Apollo 10 - Suit-Up, Transfer To Launch Pad & Spacecraft Egress (May 18, 1969) TheApollo11Channel 2010-10-16 | Footage of Astronaut Suit-Up, the transfer to the launch pad & Spacecraft egress of the Apollo 10 on May 18, 1969. Crew : Apollo 10 - May 18 - 26, 1969 Lunar Orbital Crew : Thomas Stafford (Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project) Commander Eugene Cernan (Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17) Lunar Module Pilot John Young (Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, STS-9) Command Module Pilot
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Apollo 1 TheApollo11Channel 2012-01-09 | Apollo-Saturn-204 or Apollo 1 was scheduled to be the first manned mission of the Apollo manned lunar landing program, with a target launch date of February 21, 1967. A cabin fire during a launch pad test on January 27 at Launch Pad 34 at Cape Canaveral killed all three Astronauts Inside their spacecraft.The mission name Apollo 1, chosen by the crew, was officially retired by NASA in commemoration of them on April 24, 1967.In Memory,Virgil "Gus" Ivan Grissom, Lieutenant Colonel, USAFEdward Higgins White, II, Lieutenant Colonel, USAFRoger Bruce Chaffee, Lieutenant Commander, USN
Our Generation - Apollo 11 (Part-2) TheApollo11Channel 2010-10-22 | (Part-1) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fBanMR0jtoWith one small step for man, the dream of a hopeful nation finally became a reality. It was a tumultuous time for an embattled generation, but for one brief and shining moment, there was unity and wonderment at the great potential of mankind.Historian Steve Gillon tells the stories of the unforgettable events that defined a generation and changed the world.
Our Generation - Apollo 11 (Part-1) TheApollo11Channel 2010-10-22 | (Part-2) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGEA0pqaqgwWith one small step for man, the dream of a hopeful nation finally became a reality. It was a tumultuous time for an embattled generation, but for one brief and shining moment, there was unity and wonderment at the great potential of mankind.Historian Steve Gillon tells the stories of the unforgettable events that defined a generation and changed the world.
Astronauts Buzz Aldrin & Gene Cernan - Interview on The Future Of NASA TheApollo11Channel 2010-10-06 | Gemini & Apollo Astronauts, second & last man to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin & Eugene Cernan
Astronaut Jim Lovell - Interview on Obama Cuts for NASA (April 14, 2010) TheApollo11Channel 2010-10-05 | Gemini & Apollo Astronaut speaks to FOX about his signing along with Neil Armstrong & other Veteran NASA Astronauts of an Open letter criticizing U.S President Barrack Obama's cancellation of NASA's future Manned return missions to the moon by cutting funds to the Agency. Jim LovellGemini 7 - Pilot (December 4 - 18, 1965)Gemini 12 - Commander (November 11 - 15, 1966)Apollo 8 - Command Module Pilot (December 21 - 27, 1968)Apollo 13 - Commander (April 11 - 17, 1970)
Astronaut Gene Cernan Interview on Apollo 10 - (December 23, 2009) TheApollo11Channel 2010-10-05 | Gemini & Apollo Astronaut Eugene Cernan speaks to FOX NEWS about Apollo 11 & the dangers of his 1969 Apollo 10 mission.Eugene CernanGemini 9A - Pilot (June 3 - 6, 1966)Apollo 10 - Lunar Module Pilot (May 18 - 26, 1969)Apollo 17 - Commander (December 7 - 19, 1972)
Apollo 11 - Restored Moonwalk Footage, Highlights - (July 20, 1969) TheApollo11Channel 2010-09-11 | Apollo 11 - (July 16 - 24, 1969)Commander - Neil A. Armstrong - (Gemini 8)Command Module Pilot - Michael Collins - (Gemini 10)Lunar Module Pilot - Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin - (Gemini 12)
Apollo Astronauts Omega Watches - w/Tom Stafford, Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan & Harrison Schmitt TheApollo11Channel 2010-09-07 | Apollo Astronaut's : Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) Gene Cernan (Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17) Thomas Stafford (Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo Soyuz Test Project) Charlie Duke (Apollo 16) Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17) Speak of their experiences on their historic spaceflight missions under took in the 1960s - early 70s, when they orbited the Earth, & eventually The Moon with seven successful landings which produced technology we still use today. The Men In this video wore the Omega Speedmaster on their missions
Neil Armstrong - Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) Test Flight - (1969) TheApollo11Channel 2010-09-06 | The Bell Aerosystems Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) was an Apollo Project era program to build a simulator for the Moon landings.The LLRVs, humorously referred to as "flying bedsteads" was a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.Apollo 11 astronaut, Neil Armstrong -- first human to step onto the Moon's surface -- said the mission would not have been successful without the type of simulation that resulted from the LLRV's.The lunar lander, called a Lunar Excursion Module, or Lunar Module (LM), was designed for vertical landing and takeoff, and was able to briefly hover and fly horizontally before landing.At first glance it seemed that a helicopter could be used to simulate flying the LM, but early test flights proved that it was not even close. Helicopters, or any vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, are subject to the influences of winds, air temperature, and the Earth's gravity. In order to simulate flying near the Moon, the flight vehicle had to automatically nullify the effects of nature so it would behave as if it were operating in a vacuum, and it had to respond as if it were subject to the much lighter lunar gravity.
