Fuel Cells. They are a great invention.
They take hydrogen and oxygen and convert them into electricity and PURE water for astronaut consumption and system cooling. When the landing crew transferred to the LM, six batteries powered it if I remember correctly. Two in the Ascent Stage and four in the descent stage.
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The Command Module of Apollo 11 was powered by fuel cells that converted liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen into electricity. The Lunar Module was powered by silver-zinc batteries. Solar panels were also used to generate electricity on both modules.
There were six manned landings on the moon before Apollo 11: Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17.
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon in 1969, whereas rockets are the vehicles used to propel spacecraft into space. Apollo 11 specifically was the mission that carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the Moon and successfully landed Armstrong and Aldrin on its surface.
No, Apollo 11 did not have solar cells. Instead, the spacecraft relied on fuel cells for power during the mission.
There was no space shuttle on Apollo 11
Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969.