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posted 12-31-2013 08:28 PM            

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Interested in comments regarding an Apollo lunar module (LM) abort during the final approach phase of a landing...

Such as what conditions could necessitate an abort? Or what was the total time needed to execute and abort sequence? What is the actual abort sequence?

Would an abort be initiated with "permission" from Houston or could it be an on-the-spot judgement call by the astronauts? What is the minimum altitude an abort could be executed without crashing?

And with being in a 1/6 g how far could a LM free-fall without power and still land safely?

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posted 01-01-2014 10:22 AM            

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Thanks, I am aware of the Dead Man's Zone issues... To re-state my question differently is what would a "successful" LM abort look like during the final landing phase?

I understand the Dead Man Zone discussion seems to focus more on height or altitude, my focus is on the events that would cause an abort. Who makes the split-second decision to abort and the sequence of events and time it would take to execute a successful abort? Seems to me those involved in this phase of a flight would need nerves of steel...

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