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Oct 22

Space Rocket History #134 – Apollo 1: Plugs Out – Part 2 – The Price of Progress

Posted on October 22, 2015

When Deke Slayton and Stu Roosa arrived at pad 34 they saw ambulances waiting in vain at the base of the launch tower.  They boarded the small elevator and rode to level A-8, 218 feet up, and headed across the swing arm to the clean room…

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Tagged:Alan Bean, Apollo 1, Arlington National Cemetery, As 204, Babbitt, Betty Grissom, Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy, Charlie Feltz, Charlie Frick, Chris Kraft, Clemmons, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Don Chaffee, Downey, Ed White, Exploration, Gemini, George Low, George Mueller, Gilruth, Gleaves, Gus Grissom, Harrison Storms, Hawkins, History, Houston, Jo Schirra, John Glen, Joseph Shea, Kurt Debus, Manned Spacecraft Center, Martha Chaffee, Max Faget, Mercury, Mike Collins, Msc, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, North American Aviation, Pat White, Purdue, Reese, Robert Gilruth, Roger Chaffee, Rogers, Soviet, Space, Stu Roosa, Von Braun, West Point, William Bland
Jun 15

Space Rocket History #165 – Apollo 8 – The Launch

Posted on June 15, 2016

Until now the astronauts knew, in the back of their minds, there was a possibility that a malfunction would turn this countdown into just another practice run and they would have to get out and try again another day. But, as the count reached T minus...

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Tagged:Apollo 7, Apollo 8, Apollo 9, Bill Anders, Buzz Aldrin, Clifford Charlesworth, Csm, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Dick Proffitt, Donald Slayton, F 1, Frank Borman, Gemini 7, George Low, Goddard, Huntsville, Jack King, Jack Schmitt, James Lovell, John Mayer, Marilyn Lovell, Marshall Space Flight Center, Nasa, Saturn V, Titan, Trench, William Anders
Jun 22

Space Rocket History #166 – Apollo 8 – Translunar Injection

Posted on June 22, 2016

At T plus 40 seconds Apollo 8 went supersonic and the ride smoothed out. Now it was quite again, but Borman kept a watchful eye on the trajectory readouts. If there was a Saturn malfunction he could whisk the capsule away just by twisting the abort h...

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Tagged:Apollo 7, Apollo 8, Apollo 9, Bill Anders, Buzz Aldrin, Clifford Charlesworth, Csm, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Dick Proffitt, Donald Slayton, F 1, Frank Borman, Gemini 7, George Low, Goddard, Huntsville, Jack King, Jack Schmitt, James Lovell, John Mayer, Marilyn Lovell, Marshall Space Flight Center, Nasa, Saturn V, Titan, Trench, William Anders
Aug 3

Space Rocket History #171 – Apollo 8 – The Reaction

Posted on August 3, 2016

New York City welcomed the Apollo 8 crew with a ticker-tape parade on the 10th of January, Newark hailed them on the 11th, and Miami greeted them on the 12th during the Super Bowl game. The Astronauts returned to Houston on the 13th for a hometown pa...

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Tagged:540, Alexi Leonov, Apollo 10, Apollo 11, Apollo 7, Apollo 8, Apollo 9, Berlin, Bill Anders, Bonn, Chertok, Chis Kraft, Csm, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donald Slayton, Earthrise, Frank Borman, Gemini 7, Hague, Houston, Jack King, James Lovell, Keldysh, Korolev, Lisbon, Madrid, Miami, Mike Collins, Mishin, Mission Control Center, Nasa, New York City, Newark, Okb 1, Paul Haney, President Johnson, President Kennedy, Rome, Saturn V, Super Bowl, Susan Borman, Tskbem, Ur 500k, Ustinov, Voskhod, William Anders, Yorktown, Zond
Sep 14

Space Rocket History #177 – Apollo 9 – Preparations

Posted on September 14, 2016

The biggest concern before Apollo 9 was the docking maneuver.  In early 1969, at NASA there was little confidence in the docking system. At a January program review, Phillips said that problems encountered during probe and drogue testing worried him…

