Lunar Ascent and Rendezvous: After the asstronauts return to the spacecraft and rest for several hours, they fire the ascent engine to leave the Moon and rejoin the Command Module. The descent stage remains on the Moon and the ascent stage is ejected after docking and transfer back to the Command Module.
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Lunar Ascent and Rendezvous: After the asstronauts return to the spacecraft and rest for several hours, they fire the ascent engine to leave the Moon and rejoin the Command Module. The descent stage remains on the Moon and the ascent stage is ejected after docking and transfer back to the Command Module.