Episodes Tagged with "Pete Conrad"

Jun 11

Space Rocket History #117 – Apollo: Lunar Module Design

Posted on June 11, 2015

Since the lunar module would fly only in space (earth orbit and lunar vicinity), the designers could ignore the aerodynamic streamlining demanded by earth’s atmosphere and build the first true manned spacecraft, designed solely for operating in the s...

6-NASA engineers in 1964 decided that astronauts could stand in the lunar module cabin during the trip to the lunar surface. Note triangular windows

7-Proposed sleeping positions for astronauts on the moon

5-Mockup of lunar module cabin with seats

4-The drawing of the stage indicates positions of components

3-underside of the lunar module descent stage shows fuel tank installation

2-Administrator James Webb examines models of the lunar and command modules in docked position

1-Lunar module generations from 1962 (above left; the vehicle originally proposed by Grumman) to 1969

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Jan 21

Space Rocket History #145 – Surveyors 2 – 7 with a Little Apollo 12

Posted on January 21, 2016

The primary objectives of the Surveyor program, were to support the Apollo landings by: (1) developing and validating the technology for landing softly on the Moon; (2) providing data on the compatibility of the Apollo design with conditions encounte...

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5-Photomosaic of a panorama taken by Surveyor 7 of its landing site

4-Surveyor 6 on the Plains of Sinus Medii

3-Wide-angle picture of the northwest wall of the Surveyor 5 crater

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1-Photograph of the Surveyor 3 spacecraft resting on the surface of the Moon, taken by Apollo 12 astronauts

Tagged:Alan Bean, Alpha Scattering, Apollo, Apollo 12, Atlas, Atlas Lv 3c, Atlas Centaur, Ats 1, Canopus, Cape Canaveral, Centaur D, Centuar, Cislunar Trajectory, Copernicus Crater, History, Huges Space And Communications Group, Hughes Aircraft Company, Hughes Space Systems Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jpl, Lc 36a, Lc 36b, Lunar Night, Nasa, Pete Conrad, Radar Reflectivity, Rocket, Scintillating, Selenographic, Sinus Medii, Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum, Space, Surveyor 1, Surveyor 2, Surveyor 3, Surveyor 4, Surveyor 5, Surveyor 6, Surveyor 7, Syncom, Vernier, William Pickering

Jun 2

Space Rocket History #163 – Apollo 8 – Lovell, Logistics & Training

Posted on June 2, 2016

The successful Apollo 7 flight cleared the way for a US moon landing in 1969. Still a lot of flight and ground testing remained and there would probably be surprises. The greatest concern was Nasa had to complete three virtually flawless missions a...

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Dec 20

Space Rocket History #237 – Apollo 12 – Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean – The Artist

Posted on December 20, 2017

After completing a four-year tour of duty, he attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. He trained under the direction of Pete Conrad, who would later become Commander of the Apollo 12 moon flight, and who would be in...

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Tagged:Alan Bean, Apollo 12, Pete Conrad, Skylab 2, Skylab 3

Jan 10

Space Rocket History #239 – Apollo 12 – Commander Charles Conrad – Part 2

Posted on January 10, 2018

Pete Conrad joined NASA as part of the second group of astronauts, known as the New Nine, on September 17, 1962. He was regarded as one of the best pilots in the group, and was among the first of his group to be assigned a Gemini mission.

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Tagged:Al Bean, Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon, Pete Conrad

May 2

Space Rocket History #253 – Apollo 12 – Moonwalk 2 – Part 4 – Surveyor Crater & Surveyor 3

Posted on May 2, 2018

Surveyor 3 was now to their right, 300 feet away, gleaming in the morning sunlight. Antennas and sensors still reached upward from its tubular frame, just as they had on April 20, 1967, when the spacecraft thumped onto the moon amid blasts from its b...

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Tagged:Al Bean, Apollo 12, Intrepid, Pete Conrad, Surveyor

Jul 27

Space Rocket History #394 – Skylab – The Tour Part 1

Posted on July 27, 2022

As a crew would approach Skylab in their Apollo Command Module, they would see its docking port that was called the Multiple Docking Adapter or MDA.

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Tagged:Airlock Module, Apollo Telescope Mount, Jack Lousma, Jim Kerwin, Multiple Docking Adapter, Orbiting Workshop, Pete Conrad, Skylab

Aug 24

Space Rocket History #396 – Skylab – The Astronauts Part 1

Posted on August 24, 2022

“Pete wanted to do Skylab and we both felt that we did not want the moon program to get crowded, other people deserved chances too.” Al Bean

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P3-Skylab 3 astronaut Alan L. Bean, foreground, commander scientist-astronaut Owen K. Garriott, left, science pilot and astronaut Jack R. Lousma, pilot

P2-The Skylab 2 astronauts, Paul J. Weitz, pilot Charles Conrad, Jr., mission commander; and Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot

Tagged:Al Bean, Carr, Gibson, Jack Lousma, Joe Kerwin, Owen K Garriott, Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, Pogue, Skylab

Dec 14

Space Rocket History #404 – Skylab – The Launch of Skylab 1

Posted on December 14, 2022

Having two rockets stacked on pads 39A and 39B at the same time made for quite a sight at the Kennedy Space Center. There were also two firing rooms at KSC’s Launch Control Center that would control the countdowns for both rockets simultaneously.

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Tagged:Joe Kerwin, Micrometeoroid Shield, Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, Saturn 1b, Saturn V, Skylab, Skylab 1, Skylab 2

Jan 4

Space Rocket History #405 – Skylab – What Went Wrong and How Do We Fix It?

