Eli5.. how did they blast off from the moon to get back to earth?

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Eli5.. how did they blast off from the moon to get back to earth?

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Answer 1

don’t think many people are aware of how narrow the re-entry corridor back into earth’s atmosphere is. If i remember correctly it’s like between 5 and 7 degrees.

Hit too high and you skip off the atmosphere and float away into certain death, hit too low and you burn up on re-entry.