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Space Rocket History #214 – Apollo 11 – The Climb to Orbit
A Saturn V liftoff is spectacular, and the launch of Apollo 11 was no exception. But it didn’t give the audience any surprises. To the three Gemini-experienced pilots, who likened the sensation to the boost of a Titan II, it was a normal la
Space Rocket History #213 – Apollo 11 – The Launch
On July 16th 1969, nearly a million people crowded the Florida highways, byways, and beaches to watch man’s departure from the earth to walk on the moon. Twenty thousand guests looked on from special vantage points. Homepage with Pics (http
Space Rocket History #212 – Apollo 11 – Prelaunch
In addition to the ordinary taxpayers who gathered on the beaches and roads of eastern Florida, 20,000 VIPs were invited by NASA to watch the lift off from viewing stands near the Vehicle Assembly Building. Homepage with Pics (https://www.s
Space Rocket History #211 – Apollo 11 – Mission Training – Part 3 & Contamination
In addition to the fixed-base lunar module simulators in Houston and at the Cape, astronauts also practiced at Langley Research Center on the suspended lunar landing trainer which was equipped with realistic surface views and lighting. Home
Space Rocket History #210 – Apollo 11 – Mission Training – Part 2
Steve Bales (Guido) made a new entry to the trajectory and guidance section of the rules book which excluded lunar module computer program alarms 1201 and 1202 from the abort list. Homepage with Pics (https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2017
Space Rocket History #209 – Apollo 11 – Mission Training – Part 1
Crew training for Apollo 11 was already complicated by the need to master the controls of two different and very complex spacecrafts, as well as the space suit, but now the mission took on new dimensions, principally in learning how to set
Space Rocket History #208 – Apollo 11 – Commander Neil Armstrong – Part 3
After his death, Armstrong was described, in a statement released by the White House, as “among the greatest of American heroes—not just of his time, but of all time.” Homepage (https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2017/05/space-rocket-histor
Space Rocket History #207 – Apollo 11 – Commander Neil Armstrong – Part 2
Armstrong became more and more excited about the prospects of both the Apollo program and of investigating a new aeronautical environment. Homepage (https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2017/05/space-rocket-history-207-apollo-11-commander-nei
Space Rocket History #206 – Apollo 11 – Commander Neil Armstrong – Part 1
When Neil was 2 years old his father took him to a flying event called the Cleveland Air Races. This could have been the beginning of Neil’s love for flying. Homepage (https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2017/05/space-rocket-history-206-apol
Space Rocket History #205 – Apollo 11 – Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin – Part 2
Unfortunately Aldrin’s life became difficult shortly after he emerged from quarantine and began months of public appearances. Homepage (https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2017/04/space-rocket-history-205-apollo-11-lunar-module-pilot-buzz-al
Space Rocket History #204 – Apollo 11 – Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin – Part 1
After Buzz graduated from Montclair High School in 1946, he turned down a full scholarship offer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and went to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Episode with pics. (https://www.s
Space Rocket History #203 – Apollo 11 – Command Module Pilot Michael Collins
The turning point for Michael Collins in his decision to become an astronaut was the Mercury Atlas 6 flight of John Glenn on February 20, 1962, and the thought of being able to circle the Earth in 90 minutes. Episode with pics (https://www.
Space Rocket History #202 – Apollo 11 – Media Coverage & Public Relations
Julian Scheer wanted each crew member to spend at least a full day with each of the networks, and wire services, in locations selected by the media. Homepage (https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2017/03/space-rocket-history-201-apollo-11-med
Space Rocket History #201 – Apollo 11 – Mission Planning
NASA officials used only 12 words to list the primary objectives of Apollo 11: 1-Perform a manned lunar landing and return. 2-Perform selenological inspection and sampling. Homepage (https://www.spacerockethistory.com/2017/03/space-rocket-h
Space Rocket History #200 – Luna 15
In February of 1969, the first launch of the Soviet Moon Rocket, the N-1, exploded. By April, the Soviets still did not have a clear program of subsequent piloted Soyuz fights. In May, the Soviets watched the successful US lunar orbital fli
Space Rocket History #199 – The Second Test Flight of the Soviet N1 Moon Rocket
On July 3, 1969, the same month as the the Apollo 11 Moon landing, The Soviet Union made another secret attempt to fly their giant Moon rocket.
