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Apollo 13 Post-Mission Crew Press Conference transcript
Apollo 13 was the US space program’s “finest hour” as what was on the surface a failure was actually a stunning success. Given little chance of coming home alive, thousands of people came together to develop untested solutions in order to bring the crew back safely. This transcript of the post-mission crew press conference is […]
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Apollo 8 RCA slow scan TV camera training unit
The slow-scan, black-and-white television system used on Apollo 7 and Apollo 8 shot only 10-frames per second with 320 lines of resolution. In comparison, had the American NTSC television standard of 1968 been chosen—525 interlaced lines, 30 frames per second—ten times more bandwidth would have been required. Futuristic by 1968 standards, the ease of the […]
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Hornet Plus Three: The Story of the Apollo 11 Recovery
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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