Lunar Module Eagle
Also known as: Lunar Module Eagle · Lunar Module 5 · LM-5 Eagle · Apollo 11 Lunar Module · Apollo 11 LM · Apollo 11 LEM
- 1Lunar Module Eagle (LM-5) was the first crewed lunar lander to reach the Moon.
- 2It was a primary component of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.
- 3The module was named after the bald eagle featured on the mission insignia.
- 4It traveled from Earth to lunar orbit attached to the command module Columbia.
- 5The lander touched down on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.
- 6Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin piloted the module to the surface.
- 7The landing site was designated as Tranquility Base upon the module's arrival.
Lunar Module Eagle (LM-5) is the Apollo Lunar Module that was the first crewed lunar lander flown by humans to the Moon.
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first crewed Lunar Module to land on the Moon
This specific unit successfully completed the first human landing on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
site of the first crewed lunar landing
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, named Eagle, landed within Mare Tranquillitatis on July 20, 1969, marking the first human contact with the lunar surface.
Lunar Module Eagle (LM-5) is the Apollo Lunar Module that was the first crewed lunar lander flown by humans to the Moon. Part of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, it was named after the bald eagle, which was featured prominently on the mission insignia. It flew from Earth to lunar orbit on the command module Columbia, and then was flown to the Moon on July 20, 1969, by astronaut Neil Armstrong with navigational assistance from Buzz Aldrin. Eagle's landing created Tranquility Base, named by Armstrong and Aldrin and first announced upon the module's touchdown.
Apollo 11 - Lunar Module 5 move from landing gear fixture and mate to SLA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA (4/4/1969)Wikimedia Commons; NASA; This image has been extracted from another file; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:LM-5 EagleThe Lunar Module (LM-5) for Apollo 11 moves from the landing gear fixture and mate to the spacecraft-lunar module adapter.Wikimedia Commons; NASA; https://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/#/Detail/34214 ; see also https://images.nasa.gov/details-624073main_1969-04-04_full; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:LM-5 EagleBuzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the SEQ bay of the Lunar Lander.Wikimedia Commons; Neil Armstrong; NASA Apollo Archive (details: [1] , source: [2] ) Prepared and restored by Kipp Teague.; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image) 94 words