Apollo Lunar Module

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/apollo-lunar-module

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary function?To transport crew between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface
2. What is the development contractor?Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
3. Why couldn't the Lunar Module fly in Earth's air?Because it was built only for the vacuum of space, it was not shaped or strong enough to handle air pressure, so it had to be carried to the Moon by another big ship.
4. How many Lunar Modules were launched and how many landed?Ten Lunar Modules were launched, and six of them landed on the Moon with astronauts on board between 1969 and 1972.

Aerodynamically Incapable: Unable to fly or be controlled by air currents due to its shape and lack of wings.
Staged Propulsion: A system where different rocket stages are used and discarded as fuel is consumed.
Heliocentric Orbit: An orbit around the Sun, as opposed to around a planet.