How Did the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules Become One

Each Apollo lunar missions was essentially a series of manoeuvres that had to be executed nearly perfectly for a successful, nominal mission; Apollo 13, of course, is the notable exception. Among those vital manoeuvres was transposition and docking, the crews only chance to recover the lunar module and get it ready for the actual lunar landing manoeuvre. No mission could hope to land if the crew couldnt pick up their lunar module, and on Apollo 14, they almost didnt. For more on the Apollo transposition and docking manoeuvre, and the Apollo 14 docking anomaly, check out my latest blog post over on Popular Science: And are you an Apollo 14 fan Or just an Apollo fan in general Do you kind of love Twitter and pretending it s 1971 I m going to be live tweeting Apollo 14 (with a 45 year time delay) starting with launch on January 31 at 4:03pm EST Be sure to follow me on Twitter astVintageSpace for al br, br,