The history of early space exploration.
Episodes
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Space Rocket History #207 – Apollo 11 – Commander Neil Armstrong – Part 2
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Armstrong became more and more excited about the prospects of both the Apollo program and of investigating a new aeronautical environment.
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Space Rocket History #206 – Apollo 11 – Commander Neil Armstrong – Part 1
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
When Neil was 2 years old his father took him to a flying event called the Cleveland Air Races. This could have been the beginning of Neil’s love for flying.
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Space Rocket History #205 – Apollo 11 – Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin – Part 2
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Unfortunately Aldrin’s life became difficult shortly after he emerged from quarantine and began months of public appearances.
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
After Buzz graduated from Montclair High School in 1946, he turned down a full scholarship offer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and went to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Space Rocket History #203 – Apollo 11 – Command Module Pilot Michael Collins
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
The turning point for Michael Collins in his decision to become an astronaut was the Mercury Atlas 6 flight of John Glenn on February 20, 1962, and the thought of being able to circle the Earth in 90 minutes.
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Space Rocket History #202 – Apollo 11 – Media Coverage & Public Relations
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Julian Scheer wanted each crew member to spend at least a full day with each of the networks, and wire services, in locations selected by the media.
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Space Rocket History #201 – Apollo 11 – Mission Planning
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
NASA officials used only 12 words to list the primary objectives of Apollo 11:
1-Perform a manned lunar landing and return.
2-Perform selenological inspection and sampling.
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Space Rocket History #200 – Luna 15
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
In February of 1969, the first launch of the Soviet Moon Rocket, the N-1, exploded. By April, the Soviets still did not have a clear program of subsequent piloted Soyuz fights. In May, the Soviets watched the successful US lunar orbital flight and practice landing of Apollo 10. In June, a Lunar Sample return mission failed when the Block D stage refused to ignite. On July 3rd the second N1 launch failed with a spectacular explosion…
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Space Rocket History #199 – The Second Test Flight of the Soviet N1 Moon Rocket
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
On July 3, 1969, the same month as the the Apollo 11 Moon landing, The Soviet Union made another secret attempt to fly their giant Moon rocket.
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Space Rocket History #198 – Apollo 10 – Snoopy Returns and a Successful Dress Rehearsal
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
“Hey, Apollo – Houston, this is Apollo 10. Look, I know you ran some studies, but by golly, we can see Snoopy, and he isn’t too far away! He’s catching up with us. Can you talk to the FIDOS? He’s right down below us. We can occasionally see him tumbling end-over-end down below there, and he’s coming in closer each pass. That’s Snoopy’s descent stage. We can see him right down below us now, and he’s right – I thought he was a little out-of-plane, but now he’s looking more in-plane with us.” Tom Stafford Apollo 10