Apollo 7 - Launch Cape Canaveral, Florida (October 11, 1968) TheApollo11Channel 2010-09-06 | Apollo 7 - (October 11 - 22, 1968)Apollo 7 was the first human spaceflight of NASA's Apollo Program, and the first three-person American space mission.The eleven-day Earth-orbital mission it was first manned launch of the Saturn IB launch vehicle. The Crew aboard were :Commander - Walter M. Schirra (Mercury 8, Gemini 6A)Command Module Pilot - Donn F. EiseleLunar Module Pilot - Walter Cunningham
Apollo 8 - First Television Broadcast Half-Way To The Moon (December 22, 1968) TheApollo11Channel 2010-09-02 | Apollo 8 - 21 - 27 December, 1968Crew :Commander - Frank Borman (Gemini 7)Command Module PIlot - Jim Lovell (Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 13)Lunar Module Pilot - William AndersApollo 8 was the first mission to take humans to the vicinity of the Moon, a bold step forward in the development of a lunar landing capability.NASA scheduled a television broadcast at 31 hours after launch at 031:10:36.The wide-angle lens was used to obtain excellent pictures of the inside of the spacecraft and Lovell preparing a meal; however the telephoto lens passed too much light and pictures of Earth were very poor.
Apollo 8 - Book Of Genesis Reading (December 24, 1968) TheApollo11Channel 2010-09-02 | Apollo 8 was the first human spaceflight mission to leave Earth & voyage to another celestial body, The Moon. Aboard were Astronauts:Commander - Frank Borman (Gemini 7)Command Module Pilot - Jim Lovell (Gemini7, Gemini 12, Apollo 13)Lunar module Pilot - William AndersThey were the first human beings to see the earth as a whole & the moon's near & far sides close-up with their own eye's.On December 24, 1968 they rounded the Moon for the ninth time, & than their second television transmission began in what was the most watched television broadcast at the time.Borman introduced the crew, followed by each man giving his impression of the lunar surface and what it was like to be orbiting the Moon, than the crew of Apollo 8 read in turn from the Book of Genesis as they orbited the moon. William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman recited verses 1 through 10, using the King James Version text.William Anders "We are now approaching lunar sunrise and, for all the people back on Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send to you.In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.Jim Lovell "And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.Frank Borman "And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas -- and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth."
The Flight Of Apollo 11 : Eagle Has Landed - (Part-2) TheApollo11Channel 2010-07-01 | Presents the story of the first Moon landing in July 1969. Depicts the principal events of the mission, from the launching through the postrecovery activities of astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. Through television, motion pictures, and still photography, the program provides an "eyewitness" perspective of the Apollo 11 mission.
John F. Kennedy We Choose To Go The Moon Speech Rice University - September 12, 1961 (Part-2) TheApollo11Channel 2010-07-01 | Kennedy delivers a speech at Rice University with grandson Dakota mascher on the subject of the nation's plans to land humans on the Moon. Kennedy announces his continued support for increased space expenditures, saying "we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
John F. Kennedy We Choose To Go The Moon Speech Rice University - September 12, 1961 (Part-1) TheApollo11Channel 2010-07-01 | Kennedy delivers a speech at Rice University with grandson Dakota mascher on the subject of the nation's plans to land humans on the Moon. Kennedy announces his continued support for increased space expenditures, saying "we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.".
