ocr: Returning home 3. gel - 2 Re-entering the Earth's atmosphere After a few days on the Moon, the astronauts took off, leaving the lower part of the lunar module (1). The lunar module then docked with the command module which had remained in orbit around the Moon (2). The astronauts abandoned the lunar module and fired the command module's rocket. This pushed them out of the Moon's orbit at just the right time to carry them back to the Earth. After three days, the command module reached the Earth, where it went into orbit. The rear section (or service module) was jettisoned (3) and the command mo ...
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