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Tagged:A7l Pressure Suit, Apollo 1, Apollo 10, Apollo 11, Apollo 7, Apollo 8, Apollo 9, As 205208, Bethpage, Chis Kraft, Csm, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donald Cheatham, Donald Slayton, Frank Borman, Gemini 6, Gemini 7, George Low, George Mueller, Gilruth, Golden Slippers, Grumman, Gumdrop, Houston, Kleinknecht, Langley, Launch Complex 39, Lunar Module 3, Marshall Space Flight Center, Martin Raines, Mcdivitt, Mission Control Center, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, North American, Paul Haney, President Kennedy, Samuel Phillips, Saturn V, Schweickart, Scott, Spider
Sep 28

Space Rocket History #178 – Apollo 9 – The Crew – McDivitt, Scott, Schweickart

Posted on September 28, 2016

James Alton “Jim” McDivitt was born on June 10, 1929, in  Chicago, Illinois. He is of  Irish descent. Like many other astronauts, he was a  Boy Scout and earned the rank of Tenderfoot Scout. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, Kalamazoo,...

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Tagged:Alexey Leonov, Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Astronaut Group 2, Astronaut Group 3, Boy Scouts, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, Dow Air Force Base, Ed White, Gemini 4, Gemini 8, James Mcdivitt, Jim Mcdivitt, Massesschutes Institute Technology, Mit, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, Russell Schweickart, Rusty Schweickart, Skylab, Soesterberg Air Base, Texas Military Institute, University Of Michigan, Vostok 5, Webb Air Force Base, West Point, Williams Air Force Base
Oct 5

Space Rocket History #179 – Apollo 9 – The Launch

Posted on October 5, 2016

For the 19th flight of American astronauts into space, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, representing the new administration of Richard Nixon, sat in the firing control room viewing area on March 3rd, 1969. He and other guests listened to the countdown ...

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Tagged:Agnew, Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Astronaut Group 3, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, Gemini 4, Gemini 8, James Mcdivitt, Jim Mcdivitt, Mit, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, Nixon, Russell Schweickart, Rusty Schweickart, Walter Cronkite, West Point, Williams Air Force Base
Oct 12

Space Rocket History #180 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers

Posted on October 12, 2016

As Dave Scott pulled in closer to the Lunar Module he noticed that the command module’s nose was out of line with the lander’s nose. Scott tried to use a service module thruster to turn left, but that jet was not operating. It turns out that someone ...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Mcdivitt, Jim Mcdivitt, Nasa, Russell Schweickart, Rusty Schweickart, Thruster, Walter Cronkite, Williams Air Force Base
Oct 19

Space Rocket History #181 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers Part 2

Posted on October 19, 2016

McDivitt later said that the engine had come on abruptly, but with the tremendous mass, acceleration was very slow – it took the whole 5 seconds to add 11 meters per second to the speed.

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Mcdivitt, Jim Mcdivitt, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Russell Schweickart, Rusty Schweickart, S Ivb, Sps, Thruster, Walter Cronkite
Oct 26

Space Rocket History #182 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers Part 3

Posted on October 26, 2016

On the fourth day of the flight of Apollo 9, Schweickart felt better than expected as he worked his way into the lander to get it ready for the EVA. By the time he had put on the backpack, McDivitt was ready to let him do more – to stand on the lunar...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Mcdivitt, Jim Mcdivitt, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Russell Schweickart, Rusty Schweickart, S Ivb, Sps, Thruster, Walter Cronkite
Nov 2

Space Rocket History #183 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers Part 4

Posted on November 2, 2016

When Scott tried to release the lunar module, he did not hold the button long enough so the lander got hung on the capture latches.

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Mcdivitt, Jim Mcdivitt, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Russell Schweickart, Rusty Schweickart, S Ivb, Sps, Thruster, Walter Cronkite
Nov 9

Space Rocket History #184 – Apollo 9 – The Return

Posted on November 9, 2016

Even before crawling back into the command module, McDivitt said he was tired and ready for a three-day holiday.  Another 140 hours would pass before touchdown in the Atlantic, but the crew had achieved more than 90 percent of the mission objectives.

