4, 5, 12, 58 Lunar Roving Vehicle 2, 7, 58, 70, 78, 79, 81, 84,
85, 86
Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle performance 81
Apollo 16 Lunar Roving Vehicle performance 82
Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle performance 83
Batteries 78, 79, 81 Camera 78, 80, 86, 87 Characteristics 78 Chassis 84, 85 Components 78 Crew station 84 Dimensions 79 Display 78, 84
Drive control 84
Drive Motor 81, 84
Dual steering mechanism 85 Hand controller 84
Main components 78 Mobility Subsystem 84 Parking positions 85 Payload 81, 86
Performance 81
Profile 79
Steer positions 85
Steering system 81
Stowage zones 86 Suspension 79, 81
Traction drive 84
Turning radius 79
Lunar surface operations 7 M
Main Propulsion System 72
Main Propulsion System components 72 Main Propulsion System profile 72 Manned Space Flight Network 75 Marshall Space Flight Center 8, 14 Mattingly, Ken 37
McDivitt, James 37
Men for the moon 14
Mercury, Program 10, 14
Mercury Program astronauts 10 Midcourse navigation sighting 45 Midsection arrangement 67
Mission profile, Apollo 4, 5, 6, 7 Mitchell, Edgard 37, 62
Mobility Subsystem 84
Modularized Equipment Stowage
Assembly 61, 70 Moon rocket 8
Moonships 9
Mortar, parachutes 38, 40, 41
N
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20
Nitrogen tetroxide, oxidizer 48, 49, 50, 51, 72
Nitrogen, gas 25, 50, 52
Instrument Unit 25
Service module vessels 50
Service Module Electrical Power System 52 Fuel cells 52
0
Omnidirectional antenna 12
Orbit 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21,
24, 27, 29, 37, 38, 46, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 68, 72, 73, 74, 75
Earth 3, 4, 6, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24, 27, 29, 37, 56
Lunar 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 15, 20, 21, 38, 46, 54, 58, 60, 64, 68, 72, 73, 74, 75
Optical Subsystem 44
Orbit, parking 21, 26, 34, 54
Orbital Experiments, Apollo spaceship 54 Overhead hatch 65
Oxidizer 20, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 38, 41, 48, 49,
50, 51, 58, 60, 61, 64, 65, 70, 72, 73 Oxidizer storage tank 49
Oxidizer sump tank 49
Oxygen Purge System 65, 66
Oxygen Supply and Cabin Pressurization Section 74
P
Panels, Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter 19, 25
Parachute 6, 38, 40 Drogue 6, 40
Main 6, 38, 40, 41
Pitch, axis 26, 38, 40, 48, 50, 51, 72, 75 Portable Life support system 78 Pressure Suit Circuit 52
Probes to scout the moon 8, 10, 12, 17 Luna 12
Ranger 12 Surveyor 8, 12, 17
Program, space 8, 12, 17, 18, 26, 37, 58, 60 Apollo 2, 14, 17, 18, 26, 37, 58, 60 Gemini 12
Luna 12
Mercury 12 Ranger 12 Surveyor 12
Propellant (fuel) 3, 8, 18, 20, 21, 24, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 41, 48, 49, 50, 51, 58, 60, 61, 64, 65, 70, 72, 73
Q
Q – ball 24
Quad 48, 50, 51 Quadrant 61, 70, 71, 74
R
Radar 2, 7, 58, 60, 67, 71, 74, 75 Radiator 38, 39, 48, 49, 52 Ranger probes 12
Reaction Control System 50 Components 72
Ascent stage 72
Fuel tank 38, 49, 50, 51, 60 Helium tank 38, 49, 50, 51, 60 Oxidizer 38, 49, 50, 51 Thruster 2, 5, 39, 65
Reaction thruster 2, 5, 39, 65
Reentry 6, 12, 15, 41, 52
Rendezvous 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 21, 38, 39, 40, 42,
43, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 68, 72, 74, 75 Rendezvous Radar antenna 2, 58 Restraints 84
Retrorocket 19, 21, 33
Roll, axis 38, 40, 45, 50, 51, 72, 73, 75, 85 Roosa, Stuart 37
Route to the moon 4, 5
S
Saturn IB launch vehicle 29, 37
Saturn V launch vehicle 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26,
27, 30, 31, 32 Configuration 24 Dimensions 18 Exploded view 20
F- 1 rocket engine 26 F–1 engine cluster 27 First flight 14
First manned flight 14
Instrument Unit 25
Interstage ring 3, 18, 19, 21, 32, 33 Interstage skirt 19, 21
J–2 engine 26
J–2 engine cluster 27
Launch Escape System 24