Why did we stop going to the Moon? - Royal Museums Greenwich
Dec 19, 1972 · After the cancellation of Apollo 18, the Apollo mission Schmitt had originally intended to go on, the scientific community lobbied that he be put onto Apollo 17. Scientist …
The missions before the Moon landing - Royal Museums Greenwich
The fact that the Apollo 11 mission went ahead in July 1969 is testament to the success of Apollo 10. Everything that was due to take place on Apollo 11, bar actually landing, was tested on this …
Moon landing conspiracy theories, debunked - Royal Museums …
NASA recordings of the final 13 minutes of the Apollo 11 Moon landing capture the tension and the triumph of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins's historic mission. Follow the …
Why was Apollo called Apollo? | The history of spacecraft call signs
Project Apollo kept up the trend of taking inspiration from classical mythology: Apollo was a significant God to both the Greeks and the Romans. For the Apollo 7 and 8 missions, call …
Apollo 11 Moon landing: minute by minute - Royal Museums …
The transcript is based on NASA videos and audio recordings of radio communications between the Apollo 11 lunar module and Mission Control. Where a phrase or term is unclear, we have …
Apollo 11 crew - Royal Museums Greenwich
Apollo 11 Moon landing. The landing of Apollo 11 was not only the culmination of the Space Race, but of years worth of technical and scientific planning and design. The Apollo 9 and 10 …
NASA's Artemis Moon Missions: all you need to know
The third Artemis mission will last 30 days, and is set to be the first human Moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. Four astronauts will fly to the Moon on board Orion, where they will dock …
Science fiction meets science fact: how film inspired the Moon …
The film also shows an earthrise; that is, the Earth rising from the Moon. While this is an image that recurs in illustrated books about the Moon in the early 19th and 20th centuries, the most …
Michael Collins's Space Photo - Royal Museums Greenwich
Apollo 8. Collins was a capsule communicator for the Apollo 8 mission. Stationed at Mission Control he communicated directly with the crew. Apollo 11. Collins should originally have flown …
How many people have walked on the Moon? - Royal Museums …
As part of the Apollo 13 mission, Jim Lovell and Fred Haise were scheduled to walk on the Moon, but the lunar landing had to be aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later. The …