The most famous lunar module, Apollo 11's LM-5 Eagle that landed 20 July, 1969 with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on board.
On LM-5 we more clearly see the various thermal blankets on the descent stage, as well as the deployed Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA) to the left of the ladder. All of the sampling equipment was stored here to free space inside the pressure cabin.
A new chromic acid anodized aluminum was used for most of the ascent stage skin. This had a greenish to beige color and would become standard for the rest of the LM fleet. A few panels on LM-5 were still the silver sulfuric acid aluminum.
LM-5 was the first to have the lower struts and pads fully covered with thermal blankets. This change was made after the vehicle was stacked. The black box with white tapes was the Early Apollo Experiment Package housing that contained the various instruments seen.
The silver object next to the footpad is the solar wind collector. The foil would be rolled up and brought back for analysis. To the right is the TV camera stand. The TV camera was transported on the MESA and was prefocused on the ladder for the initial lunar broadcast.
From left to right next to the LM are the laser ranging retroflector, the passive seismic experiment, and the stereo soil surface camera. Below the RCS quads, plume deflectors were mounted on LM-5 to prevent damage to the descent stage thermal blankets noted on A9 and A10.
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