Apollo LM

The two-stage lander Grumman built to put two astronauts on the Moon, the first crewed vehicle designed to fly only in space. The descent stage, with its throttleable engine and four legs, served as the launch pad for the ascent stage, which carried the crew back up to the command module in lunar orbit. Six landed between 1969 and 1972, and on Apollo 13 Aquarius served as the crew's lifeboat.

Key figures

Builder

Grumman

Status

Retired

First flight

1968

Last flight

1972

Height

7.04 m

Diameter

4.22 m

Span

9.4 m

Mass at launch

15.2 t

Crew

2 seats

Flights

10

Missions

• Apollo 11: The Complete Mission in Real-Time 3D

Destinations

• Moon

Launch pads

• LC-39A (1969, Modelled for Apollo 11)

All spacecraft