John F. Kennedy Landing a man on the Moon Address to Congress - May 25, 1961 TheApollo11Channel 2010-07-01 | In an address to a Joint session of the United States Congress, Kennedy announces full presidential support for the goal to "commit...before this decade is out, to landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" and urges Congress to appropriate the necessary funds, eventually consuming the largest financial expenditure of any nation in peacetime. Though Kennedy had initially been convinced that NASA should attempt a manned mission to Mars, NASA Associate Administrator Robert Seamans spent three days and nights working, ultimately successfully, to convince him otherwise.
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Apollo 12 Animation TheApollo11Channel 2010-05-31 | Apollo 12 was the sixth manned flight of NASA's Apollo Program and the second mission to land on men on the Moon, just four months after Apollo 11. The Crew consisted of Mission commander & Project Gemini veteren's Charles "Pete" Conrad (Gemini 5, Gemini 11), Command Module Pilot Richard F Gordon (Gemini 11) and rookie Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean. Apollo 12 launched on November 14, 1969 at 16:22:00 UTC from Launch pad LC 39A Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA during a rainstorm. Thirty-six-and-a-half seconds after lift-off, the vehicle triggered a lightning discharge through itself and down to the earth, the telemetry stream at Mission Control was garbled nonsense. However, the Saturn V continued to fly correctly; the strikes had not affected the Saturn V's Instrument Unit. Once in earth parking orbit, the crew carefully checked out their spacecraft before re-igniting the S-IVB third stage for trans-lunar injection. The lightning strikes had caused no serious permanent damage. After lunar module separation, the S-IVB was intended to fly into solar orbit using the moon's gravity as a slingshot. However, a small error in the state vector in the Saturn's guidance system caused the S-IVB to fly past the moon at too high an altitude to achieve earth escape velocity. It remained in a semi-stable earth orbit after passing the Moon on November 18, 1969. Apollo 12 landed on November 19, 1969 at 06:54:35 UTC in an area of the Ocean of Storms that had been visited earlier by several unmanned missions including Luna 5, Ranger 7 & Surveyor 3. The landing was an exercise in precision targeting, using a Doppler effect radar technique developed to allow the pinpoint landings needed for future Apollo missions. Most of the descent was automatic, with manual control assumed by Conrad during the final few hundred feet of descent landing within walking distance (less than 200 meters) of its intended target - the Surveyor 3 probe, which had landed on the Moon in April 1967. When Conrad, who was somewhat shorter than Neil Armstrong, stepped onto the lunar surface, his first words were "Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me."[5] This was not an off-the-cuff remark: Conrad had made a $500 bet with reporter Oriana Fallaci he would say these words, after she had queried whether NASA had instructed Neil Armstrong what to say as he stepped onto the Moon. Conrad later said he was never able to collect the money. To improve the quality of television pictures from the Moon, a color camera was carried on Apollo 12. Unfortunately, when Bean carried the camera to the place near the lunar module where it was to be set up, he inadvertently pointed it directly into the Sun, destroying the vidicon tube. Television coverage of this mission was thus terminated almost immediately. Conrad and Bean removed pieces of the Surveyor 3 probe to be taken back to Earth for analysis. It is claimed that common bacterium was found to have accidentally contaminated the spacecraft's camera prior to launch and survived dormant in this harsh environment for two and a half years. They also collected rocks and set up equipment that took measurements of the Moon's seismicity, solar wind flux and magnetic field, and relayed the measurements to Earth. Meanwhile Gordon, on board the Yankee Clipper in lunar orbit, took multi-spectral photographs of the Moon's surface. The Lunar Module Intrepid's ascent stage was dropped after Conrad and Bean rejoined Gordon in orbit. It impacted the Moon on November 20, 1969. The crew stayed an extra day in lunar orbit taking photographs, for a total lunar surface stay of thirty-one and a half hours and a total time in lunar orbit of eighty-nine hours. On the return flight to Earth after leaving lunar orbit, the crew of Apollo 12 witnessed and photographed a solar eclipse, though this one was of the Earth eclipsing the sun. The Command Module Yankee Clipper returned to Earth on November 24, 1969, at 20:58 UTC. During landing, a 16 mm camera dislodged from storage and struck Bean in the forehead, rendering him briefly unconscious. He suffered a mild concussion, and needed six stitches. The Apollo 12 backup crew managed to insert into the astronaut's lunar checklist (attached to the wrists of Conrad's and Bean's spacesuits) reduced sized pictures of Playboy centerfolds, surprising Conrad and Bean when they looked through the checklist flip-book during their first EVA.
