Apollo Lunar Module: spacecraft history, specs and record

The Apollo Lunar Module 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 was the first crewed vehicle to land anywhere beyond Earth.

Record

16 launches, 10 built and flown.

At a glance

• Type: Lander
• Built by: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Status: Retired
• Crew: Up to 2
• First flight: 1968-01-22
• Height: 7.04 m
• Diameter: 4.22 m

History

First flown in 1969, the LM achieved its historic moment on July 20th, 1969, when the "Eagle" landed on the Moon, carrying the first humans to walk on its surface.

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