Apollo Lunar-descent Guidance transfers the Lunar Module from a near-circular orbit to touchdown, traversing 17掳 central angle and 15 km altitude in 11 mi... AR Klumpp - 《Automatica》 被引量: 202发表: 1974年 An analysis of lunar events Recently, well-substantiated reports of color changes...
To mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, we revisit a first-hand account of designing the Lunar Module digital autopilot, and compare the approach used then with the way it could be done today.
M. Donahue (2010), Scaling of erosion rate in subsonic jet experiments and Apollo lunar module landings, paper presented at Earth and Space 2010, 12th Biennial Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments, Am. Soc. of Civ. Eng.,...
When the Eagle lunar module touched down in the lunar soil, Cronkite could only cry, “Oh, boy!” before asking retired Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Schirra to say something because he could not. He quickly recovered, however, grasping the moment’s extraordinary significance: “Isn’t this somet...
If just one single lunar surface photograph allegedly taken during an Apollo mission was proven to be a fake image, then the entire mission record would be called into question.
in the event the astronauts had to leave suddenly without collecting rocks. Back inside the lunar module the duo opened the bag and spread the lunar soil on top of the ascent engine. As they repressurized the cabin, they watched to see if the dirt started to smolder. “If i...
systems management, lunar module interface, contingency extravehicular activity, lunar-orbit insertion aborts, flight emergency, and crew logs. A Velcro lining allowed it to be stuck in a number of locations around the spacecraft. The paper is fireproof, a provision put into place after the Apoll...
In second image, foreground reflection is reduced with black paper. The two side-by-side photos show a test I conducted with a model of the lunar module and a toy astronaut placed in its shadow as in the Apollo image above. The two photos show the difference between a reflective gray-pap...
Scale models were most likely used in generating some of the Apollo imagery as well – see for exampleThe Lunar Rover – was it a radio-controlled model?The arguments are presented inthis video productionby a Director of Photography of the famous Mosfilm Studios in Russia. ...
Apollo Command/Service Module After the conclusion of the Apollo program, the CSM saw service as a ferry for the Skylab program and for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project where a CSM rendezvoused in orbit with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft. The spacecraft, as its ......