a11_v_bw_o_n (69-H-614, 69-HC-357)
“Final systems checkout for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Lunar Module (LM-6) are conducted in the Open Bay Area of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB). The LM-6 will be flown on the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. The Flight Crew is Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot.”
The caption/description of this and the linked photos incorrectly refer to this Lunar Module as LM-6.
Note the absence of plume deflectors to the descent stage, which were a 'last minute' addition as a result of the thermal damage observed by the Astronauts during Apollo 9 & Apollo 10.
Although there appears to be no (available) precisely documented date of the installation, the following excellent discussion, specifically the post by "moonguyron", indicates it was after this "final systems checkout":
www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum29/HTML/001718.html
Credit: collectSPACE website
Nicholas Markeloff, responsible (with nameless others) for the addition of said plume deflectors. Thank you to you all and may you Rest In Peace:
airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/nicholas-markeloff
Credit: NASM website
a11_v_bw_o_n (69-H-614, 69-HC-357)
“Final systems checkout for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Lunar Module (LM-6) are conducted in the Open Bay Area of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB). The LM-6 will be flown on the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. The Flight Crew is Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot.”
The caption/description of this and the linked photos incorrectly refer to this Lunar Module as LM-6.
Note the absence of plume deflectors to the descent stage, which were a 'last minute' addition as a result of the thermal damage observed by the Astronauts during Apollo 9 & Apollo 10.
Although there appears to be no (available) precisely documented date of the installation, the following excellent discussion, specifically the post by "moonguyron", indicates it was after this "final systems checkout":
www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum29/HTML/001718.html
Credit: collectSPACE website
Nicholas Markeloff, responsible (with nameless others) for the addition of said plume deflectors. Thank you to you all and may you Rest In Peace:
airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/nicholas-markeloff
Credit: NASM website