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After a total of 31.6 hours on the moon, the Lunar Module ascent stage fired for about 7 minutes placing Intrepid into an orbit of 10 miles by 54 miles.
Post EVA 2 checklist
Pan view out of Intrepid’s windows
Post EVA Cabin Cleanup Checklist
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Toward the end of January 1967, it was revealed that Lunar Module 1 would not reach the Cape in February, as expected. This meant, the moon landing might be delayed because the lander was not ready. But the mission planners could not wait for the Apollo engineers to iron out all the problems. They had to plan for a landing in 1969 and hope that the hardware would catch up with them.
Lunar Module Diagram
John Disher Explains Apollo Components
Lunar Module Test Article LTA-2R
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Conrad and Bean now walked north, up Surveyor Crater’s 14 degree slope. Fatigue set in as Pete and Al walked up the crater wall. The hand tool carrier was nearly full of rocks now and Bean felt the full weight of it.
Partial Panorama of Blocky Crater with LM in the background
“Fun is Wherever You Find it” by Al Bean
Back inside Intrepid
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Surveyor 3 was now to their right, 300 feet away, gleaming in the morning sunlight. Antennas and sensors still reached upward from its tubular frame, just as they had on April 20, 1967, when the spacecraft thumped onto the moon amid blasts from its braking rockets.
Approaching Surveyor 3 with LM in background
“The Fabulous Photo We Never Took.” by Alan Bean
Al Bean, Surveyor 3, and Intrepid
