#Apollo astronauts

[oldkitty]

NASA Remembers Fallen Heroes

#youtube #Apollo 1 #gus grissom #ed white #roger chaffee #challenger #columbia #ad astra per aspera #apollo astronauts #nasa #astronauts #charles bassett #elliot see #ted freeman #robert h lawrence jr #michael j adams

[adrianl4u]

untied moon boot! Apollo 14 NASA

#nasa #Apollo #Apollo 14 #Moon Boot #Astronauts #moon mission #Apollo astronauts #moon exploration #Moon #Luna #Space Suits #space #spazio #scienza #space exploration

[retropopcult]

Snoopy button, 1969

#vintage #moon #1960s #Apollo 11 #Peanuts #NASA #space program #astronaut

[nasa]

Moonbound: One Year Since Artemis I

On this day last year, the Artemis I rocket and spacecraft lit up the sky and embarked on the revolutionary mission to the Moon and back. The first integrated flight test of the rocket and spacecraft continued for 25.5 days, validating NASA’s deep exploration systems and setting the stage for humanity’s return to the lunar surface.

On Nov. 16, 2022, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket met or exceeded all expectations during its debut launch on Artemis I. The twin solid rocket booster motors responsible for producing more than 7 million pounds of thrust at liftoff reached their performance target, helping SLS and the Orion spacecraft reach a speed of about 4,000 mph in just over two minutes before the boosters separated.

Quite a few payloads caught a ride aboard the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis I mission: In addition to a number of small scientific satellites called CubeSats, a manikin named Commander Moonikin Campos sat in the commander’s seat. A Snoopy doll served as a zero-gravity indicator — something that floats inside the spacecraft to demonstrate microgravity. 

During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the International Space Station orbits Earth. This surpassed the record for distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans, previously set during Apollo 13.

The Orion spacecraft arrived back home to planet Earth on Dec. 11, 2022. During re-entry, Orion endured temperatures about half as hot as the surface of the Sun at about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Within about 20 minutes, Orion slowed from nearly 25,000 mph to about 20 mph for its parachute-assisted splashdown. 

Recovery teams successfully retrieved the spacecraft and delivered it back to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for de-servicing operations, which included removing the payloads (like Snoopy and Commander Moonikin Campos) and analyzing the heat shield.  

With the Artemis I mission under our belt, we look ahead to Artemis II — our first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years. Four astronauts will fly around the Moon inside Orion, practicing piloting the spacecraft and validating the spacecraft’s life support systems. The Artemis II crew includes: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen. 

As we look ahead to Artemis II, we build upon the incredible success of the Artemis I mission and recognize the hard work and achievements of the entire Artemis team. Go Artemis!

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#Artemis #Rocket #Anniversary #Launch #NASA #Space #Moon #Lunar #Astronaut #Apollo #Orion #Spacecraft #Space Launch System #STEM #science #tech #technology #on this day #Youtube

[humanoidhistory]

Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart walks in space, March 6, 1969.

#apollo 9 #space #science #history #rusty schweickart #march 6 #1969 #1960s #nasa #astronaut

[louceph]

Those leaked Apollo mission photos are a little strange

#redraw of old thing i did #art #illustration #artist #creepy #spooky #painting #aesthetic #found footage #astronaut #space #apollo

[theofficialastronomy101]

The Earth As Seen From

#moon #planet mercury #planet saturn #voyager 1 #cassini huygens #messenger spacecraft #apollo 8 #astronomy #nasa #astronomers #universe #astrophotography #nasa photos #astrophysics #outer space #nasawebb #hubble space telescope #i love astronomy #astronomy facts #astrography #astrobiology #astronauts #astronaut #astro community #astro notes #astro observations #astroblr #astro boy #planetary science #planetary nebula

[krakenartificer]

My parents were at a conference several years ago where Neil Armstrong was the keynote speaker. During Q&A, one of the questions was how long he spent thinking about the "one small step" line.

