>1. Launch into an Earth parking orbit. >2. Trans Lunar Injection to send the vehicle toward the Moon. >3. One or more mid-course corrections on the way to the Moon. >4. Lunar Orbit Insertion maneuver to place the spacecraft in lunar >orbit. >5. Descent Orbit Insertion to lower the Command and Service >Modules/Lunar >Module to a lower orbit. I believe that this was only done on Apollos >15, >16, and 17. >6. Powered Descent Initiation: Firing of LM engine to land LM on the >Moon. >7. LM Ascent: Takeoff from lunar surface and placement into lunar >orbit. >8. Trans Earth Insertion: Firing of SPS engine to leave lunar orbit >and >return to Earth. >9. One or more mid-course corrections on the way home. Does anyone have any information on how the ascent stage of the LM was manuevered to dock with the CM? Was it computer controlled, or manual control? And, am I correct in assuming that if the LM missed the CM on the docking attempt, that the two returning moonwalkers were as good as dead? ================================================================ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com Stay up-to-date on all events in space! Visit http://www.geocities.com/tlj18_99/ Updated at least once per day! ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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