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APOLLO 9 REUNION SAN DIEGO 2009

Foto di gruppo con 10 Astronauti del Programma Apollo fra di loro 6 dei 12 che hanno camminato sulla Luna

WASHINGHTON, JULY2009
The crew of the Apollo 11 First Moon landing mission from left to right, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins pose in front of the National Air and Space Museum's lunar module before giving the annual John H. Glenn Lecture in space history on July 19, 2009. The lecture commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing.

NASM SPACE SUIT STORAGE "GARBER"

WASHINGHTON, JULY2009
Il tempio delle tute spaziali. Il luogo dove vengono gelosamente custodite le tute delle missioni spaziali americane, comprese quelle che sono state Luna!

APOLLO 40TH ANNIVERSARY

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS, JULY 2009
Monday, July 20, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing.

40 ANNI FA: APOLLO 12 CAPE CANAVERAL 2009

Nella sala congressi del Radisson Hotel di Cape Canaveral si è svolta la cerimonia per commemorare il 40° anniversario della missione Apollo 12. Erano presenti il pilota del modulo di comando Dick Gordon e il pilota del modulo lunare Alan Bean. Con immagini inedite del compianto Comandante Pete Conrad, deceduto 10 anni fa.

APOLLO 13 40° ANNIVERSARIO CAPE CANAVERAL

Il 13 Aprile 2010 ricorre il 40° anniversario dell'incidente a bordo di Apollo 13. Con la frase: "Houston abbiamo avuto un problema". L'obbiettivo non era più la Luna, ma per gli astronauti e i controllori di volo divenne quello di portarli sani e salvi sulla Terra. Nel novembre 2009 ho incontrato i protagonisti: Jim Lovell e Fred Haise (Swigert purtroppo è deceduto), e mi hanno parlato di quei giorni indimenticabili.

APOLLO 14 40TH ANNIVERSARY CAPE CANAVERAL 2011

On January 29, 2011, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation celebrated the 40th anniversary of Apollo 14 with an intimate soirée at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)'s Apollo Saturn V Center (ASVC). The event honored crewmembers Edgar Mitchell and the late Alan Shepard and Stuart Roosa. Mitchell headlined the event alongside fellow Apollo astronauts.

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40° ANNIVERSARIO APOLLO 15 CAPE CANAVERAL

L'Astronaut Scholarship Foundation ha invitato il comandante di Apollo 15 Dave Scott e il pilota del Modulo di Comando Al Worden insieme ai colleghi Neil Armstrong, Alan Bean, Vance Brand, Gene Cernan, Walt Cunningham, Charlie Duke, Richard Gordon, James Lovell, Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, Joe Allen,il Direttore di volo di Apollo 15: Gerry Griffin. Presente anche il Gen. Thomas Stafford

APOLLO 16 40TH ANNIVERSARY CAPE CANAVERAL

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40° ANNIVERSARIO APOLLO 17 CAPE CANAVERAL

L'Astronaut Scholarship Foundation ha invitato il comandante di Apollo 17 Eugene A.Cernan insieme ai colleghi: Alan Bean, Dick Gordon, Fred Haise, Edgar Mitchell, Dave Scott e Charlie Duke. Ha presentato la serata il Direttore di volo delle missioni Apollo: Gerry Griffin. Presente anche il Gen. Thomas Stafford

APOLLO 1

Launch scheduled for February 21, 1967

Gus Grissom, Ed White,Roger Chaffee
During a pre-launch test for Apollo 1, astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee died when a fire broke out in the cockpit of their spacecraft on January 27, 1967.
Command module: CSM-012

APOLLO 7

Saturn 1B
October 11-22, 1968
Walter M. Schirra, Jr.;Donn F. Eisele; R. Walter Cunningham

10 days, 20 hours

The first launch of an Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit.
163 Earth orbits. First manned CSM operations in lunar landing program. First live TV from manned spacecraft.

