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:'''Lunar orbit rendezvous''' | :'''Lunar orbit rendezvous''' | ||
:Spacecraft orbits Moon, drops lander | :Spacecraft orbits Moon, drops lander | ||
โ | :[A big circle and a small circle, depicting the Earth and the Moon, with a line starting from the left side of the Earth curving, then straight towards the Moon, then forming an orbit around it and then descending on the Moon. A | + | :[A big circle and a small circle, depicting the Earth and the Moon, with a line starting from the left side of the Earth curving, then straight towards the Moon, then forming an orbit around it and then descending on the Moon. A space shuttle is located at about the middle of the line.] |
:Chosen by the Apollo program | :Chosen by the Apollo program | ||
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:'''Earth orbit rendezvous''' | :'''Earth orbit rendezvous''' | ||
:Large lander assembled in Earth orbit via several launches, travels to Moon | :Large lander assembled in Earth orbit via several launches, travels to Moon | ||
โ | :[The same circles depicting the Earth and the Moon. Two lines start from the left side of the Earth into an orbit around it | + | :[The same circles depicting the Earth and the Moon. Two lines start from the left side of the Earth into an orbit around it. The merged line heads straight towards the Moon to land on its left side, without orbit. A space shuttle is located around the middle of the line.] |
:Rejected for requiring multiple Saturn Vs per landing and potentially taking longer | :Rejected for requiring multiple Saturn Vs per landing and potentially taking longer | ||
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:'''Direct ascent''' | :'''Direct ascent''' | ||
:Lander launched from Earth directly to Moon | :Lander launched from Earth directly to Moon | ||
โ | :[Another big circle and small circle, depicting the Earth and the Moon again. This time, the line curves the same way as in the lunar orbit rendezvous, heads straight towards the Moon, and ends on the Moon's left side. A | + | :[Another big circle and small circle, depicting the Earth and the Moon again. This time, the line curves the same way as in the lunar orbit rendezvous, heads straight towards the Moon, and ends on the Moon's left side. A space shuttle is located slightly on the left, to Earth's side.] |
:Rejected for requiring an unreasonably large rocket | :Rejected for requiring an unreasonably large rocket | ||