Manned lunar mission will be made through lunar-orbit rendezvous (LOR) which permits separation of Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) from Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM) in lunar orbit for descent to lunar surface; astronauts will return to orbit in ascent stage of LEM for rendezvous and docking with CSM; LEM guidance and control problems to be solved involve astronaut vision, including aids to enhance visual information, and control-system dynamics, control power, and malfunction effects; simulator in LEM-active docking configuration is described; tests carried out and systems studied.
LEM docking in lunar orbit
Astronautics Aeronautics
Astronautics and Aeronautics ; 3 , n 4
1965
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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