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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 14
Two days before launch. Neil looks over volume 3 of the 5 volume flight plan. “Let’s see… P40 DPS Thrust. MNVR to DOI attitude. Trim Vx residuals. Pitch down, P=195, RR-ON. P20 man lock – on. RR-OFF. P30 ext delta-v. … Continue reading
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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 13
Buzz, Neil, and Mike at the last pre-flight press conference. The astronauts were already in medical quarantine (sneezing in zero-G is just… no… bad… no… the goo goes in every direction.) In order to keep nasty germs away from the … Continue reading
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 12
That’s Mike Collins on the left, and “Cheif Astronaut” Deke Slayton on the right as they walk away from a T-38 training jet. Deke was in charge of deciding who would go on which mission. He was one of the … Continue reading
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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 11, part 2
The rocket is ready. 363 feet tall. The little white part right above the silver part is the command module, where the astronauts will be spending some quality time. The silver part is the service module that contains oxygen for … Continue reading
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 11, part 1
Here are Neil and Buzz in the Lunar Module flight simulator at the Cape. They kept practicing, simulating the landing, until just a couple of days before launch. They also tried to simulate every sort of emergency or glitch that … Continue reading
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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 10
The launch isn’t until July 16, but I’ll post some photos leading up to that time. 40 years ago today, July 10, here’s Buzz Aldrin arriving for one of his last “normal” days of work. Most of the astronauts drove … Continue reading
Moon Discovered Around New Planet
Xena, the recently discovered possible 10th planet of our solar system, has been found to have a moon, which astronomers have named “Gabrielle.” Astronomers are still debating whether Xena is big enough to be called a planet, and whether she … Continue reading
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Ken’s True Stories from Space
Okay, so it’s a little late for the anniverary… Neil Buzz It’s July 20, 1969. 400,000 people worked to bring two men to this point. And now, 33,000 feet above the moon, even with thousands of hours of simulation and … Continue reading