Apollo LM Ascent Stage (Northrop Grumman Space Systems)

Photo Credit: NASA
- Length: 2.832 m
- Diameter: 4.29 m
- Launch Mass: 5 T
The Apollo LM Ascent Stage, manufactured by Northrop Grumman Space Systems established in 2015, undertook its inaugural launch on 07/21/1969, is non-reusable and is inactive.
Apollo LM Ascent Stage has 6 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 6 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSS)
CEO: Kathy Warden
Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.
Program
Human Spaceflight: Apollo
The Apollo program was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in landing the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972.