The history of early space exploration.
Episodes
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Space Rocket History #164 – Apollo 8 – Pre-launch
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
For now the mighty Saturn V stood empty. But overnight, even while Borman’s crew slept, technicians would ready it for departure. By morning its enormous fuel thanks would be filled with cryogenic propellants, until the rocket would contain the explosive energy of an atomic bomb.
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Space Rocket History #163 – Apollo 8 – Lovell, Logistics & Training
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
The successful Apollo 7 flight cleared the way for a US moon landing in 1969. Still a lot of flight and ground testing remained and there would probably be surprises. The greatest concern was Nasa had to complete three virtually flawless missions and achieve every major test objective before a lunar landing could be attempted. The odds seemed to be stack against NASA.