Command module: CSM-101

APOLLO 7

Saturn 1B
October 11-22, 1968
Walter M. Schirra, Jr.;Donn F. Eisele; R. Walter Cunningham

10 days, 20 hours

The first launch of an Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit.
163 Earth orbits. First manned CSM operations in lunar landing program. First live TV from manned spacecraft.

Command module: CSM-101

APOLLO 8

Saturn V
December 21-27, 1968

Frank Borman, James A. Lovell Jr.; William A. Anders

06 days, 03 hours

On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. In lunar orbit 20 hours, with 10 orbits. Support facilities tested. Photographs taken of Earth and Moon. Live TV broadcasts.

Command module: CSM-103

APOLLO 9

Saturn V
March 3-13, 1969

James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, Russell L. Schweickart

10 days, 01 hour

First manned flight of all lunar hardware in Earth orbit. Schweickark performed 37 minutes EVA. Human reactions to space and weightlessness tested in 152 orbits. First manned flight of unar module.

Command module: Gumdrop CSM-104
Lunar module: Spider [LM-3]

APOLLO 10
Saturn V
May 18-26, 1969

Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, Eugene A.Cernan
08 days, 03 minutes
Dress rehearsal for Moon landing. First manned CSM/LM operations in cislunar and lunar environment; simulation of first lunar landing profile. In lunar orbit 61.6 hours, with 31 orbits. LM taken to within 15,243 m (50,000 ft) of lunar surface. First live color TV from space. LM ascent stage jettisoned in orbit.

Command module: Charlie Brown CSM-106
Lunar module: Snoopy [LM-4]

APOLLO 11

Saturn V
July 16-24, 1969

Neil Armstrong; Michael Collins; Buzz Aldrin
08 days, 03 hours, 18 minutes

Landing site: Sea of Tranquility.

Landing Coordinates: 0.71 degrees North, 23.63 degrees East.
First manned lunar landing mission and lunar surface EVA.

Neil Armstrong:"Houston Tranquillity Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed." The first lunar landing. Neil Armstrong: "That's one small step for man - one giant leap for mankind."

1 EVA of 02 hours, 31 minutes. Flag and instruments deployed; unveiled plaque on the LM descent stage with inscription: "Here Men From Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon the Moon.
July 1969 A.D. We Came In Peace For All Mankind." Lunar surface stay time 21.6 hours; 59.5 hours in lunar orbit, with 30 orbits. LM ascent stage left in lunar orbit. 20kg (44 lbs) of material gathered.

Command module: Columbia CSM-107
Lunar module: Eagle [LM-5]

Apollo 11 Mission Report; Apollo 11 Flight Plan

Apollo 11 Simple Catalog

APOLLO 12
Saturn V
November 14-24, 1969

Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr. , Alan L. Bean
10 days, 04 hours, 36 minutes
Landing site: Ocean of Storms.
3.04 degrees South, 23.42 degrees West
Retrieved parts of the unmanned Surveyor 3, which had landed on the Moon in April 1967. Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) deployed. Lunar surface stay-time, 31.5 hours; in lunar orbit 89 hours, with 45 orbits. LM descent stage impacted on Moon. 34kg (75 lbs) of material
gathered.

First pinpoint lunar landing. Conrad: "Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but it's a long one for me."

Command module: Yankee Clipper CSM-108
Lunar module: Intrepid[LM-6]

Apollo 12 Mission Report

Apollo 12 Flight Plan (Section 3,5 & 6)

Apollo Simple Catalog

APOLLO 13
Saturn V

April 11-17, 1970

James Lovell Jr., John L. Swigert Jr., Fred W.Haise
05 days, 22.9 hours
Third lunar landing attempt. Mission aborted after rupture of service module oxygen tank. Classed as "successful failure" because of experience in rescuing crew. Spent upper stage
successfully impacted on the Moon.

Apollo 13 ended in near disaster when oxygen tank 2 exploded 55 hours into the mission. Using the lunar module as a lifeboat, the three men were able to return safely to earth.

