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May 22

Space Rocket History #301 – Apollo 14 – Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. – Part 1

Posted on May 22, 2019

Although the Shepards were well off, the children were not coddled. Their father valued work and made sure each child performed their share of domestic chores. Alan’s father was a stern and serious disciplinarian, Alan inherited a stoicism and tough...

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Tagged:Bart Shepard, Corsair, F4u, Pauline Shepard

May 15

Space Rocket History #300 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell – Tang Ceremony

Posted on May 15, 2019

In the Astronaut Office, it was his intellectual bent that set him apart from some of the other pilots, along with a certain hard edge.

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Tagged:Alan Shepard, Apollo 14, Edgar Mitchell, Mit, Stu Roosa

May 8

50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #214 – Apollo 11 – The Climb to Orbit

Posted on May 8, 2019

A Saturn V liftoff is spectacular, and the launch of Apollo 11 was no exception. But it didn’t give the audience any surprises. To the three Gemini-experienced pilots, who likened the sensation to the boost of a Titan II, it was a normal launch.

Tagged:Aldrin, Apollo 11, Collins

May 1

Space Rocket History #299 – Apollo 14 – Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa

Posted on May 1, 2019

As a Smoke Jumper, Roosa parachuted into at least four active fires in Oregon and California during the 1953 fire season. Stuart Allen RoosaSuiting up for Apollo 14Roosa’s tombstone at Arlington

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Tagged:Apollo 14, Charlie Duke, Deke Slayton, Edwards Air Force, Stuart Roosa

Apr 24

Space Rocket History #298 – Apollo 14 – Crew Selection

Posted on April 24, 2019

There were some people who wondered why America’s first man in space Alan Shepard, at age forty-seven, having acquired fame, wealth, and status as an American hero, would risk his life to go to the moon. Deke SlaytonGeorge MuellerApollo 14 crew

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Tagged:Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Edgar Mitchell, George Mueller, Stuart Roosa

Apr 17

Space Rocket History #297 – Apollo 14 – Introduction

Posted on April 17, 2019

The Apollo 14 crew were constantly aware that if their mission failed—if they had to turn back—it was probably the end of the Apollo program. Apollo 14 roll outFra Mauro Landing siteCentral station of the Apollo lunar surface experiments package

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Tagged:Apollo 14, Kraft, Shepard

Apr 10

Space Rocket History #296 – Space 1970 – Dongfanghong 1 & Zond 8

Posted on April 10, 2019

With the successful launch of Dongfanghong I, China became the fifth country after the Soviet Union, United States, France, and Japan to independently launch a satellite. Replica of Dongfanghong 1Dongfanghong 1 with Long March 1

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Tagged:Zond 8

Apr 3

50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #213 – Apollo 11 – The Launch

Posted on April 3, 2019

On July 16th 1969, nearly a million people crowded the Florida highways, byways, and beaches to watch man’s departure from the earth to walk on the moon. Twenty thousand guests looked on from special vantage points. Apollo 11 pre-launch breakfast N...

Tagged:Aldrin, Collins

Mar 27

Space Rocket History #295 – Space 1970 – Osumi (Japan) & Uhuru (US)

Posted on March 27, 2019

Osumi was the name of the first Japanese satellite placed into orbit. It was named after the Osumi Province in the southern islands of Japan. Osumi satelliteReplica of Lambda 4s RocketUhuru

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Tagged:Lambda 4s, Osumi, San Marco, Scout B, Uhuru

Mar 20

Space Rocket History #294 – Space 1970 – Soyuz 9 – Part 2

Posted on March 20, 2019

At midnight June 1, 1970 Soyuz 9 lifted off from Area 31 at Baikonur and successfully entered low earth orbit with an apogee of 227 km and a perigee of 176 km. Soyuz 9 launch, credit Space FactsSoyuz 9 landing, credit Space FactsSoyuz 9 recovery, c...

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