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How Apollo Astronauts Got to the Moon and Back
How Did the Spacecraft Get to the Moon? Astronauts got to the moon by traveling on a giant rocket (Saturn V) that launched ...
Time7y
Unseen Apollo
Apollo missions never flew during a full moon ... This image, captured in a haunting black and white that was not at all in keeping with the kinds of images NASA liked to release, captures ...
Mission possible − parastronaut programs can make space travel more inclusive and attainable for all
Humans will likely set foot on the Moon again in the coming decade. While many stories in this new chapter of lunar ...
PBS7y
Pre-Apollo Manned American Space Missions
For all of us must work to put him there ... Software for computers aboard the Apollo spacecraft and in mission control had to be written. The lunar landing module had to be designed to ...
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The Apollo Digital Ranging System: More Than Meets The Eye
In fact, there were no Integrated Circuits. And Apollo missions went all the way to the moon- far too distant for relatively simple Radar measurements. The TPAC contained transistor logic for the ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
Apollo Program
Far from ordinary, it took a cutting-edge NASA design to safeguard these treasures during the Apollo missions Elana Scherr Researchers examined lunar soil samples collected during the Apollo ...
10 NASA’s greatest achievements
NASA's most remarkable achievements include launching Explorer 1 in 1958, the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, and the Hubble ...
PBS7y
The Crew of Apollo 8
Physically, the men were all superficially similar ... but delays in developing that spacecraft led to the change in Apollo 8's mission. Anders' job shifted to photographer and geologic observer ...
Time5y
Apollo Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Astronauts get all the glory, but true STEM geeks know the people at mission control are superstars, too. Don’t believe us? Take a tour of the Apollo Mission Control Center. In 1985, the room ...
NBC News5y
From launch to lunar landing: Photos show first journey to the moon 50 years ago
The first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11, launched on July 16, 1969. The crew of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, from left, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong, pose with a ...
Florida Today5y
1969: The People of Apollo
Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...
The Washington Post2y
The moon beckons once again, and this time NASA wants to stay
During some of the Apollo missions, “the regolith that got inside ... “We’ve designed, built and tested hardware destined for all of the planets between Mercury and Saturn, including the ...