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Sep 25

50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #223 – Apollo 11 – Moonwalk – Part 1

Posted on September 25, 2019

Silently and carefully, Armstrong raised his left boot over the lip of the footpad and lowered it to the dust. Immediately he tested his weight, bouncing in the gentle gravity, and when he felt firm ground, he was still, one foot on the last vestige ...

Tagged:Apollo 11, Buzz, Mccandless, Moonwalk, Neil

Sep 18

Space Rocket History #317 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 2 – Part 1 – The Rim of Cone Crater

Posted on September 18, 2019

The majority of the second moonwalk was dedicated to reaching the rim of Cone Crater. The wide, deep geological gold mine, which scientists believed was actually the remains of an ancient volcano. Traverse MapShepard with the METThe Ascent to Cone ...

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Tagged:Cone Crater, Fred Haise, Gordon Swann, Mitchell, Shepard

Sep 11

Space Rocket History #316 – Apollo 14 – Solo Flight Over the Moon & Lunar Geology

Posted on September 11, 2019

With the Hycon camera down, Roosa would have to step in and use a Hasselblad with a 500 mm lens, to take detailed photos of the Apollo 16 potential landing site. If Roosa did nothing else, he had to return to earth with pictures of Descartes that wo...

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Tagged:Decartes, Hycon, Kitty Hawk, Mitchell, Roosa, Shepard

Sep 4

Space Rocket History #315 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 3 – ALSEP Deployment

Posted on September 4, 2019

The mortar package contained a set of grenades which were planned to be fired to distances of 500, 1000, 3000, and 5000 feet to the north of the ALSEP site. ALSEP ExperimentsCentral Station & RTGMitchell Deploys ASEALSEP Subpackage 1CPLEE & Central ...

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Tagged:Alsep, Ase, Central Station, Cplee, Mitchell, Pse, Rtg, Shepard

Aug 28

Space Rocket History #314 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 2 – Fueling the Nuke

Posted on August 28, 2019

A small plutonium source was used to power the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) that would provide electric power for the ALSEP experiments. Ed Mitchell performed the delicate maneuver of inserting the fuel capsule into the RTG. Ed Mitch...

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Tagged:Alsep, Anrtares, Mesa, Met, Mitchell, Rtg, Shepard

Aug 21

Space Rocket History #313 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 1 – Color TV From the Moon

Posted on August 21, 2019

“Al is on the surface. And it’s been a long way, but we’re here.” Alan Shepard Modularized Equip. Stow. Assy. (MESA)Mobile Equip. Transporter (MET)Shepard on the Moon

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Tagged:Anrtares, Mesa, Met, Mitchell, Shepard

Aug 14

Space Rocket History #312 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Landing – Part 2

Posted on August 14, 2019

Suddenly the caution lights went out and the radar signals began to transmit. Within seconds the astronauts could see that its data was good. Seconds later in mission control, a jubilant Will Presley shouted, “Flight, we got radar lockup!” Landing P...

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Tagged:Anrtares, Dick Thorson, Fred Haise, Mitchell, Shepard, Will Presley

Aug 7

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

Posted on August 7, 2019

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 PushbuttonLM DSKYLM Throttle

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Tagged:Abort Pushbutton, Anrtares, Donald Elyes, Fred Haise, Mitchell, Shepard

Jul 31

Space Rocket History #310 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Orbit

Posted on July 31, 2019

The first extended use of the Service Propulsion System engine on the Command and Service module was for the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) burn. Antares UndockedAntares moving away from Kitty HawkAntares Upside-down

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Tagged:Anrtares, Kitty Hawk, Roosa, Shepard

Jul 24

Space Rocket History #309 – Apollo 14 – The Long Coast

Posted on July 24, 2019

Mitchell kept his plan a secret from NASA, knowing that the agency would be completely unreceptive to the idea. He said nothing about it to his crewmates. The test subjects had also agreed to keep quiet. Rendezvous with the MoonBackup Crew PatchApol...

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Tagged:Cernan, Mitchell, Roosa, Shepard

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