Space Rocket History #198 – Apollo 10 – Snoopy Returns and a Successful Dress Rehearsal
“Hey, Apollo – Houston, this is Apollo 10. Look, I know you ran some studies, but by golly, we can see Snoopy, and he isn’t too far away! He’s catching up with us. Can you talk to the FIDOS? He’s right down below us. We can occasionally see
Space Rocket History #197 – Apollo 10 – Ascent Stage Rendezvous, Docking & Jettisoning
As the lunar module approached, Young saw it through his sextant at a distance of 259 kilometers. Stafford and Cernan got a radar lock on the command module shortly after the insertion burn and watched with interest as the instrument measur
Space Rocket History #196 – Apollo 10 – Lunar Module Out of Control
The abort system had two basic control modes, “attitude hold” and “automatic.” In automatic, the computer would take over the guidance and start looking for the command module, which was certainly not what the crew intended to do at that mo
Space Rocket History #195 – Apollo 10 – Lunar Module Testing
When Stafford and Cernan were ready for undocking they discovered the Lunar Module had slipped three and a half degrees out of line with the command module at the latching point, possibly due to loose mylar collecting on the docking ring…
Space Rocket History #194 – Apollo 10 – Acquisition of Signal & Lunar Orbit
The six-minute retrograde maneuver seemed interminable, just as it had to Borman’s crew on Apollo 8, but the engine kept firing and the Apollo 10 crew’s confidence in it kept growing. When the engine finally shut down and they were sure tha
Space Rocket History #193 – Apollo 10 – Coasting to the Moon & Loss of Signal
Stafford, Cernan, and Young were the first Apollo astronauts to be free from illness during the mission, although Cernan experienced a slight vestibular disturbance. Like all their colleagues who had flown before, once they unbuckled from t
Space Rocket History #192 – Apollo 10 – Translunar Injection & First Docking
After a shaky but successful S-IVB burn Apollo 10 was on the way to the Moon. Now the first order of business was for John Young to move to the command module pilot seat.
Space Rocket History #191 – Apollo 10 – The Climb to Orbit
At first stage cutoff the astronauts expected to encounter a single pulse of negative G and the crew would be thrown forward in their straps before the Second stage ignited and recommenced the acceleration. However, they actually encountere
Space Rocket History #190 – Apollo 10 – The Launch
On May 18th 1969, a king, some congressmen, other distinguished guests, and a hundred thousand other watchers waited at scattered vantage points around the Cape area. At 49 minutes past noon, Rocco Petrone’s launch team sent Apollo 10 on it
Space Rocket History #189 – John Glenn Remembered
With the passing of John Glenn last week, I thought it would be appropriate to pause my coverage of Apollo 10 for a week and create an episode that celebrates the life of the American Icon, John Glenn. I covered John Glenn’s Mercury flight
Space Rocket History #188 – Apollo 10 – Command Module Pilot John Young
John Young enjoyed the longest career of any astronaut thus far. Over the course of 42 years of active NASA service he made six space flights and is the only person to have piloted, and been commander of, four different classes of spacecraf
Space Rocket History #187 – Apollo 10 – Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan
On Cernan’s second space flight, he was lunar module pilot of Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969. Apollo 10 was the first comprehensive lunar-orbital qualification and verification flight test of an Apollo lunar module. Cernan was accompanied on th
Space Rocket History #186 – Apollo 10 – Commander Thomas P. Stafford
Thomas P. Stafford was the first member of his Naval Academy Class of 1952 to pin on the first, second, and third stars of a General Officer. He flew six rendezvous in space; logged 507 hours and 43 minutes in space flight and wore the Air
Space Rocket History #185 – Apollo 10 – Preparations
Although the contractors had shipped excellent spacecrafts, preparations at Kennedy did not go quickly from the assembly building to the launch pad. Testing was delayed several days in order to stay out of the way of Apollo 9 pre-flight act