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Apollo 13 Animation TheApollo11Channel 2010-05-31 | Apollo 13 Apollo 13 was the third Apollo mission intended to land on the Moon, but a mid-mission oxygen tank rupture severely damaged the spacecraft and forced the lunar landing to be aborted. The Crew consisted of Gemini & Apollo veteren Astronaut & Mission Commander James A. Lovell (Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8), who was joined by rookie astronauts, Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise & Command Module Pilot John L. "Jack" Swigert.
President Barack Obama Meets Apollo 11 Crew On 40th Anniversary (July 20, 2009) TheApollo11Channel 2009-10-20 | President Barack Obama chats with Apollo 11 astronauts, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong on Monday, July 20, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.Obama was 7 years old when the first moon-landing occurred. He said he recalls following the Apollo missions from Hawaii."The country continues to draw inspiration from what you've done," Obama said.
Apollo 11 40th Anniversary - Saturn V Instrument Unit TheApollo11Channel 2009-10-16 | The Saturn V Instrument Unit is a ring-shaped structure fitted to the top of the Saturn V rocket's third stage (S-IVB) and the Saturn IB's second stage (S-IVB). The Instrument Unit contains the guidance system for the Saturn V rocket.The IU consists of six subsystems: structure, guidance and control, environmental control, emergency detection, radio communications (for telemetry, tracking, and command), and power.The last version, number 3, was 260 inches (6,600 mm) in diameter and 36 inches (910 mm) tall. It was designed by MSFC but manufactured by IBM in their factory at Huntsville, and flew on all Saturn IB and Saturn V launches. This is the version that is on display in Washington, Huntsville, Houston, and Cape Canaveral.
Apollo 11 40th Anniversary - Water Recovery System TheApollo11Channel 2009-10-16 | National Air and Space Museum curator Allan Needell describes the original flotation system. Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins returned to earth from the first Moon landing on On July 24, 1969 aboard the command module Columbia just before dawn in the Pacific Ocean east of Wake Island and 24 km (15 mi) from the recovery ship, USS Hornet. Because the original Apollo 11 command module "Columbia" is located at the downtown Washington, DC Museum, a boilerplate Apollo command module, used for egress training during the Apollo era, is used to display the Apollo 11 water recovery artifacts. The Command Module landed upside down but was righted in several minutes by flotation bags triggered by the astronauts. A diver from the Navy helicopter hovering above attached an anchor to the command module to prevent it from drifting. Additional divers attached additional flotation collars to stabilize the module and position rafts for astronaut extraction.
Apollo 11 40th Anniversary - The Command Module Columbia TheApollo11Channel 2009-10-16 | The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" is displayed at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C..It is placed in the central exhibition hall in front of the Jefferson Drive entrance, sharing the main hall with other pioneering flight vehicles such as the Spirit of St. Louis, the Bell X-1, the North American X-15, Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7, and Gemini 4. The quarantine trailer, the flotation collar, and the righting spheres are displayed at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center annex near Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.In 2009 the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged the various Apollo landing sites on the surface of the moon with sufficient resolution to see the descent stages of the lunar modules, scientific instruments, and foot trails made by the astronauts.
Apollo 11 40th Anniversary - The Mobile Quarantine Facility TheApollo11Channel 2009-10-16 | How do you protect against "Moon germs"? Curator Allan Needell describes the elaborate process followed to protect against potential biological contaminants that the Apollo 11 astronauts might have brought back from the Moon. The Mobile Quarantine Facility used for Apollo 11, on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, housed the astronauts in relative comfort and provided a safe environment for all until it was safely delivered by ship, air and caravan to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Manned Spacecraft Center (renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1973) in Houston Texas. Luckily, the precautions were unnecessary - no "Moon germs" were found.
