What's Inside Of The Lunar Module?

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  1. Joe Riley

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    I know that even the 50th anniversary is now history...but just found this...interesting.
     
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    How interesting! The hatch looked different and smaller than I thought it would. Maybe the size is off on the video, because that one looks like it would be complicated to get in and out of with a spacesuit and helmet, I also liked the round gas tanks. Very cool. They should design a car like that so if you got in a wreck, it could roll off and not blow up the car and people.
     
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    Hard to believe that this would make it to the moon. It looks like paper, gold-colored aluminum foil taped together, and shower curtain rods.

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  4. Ed Wilson

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    The moon landings much seem like ancient history to young people. I read somewhere that they could not build another Saturn 5 today because all the plans were thrown away.
     
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    When you consider that the Moon's gravity is only 1/6 of the Earth's, then even a Balsa and Paper Mache lander would handle the job.The touchdown velocity is so low that there is virtually no landing shock.


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    While visiting Cape Canaveral a few years back, my son and I both explored the lunar module. It was a bit more scientific looking than this picture show. Yes there was a bunch of stuff that looked like it would have melted at 80 degrees F, it really was all very tough stuff.
     
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