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Aug 07

Space Rocket History #311 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Landing – Part 1

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While checking the lander’s guidance software, during a final practice run for the landing, engineers in mission control detected that the computer was receiving an errant signal from the abort pushbutton.

  • LM Abort Pushbutton
  • LM DSKY
  • LM Throttle
Jul 05

Space Rocket History #261 – Apollo 13 – Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise

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At thirty-six, Haise was the youngest member of the crew of Apollo 13, and his black hair and angular features made him seem younger still.

Fred Haise in 1966

Fred Haise suits up for Apollo 13

Fred Haise in front of Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1976