Compared to the Space Shuttle Orbiter, relatively very little of the Apollo spacecraft returned to earth. Typically, just the Command Module came back to earth. With Apollo 13, the Lunar Module came back to earth, as it was used as a lifeboat for the three astronauts, until just before reentry. Typically, the Lunar Module was left to crash into the moon after it was used. The only other Lunar Module that made it back to earth (to burn up in the atmosphere) was the one used on Apollo 9, which was a Low-Earth Orbit mission.
The crew module, which is the part of the spacecraft where astronauts are located, detaches from the rest of the spacecraft and parachutes back to Earth.
The command module was the only part of the Apollo spacecraft to return to Earth. It was designed to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere, withstand the heat of re-entry, and splash down safely in the ocean.
A spacecraft typically flies in the thermosphere or exosphere of the atmosphere, which are the highest layers. These layers have very low air density and allow spacecraft to travel without encountering much resistance.
The astronauts will have to use the lunar module , to return from the moon, they join up with the command module. '''''INCORRECT''''' ---- The space craft is difted back by the gravitational pull of the earth.
The Command Module.
Compared to the Space Shuttle Orbiter, relatively very little of the Apollo spacecraft returned to earth. Typically, just the Command Module came back to earth. With Apollo 13, the Lunar Module came back to earth, as it was used as a lifeboat for the three astronauts, until just before reentry. Typically, the Lunar Module was left to crash into the moon after it was used. The only other Lunar Module that made it back to earth (to burn up in the atmosphere) was the one used on Apollo 9, which was a Low-Earth Orbit mission.
The crew module, which is the part of the spacecraft where astronauts are located, detaches from the rest of the spacecraft and parachutes back to Earth.
The space shuttle.
The command module was the only part of the Apollo spacecraft to return to Earth. It was designed to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere, withstand the heat of re-entry, and splash down safely in the ocean.
A spacecraft typically flies in the thermosphere or exosphere of the atmosphere, which are the highest layers. These layers have very low air density and allow spacecraft to travel without encountering much resistance.
The astronauts will have to use the lunar module , to return from the moon, they join up with the command module. '''''INCORRECT''''' ---- The space craft is difted back by the gravitational pull of the earth.
The name of the spacecraft that orbited the Earth three times was Friendship 7, piloted by astronaut John Glenn in 1962 as part of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission.
The heat shield is the part of the spacecraft that protects it from the high temperatures experienced during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. It is designed to withstand the intense heat generated by friction as the spacecraft re-enters the atmosphere at high speeds.
The Apollo 11 command module, known as "Columbia," which returned to Earth, is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. It is part of the museum's collection of space exploration artifacts.
The lunar module consisted of two parts: the descent stage, which remained on the lunar surface, and the ascent stage, which carried the astronauts back to the command module orbiting the Moon. The ascent stage re-entered the Earth's atmosphere while the descent stage was left behind on the Moon.
The command module was the only part of the Apollo mission spacecraft that returned to Earth. It housed the astronauts and was designed to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and splash down safely in the ocean.