10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMAND MODULE»
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How Apollo Flew to the Moon
Definitions: entry interface and the 0.05-g event To aid their calculation of the
spacecraft's entry trajectory, mission planners adopted a height of 400,000 feet or
121.92 kilometres, at which the returning command module was deemed to have
...
2
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
If Lovell came on board Apollo 11, it would be best to give him the same job he
had on Apollo 8, that of command module pilot. The trouble was that Mike Collins
was a CMP specialist. Mike had trained as such for the crew of Apollo 8 before ...
3
Apollo: The Definitive Sourcebook
At this time, 23:31:19, the command module cabin ruptured. During this first stage
, flames moved rapidly from the point of ignition, traveling along debris traps
installed in the command module to prevent items from dropping into equipment
...
Richard W. Orloff, David M. Harland, 2006
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Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar ...
Flight plans called for the astronauts to contain as much lunar dust as possible in
the lunar module by vacuuming it off their space suits, then doffing the suits and
sealing them in storage bags before returning to the command module.* During ...
From the day President Kennedy announced his outrageous plan for lunar
exploration, the company had set its sights on the truly big engineering prize: the
Apollo command module, the mother ship that would ferry the fragile lander out to
the ...
Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger, 2006
The Apollo spacecraft was connected to the fourth stage of a multistage rocket
fired by a Saturn rocket. The Apollo craft consisted of three connected modules.
As the spacecraft lifted off, at the lead point was the command module with a ...
Apollo program (continued) spacecraft America (Apollo 1 7 command module),
120-121 Antares (Apollo 14 lunar module), 110-113 Aquarius (Apollo 13 lunar
module), 102-107 atmosphere and life support systems, 60-2, 67, 105107, 133 ...
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Apollo in Perspective: Spaceflight Then and Now
The key reason for this was the separation between the design of the landing
craft and the command module: 'A drastic separation of these two functions into
two separate elements is bound to greatly simplify the development of the
spacecraft ...
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Heritage Auctions Space Exploration Auction Catalog #6007
Qtsrrs 6"r Hoots 41110 Apollo 1 4 Command Module Flown Beta Cloth Mission
Insignia Signed by and from the Personal Collection of Mission Lunar Module
Pilot Edgar Mitchell. This 9" x 8" mission emblem was flown aboard the Apollo 1 4
...
Heritage Auctions, Inc., Marsha Dixey, 2008
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Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2012 Price Guide
Apollo 17, Command Module-Flown Lunar Orbit Chart “A” signed by and from the
personal collection of Mission Commander Gene Cernan. .........................................
.$7,767 Apollo 8-Flown, Mismatched Pair of Cufflinks directly from the personal ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMAND MODULE»
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command module is used in the context of the following news items.
'Apollo 13': 20 Things We Love, 20 Years Later
That terrifying camera shot running through the insides of the command module shows an interpretation of what happened before the fateful ... «Discovery News, Jul 15»
4 ridiculous space accidents (where everyone survived)
Alan Bean discovered that returning to gravity presented its own problems: as their command module splashed down in the ocean, a 16mm ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
Russian Progress Supply Freighter Docks at Space Station, Ending …
“We congratulate you as well,” cosmonaut Gennady Padalka replied from inside the station's Russian-built Zvezda command module. “Thanks ... «Universe Today, Jul 15»
Natchez man recalls contribution to American space efforts
The space race had begun. Vought competed for the contract to design a command module for NASA, and Hollis supervised its construction. «Natchez Democrat, Jul 15»
Brian Thompson: The call of the museum gift shop
“An actual Apollo command module! This thing went into space. See the burn marks from re-entry. See! See! See!” “Eh,” she said. “Now, is the ... «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»
Moon walk amazed a billion viewers in 1969
Overhead, 70 miles above the cratered terrain, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins orbited the moon in Columbia, the craft that would ... «The Manchester Journal, Jul 15»
On Apollo 13's 20th anniversary, a look at how they made the film so …
... and Gary Sinise as Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly) have to race against the clock to figure out how to get the crew home safely during ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jun 15»
Mr. Bucketlist: Meeting a man who strolled the moon
... surface of the moon, which he called “magnificent desolation,” for 21 1/2 hours, they attempted to rejoin the command module in lunar orbit. «OCRegister, Jun 15»
Penn grad reaches for stars at Air and Space Museum
“Seriously, I have the hardest time to stop from wandering from my desk to look at the Spirit of St. Louis, which is near a command module.''. «South Bend Tribune, Jun 15»
Delaware Public Archives to Celebrate July 4th with “Flags on the …
He has also appeared in the “Command Module” segment of “Moon Machines,” the Discovery Science Channel's award winning six-part ... «news.delaware.gov, Jun 15»
