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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 ...
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The Trench: The People at Mission Control
These were the men of mission control, and during missions they all ... Astronaut Jim Lovell, who experienced nearly catastrophic problems on Apollo 13, put it another way: "the pilots ...
13 Minutes to the Moon Apollo 13: Enhanced photos reveal life on board
Image enhancement techniques have shed new light on Nasa's stricken Apollo 13 mission. Imaging specialist Andy Saunders ...
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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 ...
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Apollo astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly dies aged 87
A NASA astronaut who was removed from the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission but helped bring its crew back home safely thanks to his problem-solving efforts from ground control has died at the age of 87.
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Apollo 11 asstistant flight controller remembers moonwalk from inside Mission Control
By Apollo 11, he was the assistant flight controller in Mission Control. While the astronauts became American heroes for their bravery and pioneering spirit, it was the men and women in Mission ...