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Apollo 9 Animation TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-28 | Apollo 9 was the third manned mission of NASA's Apollo Program. Launch was from Kennedy Space Center Florida, USA on March 3, 1969.Its three-person crew, consisting of Mission Commander Jim McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart tested several aspects critical to landing on the moon, including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.Apollo 9 was the first manned flight of the Command/Service Module (CSM) along with the Lunar Module (LM) & the second manned launch of a Saturn V rocket.The crew spent ten days in low Earth orbit. They performed the first manned flight of a LM, the first docking and extraction of a LM, a two man spacewalk, and the second docking of two manned spacecraft. The mission proved the LM worthy of manned spaceflight. Further tests on the Apollo 10 mission would prepare the LM for its ultimate goal, landing on the Moon.Splashdown was on March 13, 1969.
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Apollo 10 Animation TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-28 | Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon and an all-up test of the lunar module (LM) in lunar orbit. The LM came to within 8.4 nautical miles (15.6 km) of the lunar surface during practice maneuvers.The crew consisted of Commander Thomas Stafford, Command Module Pilot John Young & Lunar Module Pilot Gene Cernan.Shortly after leaving low Earth orbit, the command/service module separated from the S-IVB stage, turned around, and docked its nose to the top of the lunar module still nestled in the S-IVB. The CSM/LM stack then separated from the S-IVB for the trip to the moon.Upon reaching lunar orbit, Young remained alone in command module Charlie Brown while Stafford and Cernan flew separately in the LM. They surveyed the Apollo 11 landing site in the Sea of Tranquility. The lunar module on this flight was not equipped to land, however.According to the 2001 Guinness World Records Apollo 10 set the record for the highest speed attained by a manned vehicle at 39,897 km/h (11.08 km/s or 24,791 mph). The speed record was set during the return from the Moon on May 26, 1969.
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Apollo 11 Animation TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-28 | Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon or Moon orbit. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Mission Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above. Each crewmember of Apollo 11 had made a spaceflight before this mission, making it the third all-veteran crew in manned spaceflight history. Apollo 11 launched from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969 at 13:32 UTC (9:32 a.m. local time), It was in earth orbit 12 minuted later.
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Apollo 8 Animation TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-28 | Apollo 8 was the first manned space voyage to another celestial body on 21 December 1968. The three-man crew of Mission Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to see the far side of the Moon with their own eyes, as well as the first humans to see planet Earth from orbit about another celestial body. The mission involved the first manned launch of a Saturn V rocket, originally planned as a low-earth orbit Lunar Module/Command Module test, the mission profile was changed to the more ambitious lunar orbital flight. After launching on December 21, 1968, the crew took three days to travel to the Moon. They orbited ten times over the course of 20 hours, during which the crew made a Christmas Eve television broadcast in which they read the first 10 verses from the Book of Genesis. The crew timed this reading to coincide with a full view of planet Earth hanging in the empty blackness of space while clearly showing the rich diversity of the living planet as indicated in Terran colors, seas, landforms, and weather patterns, rising over the dull gray horizon of the lifeless Moon. At the time, the broadcast was the most watched TV program ever. The Crew spent a total of 20 h 10 m 13 s In Lunar orbit spalshdown was on December 27, 1968.
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Apollo 7 Animation TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-28 | Apollo 7 launched from Cape Canaveral Florida, on October 11, 1968 on a Saturn-IB Rocket. It was the first manned mission in the Apollo program to be launched. Aboard was a three man crew of Mission Commander Walter M. Schirra, Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele, and Lunar Module Pilot R. Walter Cunningham. It was an eleven-day Earth-orbital mission intended as a test flight of the newly redesigned Command Module. Accordingly, it flew low around the Earth so its crew could track life-support systems, the propulsion systems and the control systems. Despite emotional tension amongst the crew the mission was a technical success, which led NASA to launch Apollo 8 just two months later.
