The lunar module: From models to the moon. A tribute to the Lunar Excursion Model (LEM), that which allowed Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong to take their first, historic steps on the moon.

From the Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) to the Japanese life support systems to be installed on the Lunar Gateway Station, America won’t be going to the Moon alone this time.

Well, that's the story of LM-13, the Apollo-era Grumman Lunar Excursion Module that never made it to the Moon. Today, LM-13 finds its home inside a museum not quite like any other.

Two astronauts would descend to the Moon's surface in a Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), and another LEM would be already there. The plan refers to each as the LEM Taxi and LEM Shelter, respectively.

I will never forget sitting in my living room as Armstrong stepped off the Lunar Excursion Module onto the lunar surface. With Armstrong's steps, the aspirations of a lost president, ...

Using 20 kN (4,500 lbf) of max trust, it would return to the same command module it used to transit to Lunar orbit. By the way, Roscosmos expected people to EVA between said command module and the LK.