What happened to Apollo 11 ascent stage?

The Apollo 11 ascent stage was left in lunar orbit to eventually crash; all subsequent ascent stages (except for Apollo 13) were intentionally steered into the Moon to obtain readings from seismometers placed on the surface.

What happened to the Apollo 11 LEM?

After docking with the CSM, piloted by Michael Collins, at 21:34:00 UT, the LM was jettisoned into lunar orbit at 00:01:01 UT on 22 July. The fate of the LM is not known, but it is assumed that it crashed into the lunar surface sometime within the following 1 to 4 months.

What was inside the Apollo Command Module during takeoff and landing?

There wasn’t much elbow room in the Apollo command module during takeoff and landing. ­The top of the CSM contained a probe mechanism the astronauts used to dock with the LM. Once the spacecraft lunar module adapter separated from the rest of the vehicle, the Apollo spacecraft detached the LM from its base.

What happens to the launch escape structure after a successful launch?

During a successful launch the launch escape structure is jettisoned by the astronauts at the prescribed altitude. If an abort is necessary after the launch escape assembly has been jettisoned, it is performed with the service propulsion engine in the service module.

How high does the launch escape module carry the command module?

In an abort from the pad, the launch escape subsystem will carry the command module to a height of about 4,000 feet before it is jettisoned. The nose cone of the launch escape assembly contains an instrument package called the 0-ball.

What happened to the Apollo 11 crew?

On July 21, the SPS thrusters fired, returning the Command and Service Module to Earth, with the lone mid-course correction coming on July 22. And on July 24, re-entry procedures were initiated, returning the Apollo 11 crew to a safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. This artist’s concept shows the Command Module undergoing re-entry in 5000 °F heat.