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DIY Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) (2009-07-10)
For the space geek in all of us, Echoes of Apollo has plans to build your own AGC. (hat tip to falingtrea on TRF ) While you're at it, check out the main site . [Read More]
Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969 (2009-07-15)[Read More]
Apollo 11 in The Big Picture (2009-07-17)40 Apollo 11 photos from The Big Picture [Read More]
Do you know where Apollo 11 was? (2009-07-17)Well, at this date 40 years ago, Apollo 11 was about half way there. Landing will be in a bit over 78 hours. [Read More]
Apollo 11 astronaut's customs declaration (2009-07-24)Res Communis posts about Apollo 11's customs form (see image). I guess I won't gripe about having to fill mine out next time. Hmmm, I thought you had to declare values on these forms :) [Read More]
HDR photo of the old Apollo launch pad, taken at sunset (2009-10-02)HDR apollo center sunset , originally uploaded by maxcap60 . I thought this HDR (high dynamic range) photo of the old Apollo pad at KSC was pretty cool. It struck me as a modern day Ston ... [Read More]
Apollo 1 ... Challenger ... Columbia (2010-01-28)NASA - Day of Remembrance [Read More]
Apollo 11 slo-mo awesomeness (2010-05-02)This 8-minute video clip, taken from the Apollo 11 (July 16, 1969) launch umbilical tower, corresponds to about 30 seconds in real-time. (via Spacecraft Films ). Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera ... [Read More]
Apollo 11 - almost lost due to software errors, saved by a ten year old (2010-12-20)Thanks to several movies, including Ron Howard's hit of the same name , the general public is well aware of Apollo 13's story . The short version: rocket launches, capsule heads to moon, ... [Read More]
Apollo Command Module Panel (2011-01-31)Steve has some nice toys! Click through for the tagged version, a rear view and some history. Apollo Command Module Panel , originally uploaded by jurvetson . [Read More]
"The Greatest Show on Earth: The Search for the Apollo 11 Tapes (2011-03-28)The following are excerpts from a private email. It's space related and only of potential interest to those who will be around Houston on the indicated dates. I didn't try to independently ... [Read More]
Direct Flight Apollo Study: Two Man Apollo Spacecraft (2011-04-02)This post is a summary of another of luke skywalker' s NASA report summaries (except this time it's on TRF): Direct Flight Apollo Study: Two Man Apollo Spacecraft . This study looked at ... [Read More]
Apollo Mission Control voice panel (2011-07-14)Apollo Mission Control , a photo by RadioKate on Flickr. I worked on the MCC voice system when I first got out of college. Not what I wanted to do but I learned how the company did business: How ... [Read More]
Apollo 12: Proof that lightning really does strike twice (2011-09-13)In the latest issue of Apogee's Peak of Flight Newletter , Issue # 295, author Bart Henin describes how two lightning strikes nearly aborted Apollo 12 less than a minute into launch. How things ... [Read More]
Apollo 15 - Saturn V (2011-10-07)Just scanned from my stash of NASA and NASA-related memorabilia. [Read More]
Apollo 11 Mission image - View of Lunar Module separation from theCommand Module (2012-03-07)Apollo 11 Mission image - View of Lunar Module separation from the Command Module , a photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr. [Read More]
More about the Apollo 11 engine recovery project (2012-03-30)Space.com came up with this nice infographic. I'd still like to hear more about the search process. And, of course, the plans for recovery too. "If they're intact, they're like 9 tons each...That ... [Read More]
The moon landing +25 years: BIS's Lunar Space-ship, NOVA and the evolving Apollo (2012-04-04)Here are some more snippets from the July 1994 Moon Landing edition of IEEE Spectrum. I mentioned in the previous post that the British Interplanetary Society's 1929 "Lunar Space-ship" study was ... [Read More]
Apollo Testing (2012-06-13)Apollo Testing , a photo by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives on Flickr. [Read More]
"Experience the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing" (This is good!) (2012-12-18)A co-worked from my days as a JSC MCC contractor sent me this link: Experience the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing . From the home page: Over 43 years ago, the entire nation watched as three men explored ... [Read More]
Apollo 17/Saturn 5 rocket, sunrise, December 6, 1972 (2013-02-24)Apollo 17/Saturn 5 rocket, sunrise, December 6, 1972 , a photo by Mr Dan Beaumont on Flickr. [Read More]
Dredging for Rockets: Apollo 11 Engines Recovered by Bezos Expeditions (2013-03-20)Apollo 11 Engines Recovered by Bezos Expeditions , a photo by jurvetson on Flickr. Click through to find more info about the recovery of Apollo 11's Saturn V engines. Steve's post includes more ... [Read More]
Apollo manned lunar landing mission profile (2013-12-14)A full sized copy can be viewed on Dan's Flickr stream... Apollo manned lunar landing mission profile , a photo by Mr Dan Beaumont on Flickr. [Read More]
Apollo 1 (2014-01-27)Apollo 1 , a photo by pcarsola on Flickr. Here's remembering Apollo 1 - Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee. [Read More]
Margaret Hamilton, Apollo flight software ninja (2015-07-21)Margaret headed up the team at the MIT Draper Lab that wrote the software for the Apollo guidance computer. Vox.com has an interesting article about her and her software. The photo shows her ... [Read More]
Interesting Apollo capsule concepts circa 1961 (click thru for full descriptions) (2016-12-03)[Read More]
Apollo lecture by Gene Krantz (2018-11-25)This video from Gene Krantz was forwarded to be via my old MCC contacts. Since it was so widely shared, I will quote his original email. Enjoy! Team and friends, I had the privilege to speak at ... [Read More]
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