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Mcdivitt, Jim Mcdivitt, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Russell Schweickart, Rusty Schweickart, S Ivb, Sps, Thruster, Walter Cronkite
Nov 16

Space Rocket History #185 – Apollo 10 – Preparations

Posted on November 16, 2016

Although the contractors had shipped excellent spacecrafts, preparations at Kennedy did not go quickly from the assembly building to the launch pad. Testing was delayed several days in order to stay out of the way of Apollo 9 pre-flight activities. A...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, George Low, George Mueller, Gordon Cooper, John Young, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, S Ivb, Sps, Thomas Stafford, Thruster, Walter Cronkite
Nov 23

Space Rocket History #186 – Apollo 10 – Commander Thomas P. Stafford

Posted on November 23, 2016

Thomas P. Stafford was the first member of his Naval Academy Class of 1952 to pin on the first, second, and third stars of a General Officer. He flew six rendezvous in space; logged 507 hours and 43 minutes in space flight and wore the Air Force comm...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, George Low, George Mueller, Gordon Cooper, Jim Lovell, John Glen, John Young, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, S Ivb, Sps, Thomas Stafford, Thruster, Wally Schirra, Walter Cronkite
Nov 30

Space Rocket History #187 – Apollo 10 – Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan

Posted on November 30, 2016

On Cernan’s second space flight, he was lunar module pilot of Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969.  Apollo 10 was the first comprehensive lunar-orbital qualification and verification flight test of an Apollo lunar module. Cernan was accompanied on the 248,000...

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Tagged:Chris Kraft, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module, Thomas Stafford
Dec 7

Space Rocket History #188 – Apollo 10 – Command Module Pilot John Young

Posted on December 7, 2016

John Young enjoyed the longest career of any astronaut thus far. Over the course of 42 years of active NASA service he made six space flights and is the only person to have piloted, and been commander of, four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini,...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, George Low, George Mueller, Gordon Cooper, Jim Lovell, John Glen, John Young, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, S Ivb, Sps, Thomas Stafford, Thruster, Wally Schirra, Walter Cronkite
Dec 21

Space Rocket History #190 – Apollo 10 – The Launch

Posted on December 21, 2016

On May 18th 1969, a king, some congressmen, other distinguished guests, and a hundred thousand other watchers waited at scattered vantage points around the Cape area. At 49 minutes past noon, Rocco Petrone’s launch team sent Apollo 10 on its way to t...

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Tagged:Apollo 12, Apollo 15, Apollo 9, Authur C Clarke, Chris Kraft, Cm, Command Module, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, George Low, George Mueller, Gordon Cooper, Jack King, Jim Lovell, John Glen, John Young, Lem, Lm, Lunar Module, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, Paul Haney, S Ivb, Sps, Thomas Stafford, Thruster, Wally Schirra, Walter Cronkite
Jan 18

Space Rocket History #193 – Apollo 10 – Coasting to the Moon & Loss of Signal

Posted on January 18, 2017

Stafford, Cernan, and Young were the first Apollo astronauts to be free from illness during the mission, although Cernan experienced a slight vestibular disturbance. Like all their colleagues who had flown before, once they unbuckled from the couches...

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Tagged:Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Gordon Cooper, Jack King
Feb 8

Space Rocket History #196 – Apollo 10 – Lunar Module Out of Control

Posted on February 8, 2017

The abort system had two basic control modes, “attitude hold” and “automatic.” In automatic, the computer would take over the guidance and start looking for the command module, which was certainly not what the crew intended to do at that moment. Whil...

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Tagged:Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Edgar Mitchell, Eugene Cernan, Paul Haney
Apr 8

Space Rocket History #336 – Apollo 15 – Introduction, Crew Selection & CMP Al Worden

Posted on April 8, 2020

The twelve day Apollo 15 mission was scheduled to launch on July 26, 1971.  It would be the fourth United States human exploration of the Moon. As compared with earlier missions, Apollo 15 would double the time and extend by a factor of ten the range...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Dave Scott, Endeavor, Falcon, Jim Irwin
Apr 22

Space Rocket History #337 – Apollo 15 – LMP Jim Irwin & CDR Dave Scott

Posted on April 22, 2020

Dave Scott showed incredible presence of mind during the unexpected events of the Gemini 8 mission. Even in the middle of an emergency, out of contact with Mission Control, he had thought to reenable ground control of the Agena before the two vehicle...

