Posted on October 8, 2015
“On my honor I will do my best, To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.” The Boy Scout Oath.
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1-Chaffee at the consoles in Mission Control during the Gemini 3 mission
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Posted on October 15, 2015
The “Plugs Out” test scheduled for Jan 27, 1967 was not the first time that spacecraft 12 had been put through a simulated run with people on board…
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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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Posted on October 29, 2015
The tragedy of Apollo 1 was widely reported in the Soviet Union. The Soviets sent condolences and letters to the families of the men who had died. But, the Soviet Press criticized the US for an overzealous attempt to send men to the moon.
CM parts were studied and catalogued in the Pyrotechnics Installation Building at Kennedy Space Center.
The CM wiring harness goes through x-ray inspection.
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