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Mar 13

Space Rocket History #293 – Space 1970 – Soyuz 9 – Part 1

Posted on March 13, 2019

The original Soyuz 9 mission was planned to fly two Soyuz spacecraft in the August to September 1970 time frame for a rendezvous and docking; however, at the end of December 1969 the communist party bosses ordered that the mission be changed to a sin...

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P3-Soyuz 9 rollout

P2- Sevastiyanov Vitali Credit- www.spacefacts.de

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Tagged:Kamanin, Mishin, Nikolayev, Sevastyanov, Soyuz 9, Tereshkova

Mar 6

Space Rocket History #292 – Space 1970 – Venera 7

Posted on March 6, 2019

The VENERA 7 lander was the hardiest of the Soviet Venus probes yet built. Its creators wanted the vessel to land on the planet’s surface in working order. Venera 7 in the testing and assembly areaReproduction of Venera 7 lander Molniya-M (R7 8K78M)

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P1-Venera 7 in the testing and assembly area, 1970. SVF2 : GETTY

Tagged:Molniya, Russian, Soviet, Venera 7, Venus

Feb 27

Space Rocket History #291 – Space 1970 – Luna 16 & 17

Posted on February 27, 2019

Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth after five unsuccessful similar attempts. Luna 16 mockup in the Moscow Space museumLuna 17 with Lunokhod 1Lunar Recon. Orbiter pic of Luna 17 site

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P1-Luna 16 (USSR Luna sample return spacecraft) in the museum space in Moscow

Feb 20

Space Rocket History #290 – Apollo 13 – Welcome Home

Posted on February 20, 2019

“Three brave astronauts are alive and on Earth because of the mission operations teams’ dedication, and because at the critical moments the people of that team were wise enough and self-possessed enough to make the right decisions. Their extraordinar...

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Tagged:Apollo 13, Haise, Lovell, Swigert

Feb 13

Space Rocket History #289 – Apollo 13 – Splashdown

Posted on February 13, 2019

“During blackout every team member does his own soul searching, reviewing the decisions and the data, knowing they had to be nearly perfect and knowing how tough perfection is.” Gene Kranz Splashdown Mission Control

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Tagged:Haise, Kranz, Lovell, Splashdown, Swigert

Feb 6

Space Rocket History #288 – Apollo 13 – Re-entry

Posted on February 6, 2019

To Kranz and his team, this crew was special. They just could not lose them. Failure was not an option. Gibbous MoonRe-entry (credit Atomic Toasters)Gene’s Book

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Tagged:Haise, Kerwin, Kranz, Lovell, Swigert

Jan 30

Space Rocket History #287 – Apollo 13 – Separation Anxiety

Posted on January 30, 2019

Three hours before dawn, Gene Kranz’ White Team took its place next to Windler’s Maroon Team controllers. The eighty hours of uncertainty were now past and mission control was down to Apollo 13’s final shift. Service Module SeparationApollo 13 Servi...

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Tagged:Haise, Jack Swigert, Service Module

Jan 23

In Honor of China’s Moon Lander Chang’e-4 – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #18 – Luna 2 and 3

Posted on January 23, 2019

While the Mercury 7 were fulfilling their roles as symbols of space exploration, Korolev was once again offering the real thing. He now prepared to undertake the most demanding mission yet. The mission that would accomplish the next step in Korolev’s...

Tagged:8k72, Khruschev, Luna, R 7

Jan 16

Space Rocket History #286 – Apollo 13 – I Want My Power Up Checklist. Now!

Posted on January 16, 2019

As If there were not enough problems, Houston still had not completed the command module power up checklist. Capcom Joe KerwinThe Journey of Apollo 13(Haise, Lovell, Mattingly, & Kranz pose for the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 13.

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Tagged:Haise, Kranz, Lovell, Swigert

Jan 9

Space Rocket History #285 – Apollo 13 – More Problems

Posted on January 9, 2019

From beneath the Lunar Modules floor there was a thud, then a hiss, then another thump that vibrated through the cabin. FIDO Jerry BostickFIDO Dave Reed Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator

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P3-SNAP-27 Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG)

Tagged:Dave Reed, Haise, Jack Swigert, Jerry Bostick, Lovell

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