LEM

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LEM is the original abbreviation for the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft used by NASA astronauts to land on and ascend from the Moon during the Apollo missions.

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LEM canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apollo Lunar Module
crewed lunar lander
spacecraft type
abbreviationFor Lunar Excursion Module
linked to: Apollo Lunar Module
countryOfOrigin United States
crewCapacity 2 astronauts
designedForEnvironment lunar surface operations
vacuum of space
developedBy Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
linked to: Grumman
developedFor NASA
dockedWith Apollo Command and Service Module
firstCrewedUseMission Apollo 11
firstLunarLanding Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle
linked to: Apollo Lunar Module
fullName Lunar Excursion Module
linked to: Apollo Lunar Module
guidanceSystem Apollo Guidance Computer
hasComponent ascent stage
crew cabin
descent stage
landing gear
historicalSignificance enabled multiple Apollo lunar surface expeditions
first crewed vehicle to land humans on the Moon
laterName Lunar Module
linked to: Apollo Lunar Module
launchVehicle Saturn V (as part of Apollo stack)
linked to: Saturn V
notableVehicle Antares
Aquarius
Challenger (Apollo 17 LM)
linked to: Apollo Lunar Module

Eagle
Intrepid
Orion (Apollo 16 LM)
linked to: Apollo Lunar Module
notDesignedFor Earth atmospheric flight
operatedBy NASA astronauts
operationalPeriod late 1960s to early 1970s
primaryFunction lunar ascent
lunar landing
program Apollo program
propulsionType bipropellant rocket engines
roleOnApollo13 emergency life-support and propulsion system
shape asymmetric, non-aerodynamic configuration
spaceAgency NASA
usedAsLifeboatOnMission Apollo 13
usedFor transporting astronauts between lunar orbit and lunar surface
usedOnMission Apollo 11
Apollo 12
Apollo 14
Apollo 15
Apollo 16
Apollo 17

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