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Aug 23

Space Rocket History #221 – Apollo 11 – Lunar Landing – Part 3

Posted on August 23, 2017

“Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”

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Tagged:Aldrin, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Bales, Kranz, Moon Landing

Aug 16

Space Rocket History #220 – Apollo 11 – Lunar Landing – Part 2

Posted on August 16, 2017

Suddenly, Buzz and Neil heard the high-pitched sound of the Master Alarm. On the computer display the “PROG” light glowed amber. “Program alarm,” Armstrong radioed. Quickly, Aldrin queried the computer for the alarm code, and “1202” flashed on the di...

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Tagged:2279, Aldrin, Armstrong, Collins, Kranz

Aug 9

Space Rocket History #219 – Apollo 11 – Lunar Landing – Part 1

Posted on August 9, 2017

The machine-like performance of flight crew and ground controllers continued. Each participant was in perfect harmony with the other, moving to a cadence dictated by the laws of physics and the clock.

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Tagged:Aldrin, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Collins, Moon

Aug 2

Space Rocket History #218 – Apollo 11 – Lunar Orbit

Posted on August 2, 2017

As they passed behind the moon, they had just over 8 minutes to go before the burn. They were super-careful now, they checked and rechecked each step several times. It had to be perfect. Just one digit in the computer out of place could send them int...

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Tagged:Aldrin, Armstrong, Collins, Lm, Lunar Module

Jul 26

Space Rocket History #217 – Apollo 11 – Cislunar

Posted on July 26, 2017

What do we call this strange region between earth and moon? Cislunar space is the most common term, Is it day or night? Humans generally define night as that time when our planet is between our eyes and the sun, so this must be considered constant d...

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Tagged:Aldrin, Armstrong, Collins, Lm, Lunar Module

Jul 19

Space Rocket History #216 – Apollo 11 – Transposition, Docking & Extraction

Posted on July 19, 2017

Collins’ first task was to separate the command and service modules from the Saturn and proceed away from it a safe distance; then turn around and face it.

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Tagged:Aldrin, Armstrong, Collins, Transposition

Jul 12

Space Rocket History #215 – Apollo 11 – Trans Lunar Injection

Posted on July 12, 2017

As Apollo 11 passed over Western Australia, at T+2 hours 26 minutes Houston relayed to Collins, Armstrong, and Aldrin – through Carnarvon – formal permission to go to the moon. “Apollo 11, this is Houston. You are go for TLI.” Mike Collins answered, ...

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Tagged:Aldrin, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Collins, Translunar

Jul 5

An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #103 – Saturn Development 1957 – 1960

Posted on July 5, 2017

Many historians agree, the U.S. took its first step toward the moon in the spring of 1957, four years before President Kennedy declared the national goal of landing a man on the Moon, and returning him safely to the Earth. While still preparing for t...

Jun 28

Space Rocket History #214 – Apollo 11 – The Climb to Orbit

Posted on June 28, 2017

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.

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Tagged:Aldrin, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Collins, S 1c, S Ii

Jun 21

Space Rocket History #213 – Apollo 11 – The Launch

Posted on June 21, 2017

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.

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