Thanks for that, however i'm a skeptic...
I don't think they could have transfer the data in real time for the meeting of the CM and LM, it's two way communication with lots of info and calculations
Quoting: Israeli CowardBut communication isn't required
at all.
The position of the C/SM is exactly known, it is a sitting duck.
The LM only has to get into an orbit that matches that of the C/SM.
Once done they could rendezvous by just eyeballing it.
You could manage that even without radar.
Rendezvousing and docking with an inert unmanned craft was tested and practised during the Gemini programme, it was in fact one of the main objectives of Gemini.
How was this craft stabilised during its ascent,
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8324621 The Ascend Stage had 16 control rockets mounted in 4 quads.
At intervals the flight computer would poll the inertial tracker to check if the axis of the ship deviated more than a certain amount from the direction is was supposed to be pointed.
If so the computer would fire the appropriate control rockets to swing it into the correct direction.
So basically like all craft during powered space flight.
and why wasn't thunderous noise from the powerful rocket engine heard inside this sardine can craft?
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8324621 The 'thunderous noise' you are expecting isn't so much produced by the powerful rocket engine itself, but by the turbulence caused by the interaction of the exhaust with the atmosphere.
No atmosphere, a lot less noise. (Mostly the pumps.)
Didnt they say that they only had 30 seconds worth of fuel or something like that. Sounds weird to me
Quoting: grasptheuniverse For landing.
Landing and lift-off were separate systems.
In fact they were separate craft.