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Tagged:Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, James Irwin, Jim Irwin
May 6

Space Rocket History #338 – Apollo 15 – CDR Dave Scott Part 2 & The Postal Covers Incident

Posted on May 6, 2020

As Command Module Pilot for Apollo 9, Scott’s responsibilities were heavy. The Lunar Module was to separate from the Command and Service Module during the mission; if it failed to return, Scott would have to run the entire spacecraft for reentry, nor...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Chris Kraft, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin
May 20

Space Rocket History #339 – Apollo 15 – The Launch

Posted on May 20, 2020

The last face they saw was Guenter’s, smiling and waving an enormous crescent wrench. Then the heavy hatch closed with a deep thunk. Dave Scott Suits UpApollo 15 Building ThrustApollo 15 Liftoff

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, Guenter Wendt, James Irwin, Jim Irwin
Jun 3

Space Rocket History #340 – Apollo 15 – Climb to Orbit

Posted on June 3, 2020

For Scott all feelings were forgotten. All senses except sight were subordinated. All Scott’s concentration was focused on hearing information from Irwin, Worden and Mission Control about the status of the spacecraft and the Saturn V. Apollo 15 in V...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin
Jun 17

Space Rocket History #341 – Apollo 15 – Serious Problems

Posted on June 17, 2020

The SPS engine was used for all the future burns.   It was the astronauts ticket home.  Any doubt as to whether it could fire raised the question as to whether the mission could continue. TranspositionDelta-V Thrust Switch Showing ContaminationShatt...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin
Jul 1

Space Rocket History #342 – Apollo 15 – Lunar Orbit & Landing

Posted on July 1, 2020

Craning to look through the triangular window for a glimpse of the land ahead, Scott saw no sign of Hadley Rille. Landing SiteLandingFalcon on the Moon

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin
Jul 15

Space Rocket History #343 – Apollo 15 – Falcon on the Moon

Posted on July 15, 2020

It was immediately clear that Falcon had landed on uneven ground, right on the rim of a small crater; the LM was tipped backward at a slight angle. It turned out that one of the rear feet had landed in a shallow crater. Landing site LandmarksSEVA SE...

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, David Scott, Deke Slayton, James Irwin, Jim Irwin
Jul 29

Space Rocket History #344 – Apollo 15 – Oxygen Leak, Glass Ball, First Steps & The Lunar Rover

Posted on July 29, 2020

After a good nights sleep, Houston woke the astronauts up an hour early the next morning because of a slight oxygen leak. Irwin Nearly FallsGreen Glass ClodsLunar Rover

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, Lunar Rover
Aug 12

Space Rocket History #345 – Apollo 15 – The Lunar Rover & Traverse 1

Posted on August 12, 2020

The whole stripped-down rover weighed about 455 pounds on Earth but only 76 pounds on the moon and was built to carry 2 1/2 times its weight at a maximum speed of about 10 miles per hour. LRV Deployment InstructionsRover DeployedTraverse Map

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Elbow Crater, Jim Irwin, Lunar Rover, Mt Hadley
Aug 26

Space Rocket History #346 – Apollo 15 – Traverse 2-Part 1

Posted on August 26, 2020

Suddenly, Scott called out that the Rover was beginning to slide down the hill.  As the back wheels came off the ground, Scott quickly got back on to hold the rover down. Dave on RoverLM in the DistanceBoulder at Station 6A

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, Lee Silver, Lunar Rover, Mt Hadley, Spur Crater
Sep 9

Space Rocket History #347 – Apollo 15 – Traverse 2-Part 2 – The Genesis Rock

Posted on September 9, 2020

Both men realized what they had discovered. The rock was almost entirely plagioclase. This was surely a chunk of anorthosite, a piece of the primordial crust, the Genesis Rock. Genesis RockGlass Found at Spur CraterIrwin Digging a Trench

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, Lee Silver, Lunar Rover, Mt Hadley, Spur Crater
Sep 23