Posted on January 4, 2023

Nasa concluded that the failure of the micrometeoroid shield 63 seconds into the flight caused the breaking of the solar array system. Furthermore, at 593 seconds into the flight the second stage retro rocket plume exhaust resulted in the ripping off...

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Tagged:Joe Kerwin, Micrometeoroid Shield, Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, Saturn 1b, Saturn V, Shade, Skylab, Skylab 1, Skylab 2

Jan 18

Space Rocket History #406 – Skylab – The Launch of Skylab 2

Posted on January 18, 2023

At 07:00 hours Houston time, Skylab 2 roared off its Milk Stool from LC-39B; the first Saturn IB launch in almost five years and only the second launch from Pad 39B.

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Tagged:Joe Kerwin, Micrometeoroid Shield, Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, Saturn 1b, Saturn V, Shade, Skylab, Skylab 1, Skylab 2

Feb 1

Space Rocket History #407 – Skylab – “We Can Fix Anything”

Posted on February 1, 2023

During the stand up EVA, Kerwin held Weitz while he pulled at the debris several times which disturbed the stability of the Skylab station and caused the Skylabs gyros to compensate. This was a big problem because it nearly pulled Weitz out of the ha...

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Tagged:Ed Gibson, Joe Kerwin, Micrometeoroid Shield, Parasol, Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, Rusty Schweickart, Skylab, Skylab 2

Feb 15

Space Rocket History #408 – Skylab – Skylab 2 – Days 2-7 & 10th Anniversary Celebration

Posted on February 15, 2023

NASA’s first priority was to get Skylab back into solar inertial attitude. This was both the coolest attitude and would point the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) solar arrays directly at the sun. Thus the crew would have the most electrical power possi...

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P3-Weitz Skylab 2 pilot mans the control and display console of the Apollo Telescope Mount

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Tagged:Apollo Telescope Mount, Ashton Graybiel, Bicycle Ergometer, Earth Resources Experiment Package, Joe Kerwin, Parasol, Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, Rusty Schweickart, Skylab, Skylab 2

Mar 1

Space Rocket History #409 – Skylab – Skylab 2 – Days 8-23

Posted on March 1, 2023

“Houston, Skylab. I’d like you to be the first to know that the PLT is the proud father of a genuine flare.” Joe Kerwin

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Tagged:Apollo Telescope Mount, Bicycle Ergometer, Earth Resources Experiment Package, Ed Gibson, Joe Kerwin, Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, Rusty Schweickart, Skylab, Skylab 2

Mar 16

Space Rocket History #410 – Skylab – Skylab 2 – Days 24-28

Posted on March 16, 2023

On Mission day 25, the crew was informed that they had surpassed the Russian space endurance record set by Soyuz 11 on Salyut 1 in 1971.

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Tagged:Apollo Telescope Mount, Earth Resources Experiment Package, Joe Kerwin, Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, Rusty Schweickart, Skylab, Skylab 2

Apr 5

Space Rocket History #411 – Skylab – Skylab 2 – Splashdown

Posted on April 5, 2023

Before the astronauts could leave there was one final problem to solve. Skylab’s refrigeration system began warming up. Houston immediately went to work on finding a solution. Now, there was some concern that the crews return would be delayed.

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Tagged:Apollo Telescope Mount, Joe Kerwin, Paul Weitz, Pete Conrad, Rusty Schweickart, Skylab, Skylab 2

May 15

Space Rocket History #63 – Gemini V with Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad – 8 Days or Bust -Part 1

Posted on May 15, 2014

By this time the Astronauts were thinking about a nickname for their spacecraft, but NASA Headquarters now officially refused to allow nicknames for Gemini spacecraft. However, Gordo Cooper was not so easily put off. Pete Conrad’s father-in-law had w...

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May 22

Space Rocket History #64 – Gemini V with Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad – 8 Days or Bust -Part 2

Posted on May 22, 2014

This was Flight Director Chris Kraft’s first major problem at the new Mission Control Center in Houston. He knew the spacecraft had enough battery power for reentry even if the fuel cells failed completely, but he needed to know if there would be ti...

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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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Oct 9

Space Rocket History #83 – Gemini XI With Charles (Pete) Conrad and Richard Gordon – Part 1

Posted on October 9, 2014

Some significant goals had been set for the last two Gemini flights. For example, the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office wanted a rendezvous in the first spacecraft orbit, which would simulate lunar orbit rendezvous. There was also interest in linking ...

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Oct 16

Space Rocket History #84 – Gemini XI With Charles (Pete) Conrad and Richard Gordon – Part 2

Posted on October 16, 2014

Conrad shouted to Gordon “Ride ’em, cowboy!” Gordon was Riding bareback, with his feet and legs wedged between the docked vehicles. In practice sessions in zero-g aircraft flights, Gordon had been able to push himself forward, straddle the reentry a...

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Oct 23

Space Rocket History #85 – Gemini XI With Charles (Pete) Conrad and Richard Gordon – Part 3

Posted on October 23, 2014

The rotation rate checked out at 55 degrees per minute, and the crew could now test for a minute amount of artificial gravity. When they put a camera against the instrument panel and then let it go, it moved in a straight line to the rear of the cock...

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Oct 30

Space Rocket History #86 – Gemini XII With Jim Lovell and and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin – Part 1

Posted on October 30, 2014

When the Gemini IX-A Agena fell into the Atlantic Ocean, Gemini XII was threatened with a major hardware shortage of an Agena and an Atlas to launch it. Replacing the Agena was no real problem. Lockheed’s first production model, 5001, used for devel...

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