>>21465048>So that thing lifted off from the moon and then landed on EarthNo, the ascent part of the Lunar Excursion Module lifted off and then docked with the Command Module, which had stayed in lunar orbit (6,7)
After the crew transferred to the CM, they jettisoned the ascent stage which crashed on the moon's surface (8)
Then the CM used its engine to escape the Moon's gravity and get on its return trajectory to Earth
Just before they entered the atmosphere, they jettisoned the CM engine (9) and fell to Earth in just the capsule, which had a heat shield to withstand the friction of re-entry.
