A question for those of you who know about Spacecraft, especially the Apollo missions.
So all of the Moon Missions involved three men, two of which descended to the lunar surface while the third remained in Lunar orbit in the command module. So the question I have is this: If for some reason the Lunar Module crashes, or is stranded on the moon what would happen to the Command Module and its pilot? How long could it feasibly remain in orbit with rations for three men before being forced to return to earth? Could the pilot even return to earth alone? If so what kind of reception might he get?
Thank you in advance.