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Old 17-July-2004, 06:23 AM
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Are there any videos or photos of the interior of the lunar module on the moon?

I'd really like to see how they got in and out of it and how they slept in the LEM during the longer, later Missions.

By the way, how was life in those 3 day missions?
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Old 18-July-2004, 01:39 PM
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Mopc: If you go to the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/frame.html
you should find heaps about the lunar module and life on board.

For instance, if you go to the Apollo 11 section alone, this link
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11LM5structures.html
leads you to a 5Mb PDF file of drawings.

It's probably a good idea to read the summary for each mission first, then study all the links for info about the LM. I know that a few protraits were taken on board the LM while the astronauts were on the moon, and plenty of photos were taken out the windows and showed parts of the LM, but I'm not aware of any being deliberately taken of the interior while on the moon. It's unlikely that there was a reason to do so, but if I'm wrong, other BABBers will no doubt correct me.

By the way, the correct abbreviation is LM, something which quite a few hoax believers and promoters get wrong. It was originally called the Lunar Excursion Module but later changed to Lunar Module (though the "lem" pronunciation was kept), possibly because some bright spark pointed out that it wasn't actually going to do any excurdging on the lunar surface.
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Old 18-July-2004, 08:36 PM
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how were the toilet facilities in the LM? I mean, did they **** on the moon? Did that return to earth or was it left on the moon?
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Old 18-July-2004, 11:39 PM
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how were the toilet facilities in the LM? I mean, did they [bad word deleted] on the moon? Did that return to earth or was it left on the moon?
Apollo toilet facilities were crude to say the least. The astronauts urinated into a tube which could be dumped overboard by piping. Liquids evaporate almost instantly in a vacuum. Solid wastes were handled by taping a bag to their rears. The bags had an airtight seal, but I'm guessing they were dumped outside when they went on EVAs. There was no way to dispose of solid materials on either the CM or the LM without depreasurizing the craft and opening the hatch. On only four Apollo missions, was the CM hatch opened during the flight. At least on the lunar surface, the gravity did make waste disposal a little easier. When they were outside the LM, the space suits could handle liquid wastes, but nothing more.
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There's a plastic bag visible beside the LM on the lunar surface in one of the Apollo 11 photos. It's AS11-40-5850 (Apollo 11 page 2, "Armstrong's first photo after setting foot on the moon") on http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html. Is that what's in the bag? Solid human waste?

I thought the solid waste was brought back to earth, or discarded with the ascent module.
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On second thought, that makes no sense. The photo was taken shortly after landing, and it makes no sense to transport waste produced during the trip from earth down to the surface. The bag must contain something else.

I think I'll stop elaborating, before I use graphic terminology that'll get me banned.
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On second thought, that makes no sense. The photo was taken shortly after landing, and it makes no sense to transport waste produced during the trip from earth down to the surface. The bag must contain something else.
They would need the room for lunar samples on the return trip, so getting everything they didn't need for the return trip from the CSM and down onto the surface makes perfect sense. Why would they want their waste products with them to earth anyway?

From ALSJ:

AS11-40-5850
First EVA picture. Neil's first frame in a pan taken west of the ladder. Jettison bag under the Descent Stage, south footpad, bent probe, strut supports.

Go google Apollo Jettison Bag.
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It's the "jettison bag". It contains discarded items, but likely not (as yet) human waste.
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