Space Rocket History #348 – Apollo 15 – Traverse 3

Posted on September 23, 2020

“We pray for one last landing On the globe that gave us birth; Let us rest our eyes on the fleecy skies And the cool, green hills of Earth.” Robert A. Heinlein Hadley RilleHammer & FeatherAstronaut Memorial

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, Lee Silver, Lunar Rover, Mt Hadley, Spur Crater
Oct 7

Space Rocket History #349 – Apollo 15 – Meanwhile on Endeavour

Posted on October 7, 2020

After being cooped up together so closely with his fellow astronauts inside Endeavor, Worden enjoyed stretching out for his solo flight.  Now he really got to fly.

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Farouk El Baz, Jim Irwin
Oct 21

Space Rocket History #350 – Apollo 15 – Lunar Liftoff, Rendezvous and Docking – Tang Ceremony

Posted on October 21, 2020

On Hadley Plain, at 171:37 GET, right on schedule, Falcon’s engine lit, hurling the ascent stage upward in an impressive flurry of dust and debris, captured for the first time on camera and transmitted live to a world-wide audience. Lunar LiftoffEnd...
Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin
Nov 4

Space Rocket History #351 – Apollo 15 – First Deep Space EVA and Splashdown

Posted on November 4, 2020

As the red smoke cleared, Al saw widening holes in one of their parachutes, collapsing it into a useless strip of cloth. “We’ve got a streamer on one,” Al reported. Deep Space Walk PlanWorden’s Space WalkSafe on the Okinawa

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Tagged:Al Worden, Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, Okinawa
Jul 30

Space Rocket History #73 – Gemini VIII with Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott – Part 2

Posted on July 30, 2014

This was the most complex mission attempted to date. The primary mission objectives were to perform rendezvous and four docking tests with the Gemini Agena Target Vehicle (GATV) and to execute an ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA)…

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Tagged:Agena, Apollo, Baha, Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy, Carnarvon, Chis Kraft, Dave Scott, Edwards Air Force, Eva, Exploration, Gatv, Gemini, Gemini 4, Gemini 5, Gemini 6a, Gemini 7, Gemini 8, Gemini Iv, Gemini Project, Gemini V, Gemini Vi, Gemini Via, Gemini Vii, Gemini Viii, Gene Kranz, Guenter Wendt, Hawaii, History, Houston, James Webb, Jim Lovell, John Hodge, Karnai, Kranz, Martin, Maui, Mcdonnell, Mission Control Center, Molokai, Msc, Nasa, Neil Armstrong, Oahu, Pete Conrad, Rendezvous, Retrorockets, Robert Gilruth, Rocket, Seamans, Space, Stationkeeping, T 33, Tananarive, Tom Stafford, Walter Schirra, Westinghouse, X 15
Aug 7

Space Rocket History #74 – Gemini VIII with Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott – Part 3

Posted on August 7, 2014

Armstrong eased Gemini VIII toward the target at a barely perceptible speed of 8 centimeters per second. Then Armstrong gleefully reported, “Flight, we are docked!” For a brief moment, the flight controllers in Houston did not realize they had really...

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Aug 28

Space Rocket History #77 – Gemini IX-A with Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan – Part 1

Posted on August 28, 2014

After the untimely deaths of Elliot See and Charles Basset, NASA assigned the Gemini IX prime crew positions to Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan.  This was the first time in NASA’s manned space flight history that a backup crew had taken over a mission. ...

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Aug 21

Space Rocket History #76 – Tragic Prelude to Gemini IX with Elliot See, Charles Bassett, Tom Stafford, and Gene Cernan

Posted on August 21, 2014

In October 1965, Elliot M. See and Charles A. Bassett II were selected to fly Gemini IX. Chief Astronaut Deke Slayton also told them that their backups would be Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan.  At that time Stafford was copilot for Gemini VI…

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Sep 4

Space Rocket History #78 – Gemini IX-A with Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan – Part 2 – Rendevouz

Posted on September 4, 2014

As contractors worried about technical problems with the Atlas, Once again NASA, faced the necessity for a quick recovery plan when a target vehicle failed to reach orbit. You may recall the first time was with Gemini 6.  But this time Nasa had somet...

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