The docking connection between the Apollo 11 Lunar Module and the Columbia orbiter was not properly depressurized prior to separation. The resulting burst of escaping gas, equivalent to popping a champagne cork, caused the Eagle to miss its landing target by about four miles.
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week’s worth of Apollo facts.
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