The First Test Flight Of The Apollo Lunar Module In Earth Orbit Launched From Cape Kennedy Launch Complex
The first test flight of the Apollo Lunar Module in Earth orbit launched from Cape Kennedy launch complex 37B aboard Saturn IB SA-204R on January 22, 1968.
Here, we see LM-1 being loaded into the spacecraft adapter that would protect it during launch. The nose cone (at right, under a protective blue cover) would go on top.
The unmanned LM-1 flew without several systems (like landing gear) that it wouldn't need for the test and the windows in front were covered with aluminum plates. After testing of the descent and ascent stage engines, the two sections of LM-1 burned up in the atmosphere on re-entry.
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Orbiter Columbia OV-102 had a unique external feature the “SILTS” pod (Shuttle Infrared Leeside Temperature Sensing), it was located on the top of her vertical stabilizer. It was installed after STS-9 (1984) to acquire infrared and other thermal data on the vehicle’s environment. The instruments were removed after several missions but the pod remained.
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I love listening to Apollo transcripts! I can’t wait!
Apollo 13: In Real Time!
Via Ben Feist on twitter: “Coming soon! Apollo 13 in Real Time! Includes 7,200 hours of mission control audio as they work to save the crew. Created by a small team including @steveslater1987 @dave_charney @ke6jjj Will launch in March. The 50th anniversary starts April 11. https://apolloinrealtime.org “
Can't wait to see Rocketlab recovering first stages! They are made of carbon fibre so they should be a bit more heat resistant than aluminium?
Flight 10 is scheduled for 25 November!
Flight 10 will use S-band telemetry and onboard flight computers to gather data for future first stage recovery.
The first stage will also use a new reaction control system for guided re-entry.
1978 Concept art for Rockwell International’s Star Raker, a space plane proposal to meet NASA’s need for reusable craft designed to operate in the outer atmosphere. It would have flown at Mach 7.2, and would be able to perform four missions a day, like solar sattelite repair in the outer atmosphere.
Crescent Earth seen from the Moon
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21 · female · diagnosed asperger'sThe vacuum of outer space feels so comfy :)
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