Apollo missions 11 through 17 were Eagle missions. The Eagle was the lunar module that allowed the astronauts to land on the surface of the moon. Without The Eagle, The United States may not have won the race to the moon. The most important Eage mission was Apollo 11, the first time it landed on the moon. According to NASA, at 1:47 pm EDT, July 20, the Lunar Module "Eagle" carrying Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, separated from the Command Module "Columbia". Michael Collins, aboard the CM, took this picture of the LM as it prepared for its descent to the lunar surface. "You cats take it easy on the lunar surface", Collins said as he released the LM.

 

Below is a diagram of the Lunar Module Descent Stage

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