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This article doesn't really mention the reasons some items were left there, but my guess would be that every pound you can get rid of gives you a better chance
by swamp40 12y ago
This article doesn't really mention the reasons some items were left there, but my guess would be that every pound you can get rid of gives you a better chance at getting OFF the moon and safely back to the command module.
So at the end of the mission, everything no longer absolutely critical gets dumped.
- richev 12y agoPlus, in the three days it takes back to the earth from the moon I think I'd have wanted to leave my poo and wee behind!
- jmount 12y agoThey pretty much had a weight target (not leaving things up to chance). Every pound of equipment you don't take back is another pound of moon rock you could take back.