Command module: Odyssey CSM-109
Lunar module: Aquarius [LM-7]

Apollo 13 Mission Report

Rapporto Incidente

APOLLO 14
Saturn V
January 31-Febraury 09, 1971

Alan B.Shepard Jr., Stuart A. Roosa, Edgar D. Mitchell
Landing site: Fra Mauro.

Landing Coordinates: 3.65 degrees south, 17.48 degrees West

09 days. ALSEP and other instruments deployed. Lunar surface stay-time, 33.5 hours; 67 hours in lunar orbit, with 34 orbits. 2 EVAs of 09 hours, 25 minutes. Third stage impacted on Moon. 42 kg (94 lbs) of materials gathered, using hand cart for first time to transport rocks. First successful mission devoted entirely to scientific exploration of the moon.

Alan Shepard: "It's been a long way, but we're here."

Command module: Kitty Hawk CSM-110
Lunar module: Antares [LM-8]

Apollo 14 Mission Report

Apollo Simple Catalog

APOLLO 15
Saturn V
July 26-August 07, 1971
David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden, Jim B.Irwin
12 days, 17 hours, 12 minutes.

Landing site: Hadley-Apennine region near Apennine Mountains Landing Coordinates: 26.08 degrees North, 3.66 degrees East
3 EVAs of 10 hours, 36 minutes. Worden performed 38 minutes EVA on way back to Earth. First to carry orbital sensors in service module of CSM. ALSEP de- ployed. Scientific payload landed on Moon doubled. Improved spacesuits gave increased mobility and stay-time. Lunar surface stay- time, 66.9 hours. Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), electric-powered, 4-wheel drive car, traversed total 27.9 km (17 mi). In lunar orbit 145 hours,
with 74 orbits. Small sub-satellite left in lunar orbit for first time. 6.6 kgs (169 lbs) of material gathered.

Dave Scott: "Man must explore. And this is exploration at its greatest."

Command module: Endeavour CSM-112
Lunar module: Falcon [LM-10]

Apollo 15 Mission Report;Apollo 15 Flight Plan

Apollo Simple Catalog N.2;N.3; Lunar Rover

Apollo 15 Le Buste

APOLLO 16
Saturn V
April 16-27, 1972

John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II, Charles M. Duke Jr.
11 days, 01 hour, 51 minutes

Landing site: Descartes Highlands.
Landing Coordinates: 8.97 degrees South, 15.51 degrees East
First study of highlands area. Selected surface experiments
deployed, ultraviolet camera/spectrograph used for first time on Moon, and LRV used for second time. Lunar surface stay-time, 71 hours; in lunar orbit 126 hours, with 64 orbits. Mattingly performed 01 hour in-flight EVA. 95.8 kg (213 lbs) of lunar samples collected.

John Young: "There you are, mysterious and unknown Descartes highland plains. Apollo 16 is gonna change your image. I'm sure glad they got ol' Brer Rabbit here, back in the briar patch where he belongs. "

Command module: Casper CSM-113
Lunar module: Orion [LM-11]

Apollo 16 Flight plan; Mission Report

Apollo Simple Catalog N.2; N.3

APOLLO 17
Saturn V

December 07-19, 1972

Eugene A.Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, Harrison H. Schmitt
12 days, 13 hours, 52 minutes

Last lunar landing mission.

Landing site: Taurus-Littrow, highlands and valley area.
Landing Coordinates: 20.16 degrees North, 30.77 degrees East
3 EVAs of 22 hours, 04 minutes. Evans performed trans-Earth EVA lasting 01 hour 06 minutes. First scientist-astronaut to land on Moon, Schmitt. Sixth automated research station set up. LRV traverse total 30.5 km. Lunar surface stay-time, 75 hours. In lunar orbit 17 hours. 110.4 kg (243 lbs) of material gathered.

Gene Cernan: "As I step off at the surface at Taurus-Littrow, I'd like to dedicate the first step of Apollo 17 to all those who made it possible."

Command module: AmericaCSM-114
Lunar module: Challenger [LM-12]