Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had to take the help of a lunar module, a special landing vehicle to descend to the Moon. This was because the mother ship, the main spacecraft travelled too fast. Once the mother ship entered the lunar orbit, the astronauts got into the lunar module and separated from the main craft. Their lunar module was named Eagle.
Eagle had spidery legs; they cushioned the landing and could be folded while in flight. They also had footpads that prevented them from sinking into the lunar soil. The body of the Eagle was covered in golden foil. This was done in order to protect it from the Sun’s heat.
Eagle comprised of two parts; the top, known as the ascent stage carried the astronauts while the descent stage at the bottom carried the scientific equipment. The ascent stage also had navigation control, communications, life support, environmental control, electric power and propulsion system. The additional electric power, water and oxygen for the ascent stage was stored in the descent stage.
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