The Apollo project was dealt a major setback in early 1967 with the tragic Apollo 1 fire and death of its crewmen during training, and it wasn't until October of 1968 (23 months after the final Gemini flight) that manned missions resumed with the launch of earth orbital mission Apollo 7....
The book explores the political tension around the space program at the time, the nerve-wracking anxiety experienced by the families of the crew, and the heart-stopping moments of the mission that proved to be such a milestone."— Scientific American "Compelling and epic"— The Times ...
The astronauts from Apollo 8 would never walk on the moon. Frank Borman and William Anders never flew in space again. James Lovell commanded the ill-fatedApollo 13mission. He lost his chance to walk on the moon, but was considered a hero for getting the damaged vessel back to earth safely...
Launch and reentry are the two most dangerous aspects of a space mission and, even today, things can end in catastrophe, but thanks to the hardworking engineers, the Apollo astronauts returned home safe and sound. More... Illustration of the Apollo Command Module During Atmospheric Reentry Art...
“When [Kennedy] asked us to do that in 1961, it was impossible,” said Chris Kraft, the man who invented Mission Control. “We made it possible. We, the United States, made it possible.” Ten thousand problems had to be solved to get us to the Moon. Every one of t...
The pressure was almost unbearable in mission control. "You'd have had to be an idiot not to understand that this was the time we were going to try to land on the moon," guidance officer Stephen Bales told the author in an earlier interview. "I was just scared to death, mortified....
supporting the full crew way beyond its original design limits. The moon was lost. The rest of the mission would now have a life and death focus on managing resources and controlling the spacecraft’s trajectory. The unfolding events would grab the world’s attention in a way that was unpre...
Beginning in 1961, the Apollo program consisted of 11 total spaceflights; four of those tested equipment, and six of the other seven flights landed people on the moon, according toNASA. The first crewed flight occurred in 1968, and the final mission occurred in 1972. ...
Apollo 11 Mission The Apollo 11 mission was the first man mission to land on the Moon. The Apollo 11 team left Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969 at...
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, former NASA astronaut and lunar module pilot of the Apollo 11 mission, shared his sadness at Collins’ passing. “Dear Mike, Wherever you have been or will be, you will always have the Fire to Carry us deftly to new heights and to the future. We will miss you....