NASA 50th Anniversary - Chris Kraft TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-28 | Christopher Kraft was NASA's first ever Flight Director, who was instrumental in establishing the agency's Mission Control operation at NASA. He was on duty during such historic missions as America's first spaceflight, first orbital flight, and first spacewalk. Kraft served as flight director during all six of the manned Mercury missions. Only during the final flight—Mercury-Atlas 9, which lasted for over a day—did he share responsibility with his deputy John Hodge. The Gemini program represented a string of firsts for NASA--the first flight with two astronauts, the first rendezvous in space, the first spacewalk--and Kraft was on duty during many of these historic events. with two astronauts, the first rendezvous in space, the first spacewalk--and Kraft was on duty during many of these historic events. America's first spacewalk happened during the Gemini 4 mission; Kraft, at his console, found that he had to force himself to concentrate on his work, distracted by Ed White's "mesmerizing" descriptions of the Earth below. Yet when White delayed his return to the capsule, Kraft broke protocol and addressed him directly on the air-to-ground loop: "The Flight Director says "Get back in!" With the beginning of the Apollo program, Kraft expected to return to his role in Mission Control. He would have been lead flight director on the first manned Apollo mission (later known as Apollo 1), which was scheduled to launch in early 1967. However, on January 27, 1967, the three crew members were killed in a fire during a countdown test on the pad. Many Apollo engineers, later to become top managers themselves, considered Kraft to have been one of the best managers in the program. He personally hand-picked and trained an entire generation of NASA flight directors, including John Hodge, Glynn Lunney and Gene Kranz, the last of whom referred to Kraft simply as "The Teacher."
Apollo 11 Anniversary - Neil Armstrong Moon Memories TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-24 | Apollo 11 Astronaut & first man to set foot on the Moon, Neil Armstrong talks about the past & future of Lunar & space manned exploration.
Apollo 11 Spacecraft Analysis - ABC News (July, 1969) TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-23 | Animated Analysis of the Apollo 11 spacecraft by the buildup to the Apollo 11 flight In July 1969 by ABC News.
Apollo 11 Lunar Module Analysis - ABC News (July, 1969) TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-22 | Animated analysis of the Apollo Lunar Module or LEM by ABC News on July 1969 in the build up of Man's third flight & first Landing on the Moon with Apollo 11.
Neil Armstrong Television Profile - ABC News (July, 1969) TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-21 | Television Profile of the first man to walk on the moon Astronaut Neil Armstrong days before his historic flight aboard Apollo 11 with Astronauts Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins.
Apollo 11 25th Anniversary - ABC News (July 20th, 1994) TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-21 | 1994 ABC News special on American Agenda for the 25th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing on July 20th 1969.Including Comments from Astronaut's Neil Armstrong (Apollo-11) & Gene Cernan (Apollo-10 & 17).
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-20 | Celebrating the Apollo Programs 40th Anniversary with images & conference from Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex with some of the surviving Apollo era Astronauts including Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin & Apollo 16 Astronaut Charlie Duke.
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Louis Vuitton Journeys Campaign w/Buzz Aldrin & Jim Lovell TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-20 | Commercial featuring former NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Sally Ride and Jim Lovell for Louis Vuitton as part of their new campaign commemorating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. The Journeys campaign recently launched their website featuring a unique sit-down with the three astronauts, allowing the visitor to choose different camera angles throughout the duration of the interview.
Apollo 11 Anniversary - CBS News w/Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean & Charlie Duke TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-20 | Apollo 40th Anniversary Interview with Apollo Astronauts Buzz Aldrin(Apollo-11), Alan Bean(Apollo-12) & Charlie Duke(Apollo-16)
Apollo 8 - 40th Anniversary TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-20 | Apollo 8 was the first manned space voyage to another celestial body on 21 December 1968. The three-man crew of Mission Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to see the far side of the Moon with their own eyes, as well as the first humans to see planet Earth from orbit about another celestial body. The mission involved the first manned launch of a Saturn V rocket, originally planned as a low-earth orbit Lunar Module/Command Module test, the mission profile was changed to the more ambitious lunar orbital flight. After launching on December 21, 1968, the crew took three days to travel to the Moon. They orbited ten times over the course of 20 hours, during which the crew made a Christmas Eve television broadcast in which they read the first 10 verses from the Book of Genesis. The crew timed this reading to coincide with a full view of planet Earth hanging in the empty blackness of space while clearly showing the rich diversity of the living planet as indicated in Terran colors, seas, landforms, and weather patterns, rising over the dull gray horizon of the lifeless Moon. At the time, the broadcast was the most watched TV program ever. The Crew spent a total of 20 h 10 m 13 s In Lunar orbit spalshdown was on December 27, 1968.
Apollo 9 - 40th Anniversary TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-20 | Apollo 9 was the first manned flight of the Command/Service Module (CSM) along with the Lunar Module (LM).Its three-person crew, consisting of Mission Commander Jim McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart tested several aspects critical to landing on the moon, including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.Launch was on March 3, 1969 the crew spent ten days in low Earth orbit. They performed the first manned flight of a LM, the first docking and extraction of a LM, a two man spacewalk, and the second docking of two manned spacecraft.The mission proved the LM worthy of manned spaceflight. Further tests on the Apollo 10 mission would prepare the LM for its ultimate goal, landing on the Moon.Splashdown was on March 13, 1969.
