Posted on May 4, 2022
Strangely enough the MOL astronauts only knew of the cover story that the program would be a space laboratory for military experiments and did not learn of the reconnaissance role until after selection.
P2-Early_mockup_of_MOL_laboratory_module_interior
P3-Gemini-B_Heat_Shield with hatch
P1-MOL_01
Posted on May 18, 2022
A planning document depicted 12-man and 40-man stations, both with self-defense capability. It described the 40-man, Y-shaped station as a “spaceborne command post” in synchronous orbit. The key requirement was “post attack survivability”, the statio...
P2-Titan-3C_MOL-Gemini-B-Test_3
P3-MOL Command Post
P1-MOL_spacesuit
Tagged:Albert Crews, Bobko, Crippen, Ddre, Gemini B, Manned Orbiting Laboratory, Mol, Nro, Robert Mcnamara, Skylab, Titan Iii, Truly
Posted on April 11, 2025
CapCom Truly radioed at 10:46 with the go-ahead: “I’ve got two messages for you: Moscow is go for docking; Houston is go for docking. It’s up to you guys. Have fun.”
P3-AI Generated Image of Apollo Soyuz docke
P2-Improperly installed connector on the docking latch
P1-separated from the s-ivb
Posted on April 25, 2025
On July 17, 1975, orbiting in space high above the French city of Metz, the American and Russian commanders shook hands. Their conversation, a mix of personal and technical remarks, reflected a casual familiarity, reminiscent of their simulator train...
P2-friendship
P3-handshake
P1-Apollo-Soyuz-handshake
Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats 6, Baykonur, Brezhnev, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, Dzani Bek Ov, Ford, George Low, Glynn Lunney, James Fletcher, Jsc, Ksc, Kubasov, Leonov, Nell Hutchinson, Pyotr Klimuk, Sevastyanov, Tom Stafford, Truly, Vance Brand
Posted on May 9, 2025
“I had thoughts I couldn’t express at the time. It felt like we weren’t just opening a hatch in space, but opening the door to a new era on Earth.” Tom Stafford.
P2-A-S-Eclipse
P3-AS second docking
P1-Eclipse