Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11 Commander) delivers a tribute at the Apollo 12 40th anniversary gala on November 7, 2009 at Kennedy Space Center. I was sitting next to Apollo 12 LMP Alan Bean for the dinner so I had an ideal view. Video is 7 minutes. I suggest letting it load before watching. Direct link […]
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Apollo 13 Commander James A. Lovell, Jr. and Lunar Module Pilot Fred W. Haise, Jr. discuss their mission at the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation event on November 6, 2009 at Kennedy Space Center. I was lucky to be sitting front row center. The video is about 24 minutes and is edited from a 45-minute discussion. It
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This oddly shaped cue card fit snugly into a particular spot on the command module control panel. The cue card provides quick instructions for problems faced by the crew. I really like this cue card because some of the issues it deals with – such as Oxygen, CO2, Glycol, and Cyro – uses instrument readouts
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This 8-3/4″ diameter star chart consists of a black star disc below and a semitransparent rotating disc. The rings on the outer disc signify what stars would be seen through the LM Optical Telescope at certain times during the stay on the moon. Star charts like this were used on every lunar landing mission to
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This checklist containing more than 100 pages on 8 by 6 inch card stock was the personal training copy of Apollo 13 lunar module pilot Fred Haise. This manual lists the events that occurred during the Saturn V launch and has specific steps to be carried out by the flight crew. Sections cover boost preps,
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Since today is the 40th anniversary of the splashdown and recovery of Apollo 11 in the Pacific Ocean, I am thrilled to have a guest post by Bob Fish, author of the book Hornet Plus Three: The Story of the Apollo 11 Recovery. I enjoyed this book very much. Bob is a Trustee and the
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This cue card was from the personal collection of Fred W. Haise, Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot. The information that Haise supplied about the card reads: “This cue card was carried around the moon on the flight of Apollo 13 during April 11 to 17, 1971. This card was positioned on the instrument panel with
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These Apollo News Reference Manuals were used by journalists who covered the Apollo program. It took me four years to acquire a pair as these manuals have become highly sought after. The pair include almost 500 pages of in depth detail about the Apollo spacecraft in the words of the contractors who built them. Chapters
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Model BEFORE (see below for after) I purchased a beat-up Grumman LM contractors model on eBay. I had always wanted one and watched for a few months before the right one became available. Fortunately, Andy Lagomarsino agreed to work on the model and bring it up to pristine condition. Learn more about what Andy does
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This is a support truss from the lunar module. It is amazingly light. It must be close to (or even less than) one pound, but I don’t have a scale that is that small. Comparing my body weight with and without the truss is negligible. The truss is 21 inches long and 1 3/8 inches
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