NASA 50th Anniversary - Gene Cernan TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-19 | Astronaut Gene Cernan has been into space three times: as co-pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966; as lunar module pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969; and as commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972. Cernan is one of only three humans to voyage to the moon on two different occasions (the others being Jim Lovell and John Young), one of only twelve people to walk on the moon and the only person to have descended to the moon in the lunar-lander twice (of which the first was a non-landing test mission). Cernan orbited the moon on Apollo 10, and landed on the moon on Apollo 17. In that final lunar landing mission, Cernan became "the last man on the moon" since he was the last to re-enter the Apollo Lunar Module during its third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA). Cernan was also a backup crew member for the Gemini 12, Apollo 7 and Apollo 14 missions. Cernan's distinction as the last person to walk on the moon meant that Purdue University would hold the distinction of being the alma mater of both the first person to walk on the moon (Neil Armstrong) and the last person to walk on the moon (Cernan).
NASA 50th Anniversary - William Anders TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-19 | Astronaut William "Bill" Anders Is one of the first of only 24 Men to have travelled to the Moon.In 1963, Anders was selected by NASA in the third group of astronauts.He was the backup pilot for the Gemini XI mission.But His first & only spaceflight Mission was a very special & one of NASA's most dangerous undertaken so far. Anders was selected as Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 8 Originally planned as a low-earth orbit Lunar Module/Command Module test, the mission profile was changed to the more ambitious lunar orbital flight.Apollo 8 was the first manned space voyage to another celestial body. After launching on December 21, 1968, the crew took three days to travel to the Moon. They orbited ten times over the course of 20 hours, during which the crew made a Christmas Eve television broadcast in which they read the first 10 verses from the Book of Genesis.Anders also took a photograph (AS8-14-2383) which was named "Earthrise" from lunar orbit on December 24, 1968 with a Hasselblad camera.It has been called "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken."
NASA 50th Anniversary - Alan Bean TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-19 | Interview with Astronaut Alan Bean who became the fourth man to walk on the Moon on Apollo 12 also performing the first rendezvous of two spacecraft on another planet with the unmanned Surveyor 3. Bean later flew on Skylab 3 the follow up program to Apollo which focused on Space Stations & prolonged Human spaceflight time information valuable if Man would one day travel to Mars. Alan Is now an avid Artist recreating his experiences on canvas Truly the only man who Paint Space & The Moon things he has seen with his own eyes no imagination needed.
NASA 50th Anniversary - Walter Cunningham TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-19 | Interview with Astronaut Walter Cunningham who flew on the first manned space mission of the Apollo Program, Apollo 7 on October 11, 1968 with Wally Shirra & Donn Eisele. The Apollo 7 mission objectives were those of the Ill-Fated Apollo 1 mission were all 3 Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White & Roger Chaffee perished in a launch pad fire. It was up to Apollo 7 to rejuvenate Public confidence & support in NASA & the Apollo Program which they did with a vital & successful mission testing the Command & Service Module for the very first time in space the Lunar Module was not flown & would not until Apollo 10. Unfortunately over problems between Ground & Crew all the Apollo 7 crew never flew again. On October 2008 the Crew received a Be-Lated recognition the only crew of Apollo & SkyLab not too Cunningham the only surviving crew member was present & received a NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
Apollo 11 20th Anniversary - Inside Edition (July, 1989) TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-16 | Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.
Apollo 40th Anniversary - Neil Armstrong TheApollo11Channel 2009-07-16 | NASA Celebrates 40 years since the historic Apollo Program which landed Astronaut's on the Moon in the late 1960s & early 70s. Neil Armstrong American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and United States Naval Aviator, is the first person to set foot on the Moon. In September 1962 Armstrong was selected for NASA's Astronaut Group 2 or "The New Nine". His first spaceflight was aboard Gemini 8 in 1966, for which he was the command pilot. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David Scott. Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission on July 20, 1969. On this mission, Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent 2½ hours exploring while Michael Collins remained in orbit in the Command Module.
