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heng44
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posted 06-09-2023 12:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Slightly tilted and with its front footpad off the ground, the Apollo 15 Lunar Module 'Falcon' is photographed by Jim Irwin during EVA-2.

LM-12
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posted 06-09-2023 12:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM-12     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Irwin had difficulty getting up the ladder because of the tilt.

NukeGuy
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posted 06-10-2023 09:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for NukeGuy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Apollo 15 landed with the greatest off-vertical position of 11 degrees. Makes me wonder about Lunar Starship’s limits with respect to elevator function and basic stability.

Maybe a pneumatic leveling system should be considered.

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