Spacewalking in Florida: A visit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
A visit to Kennedy Space Center was a highlight of a month-long trip to the US, and to meet Hernández in person was a sweet ...
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In-depth Look At An LVCD Board From A Saturn V Rocket
As part of her personal collection she somehow acquired a Launch Vehicle Digital Computer board for a Saturn V rocket. This particular unit was never used. But it would have been had the Apollo ...
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55 years after Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA still stacks space future in VAB
Inside one of the four VAB high bays, the massive Saturn V was constructed in stages, stacked up vertically for flight. On Aug. 26, 1967, that 363-foot-tall Saturn V rocket − which weighed 18 ...
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Russian Rocket Tech Comes In From The Cold
Because of this, he sought a new manufacturer for rocket engines, and he found one in Nikolai Kuznetsov. In a Saturn V rocket engine, liquid oxygen and kerosene fuel are pumped separately into the ...
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Skylab at 50 – How the United States...Skylab at 50 – How the United States...Skylab at 50 – How the United States entered the space station...
On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s first space station. Despite a troubled start to its life, Skylab pioneered long-duration spaceflight ...
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From launch to lunar landing: Photos show first journey to the moon 50 years ago
Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin pose in front of their Saturn V rocket on May 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong, front, waves as the crew heads to the van that will take them to the rocket for launch at the ...