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Eagle ascent stage

The Eagle ascent stage prior to rendezvous with the command module Columbia.
The Eagle ascent stage prior to rendezvous with the command module Columbia. Photo: NASA

The fate of the Apollo 11 Eagle ascent stage is unknown, but research from 2021 suggests it stayed in space and settled into a lunar orbit, where it remains to the present day. As a key component of the Eagle spacecraft and the first crewed landing on the Moon, the ascent stage has obvious sentimental value.

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