Re: LOR question

In article <gtka73ppt1v80jbdflpcdnkqclfusvo0su@xxxxxxx>,
Jud McCranie <youknowwhat.mccranie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"...it should be done only in Earth orbit. if that rendezvous failed, the
threatened astronauts could be brought back home simply by allowing
the orbit of their spacecraft to deteriorate. "

If the LM was allowed to reenter, the astronauts are dead anyway.

With rendezvous only in Earth orbit, there is no LM. The only spacecraft
the astronauts ever occupy is the CM.
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