Return flight of Apollo 12 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.
Flown on Apollo 12. Descent stage on lunar surface at Ocean of Storms, ascent stage deliberately crashed into Moon.
Apollo Lunar Module Details
Date of
Birth: June 2, 1930
Date of Death:
June 8, 1999
Date of
Birth: March 15, 1932
Date of Death:
May 26, 2018
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