He said the estimated odds of them actually making it to the moon were so low, none of them had given any thought to it at all. NASA had put 10 years' worth of effort from the smartest minds they could recruit into figuring out how to get someone to the moon, and still they thought it likely enough that they'd missed something, that they honestly didn't even think about the possibility that someone on this ship was going to be saying humanity's first words from a different planet.

From our perspective, the odds of them reaching the moon are 100% -- it feels inevitable to us. But it really was a hell of an accomplishment, given what they had to work with

#and also all the early astronauts had no sense of self-preservation #moon landing day #tumblr holidays #apollo project

[gusgrissom]

The Apollo 11 crew in quarantine, 1969

#we sent the funniest possible people to the moon #apollo 11 #moon landing #space #NASA #neil armstrong #buzz aldrin #michael collins #astronauts #1960s #*

[chernobog13]

The vehicles used by REAL astronauts, not some rich space tourist wearing a f*****g cowboy hat.

#American space program #Mercury #Gemini #Apollo #LEM #Skylab #astronauts

[astronotmovie]

Stepping out on the front porch. Astronaut David Scott opens the hatch to check out the view during Apollo 9, March 1969. In this pic taken by fellow astronaut Rusty Schweickart, ‘Gumdrop’, the Command Service Module is docked with ‘Spider’, the Lunar Module. A9 was the 1st flight incorporating all Apollo spacecraft components. The 10 day mission was the 2nd launched by a Saturn V rocket.

#apollo 9 #spacecraft #command module #low earth orbit #astronaut #space travel #1969 #earth orbit #astronauts #space exploration #vintage space #space #space age #nasa #moon landing #space race #spaceflight #nasa astronauts #nasa photos #space history #spacesuits #1960s

[oldkitty]

RIP Walter Cunningham, chosen in 1963 as one of "The Fourteen" and was LMP on Apollo 7. He spent a total of 10 days 20 hrs and 8 mins aboard the first manned Apollo mission to launch successfully in 1967.

Source: Wikipedia

Credit: NASA

#apollo #apollo 7 #astronauts #nasa #walter cunningham #wally schirra #donn eisele #apollo astronauts

[lonestarflight]

Astronaut Russell Schweickart photographed during EVA

"Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot, stands in 'golden slippers' on the Lunar Module porch during his extravehicular activity on the fourth day of the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission. This photograph was taken from inside the Lunar Module 'Spider'. The Command and Service Modules were docked to the LM. Schweickart is wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU). Inside the "Spider" was astronaut James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 crew commander. Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot, remained at the controls of the Command Module, 'Gumdrop.'"

Date: March 6, 1969

NASA ID: AS09-19-2994, AS09-19-2983, AS09-20-3094

#Apollo 9 #CSM-104 #Gumdrop #LM-3 #Spider #SA-504 #Saturn V #Rocket #NASA #Apollo Program #D-type mission #March #1969 #space #astronaut #Russell L. Schweickart #my post

[doctorsiren]

Day 18 of Sirentober / Doctober

Ticking / Time

his main goal was to blow up and then act like he didn’t know nobody /ref

#doctorsiren #ace attorney #apollo justice #aa5 #dual destinies #ace attorney fanart #art #digital art #my art #fanart #procreate #sirentober #sirentober 2023 #doctober #doctober 2023 #IT’S FUNNY BC HE DID GO AND BE LIKE ‘hey I’m leaving’ AFTER HE WENT BOOM #soooo technically I’m right #ALSO SHHH IM STILL ON THE FIRST TRIAL OF THE ASTRONAUT CASE #I just haven’t had time to play bc school 😭😭😭😭

[floridaboiler]

Apollo 15 Astronauts and their rides

#Corvette #NASA #Chevy #Chevrolet #Astronauts #Apollo 15

[humanoidhistory]

Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean on the Moon, November 20, 1969. Pete Conrad, taking the photo, is reflected in Bean’s visor.

#space #moon #history #apollo 12 #astronaut #alan bean #pete conrad #november 20 #1969 #1960s