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APOLLO 16MM ONBOARD SELECT V …
This program contains select …
4/14/04
Description This program contains selected views taken from the Apollo 16mm onboards edited together and set to inspirational music. Footage from all Apollo missions, Apollo-Saturn 202 through Apollo 17, is used. Includes: stage separation, spacecraft rendezvous, various in-cabin crew scenes from spacecraft operations to leisure activities, Extravehicular Activity (EVA) views, full Earth and Moon views with close up views of the Moon, Earth rise over Moon horizon, Lunar Module (LM) descent, scenes from various EVAs on the Lunar surface, scenes taken during Command Module (CM) reentry including views of the main parachutes as CM makes final descent, views of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) and Lunar Module (LM), and a nice view of the planting of the American flag.
Date 4/14/04
APOLLO 16MM ONBOARD SELECT V …
This program contains select …
2/6/06
Description This program contains selected views taken from the Apollo 16mm onboards edited together and set to inspirational music. Footage from all Apollo missions, Apollo-Saturn 202 through Apollo 17, is used. Includes: Launch, stage separation, spacecraft rendezvous, various in-cabin crew scenes from spacecraft operations to leisure activities, Extravehicular Activity (EVA) views, full Earth and Moon views with close up views of the Moon, Earth rise over Moon horizon, Lunar Module (LM) descent, scenes from various EVAs on the Lunar surface, scenes taken during Command Module (CM) reentry including views of the main parachutes as CM makes final descent, views of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) and Lunar Module (LM), and a nice view of the planting of the American flag.
Date 2/6/06
APOLLO 16MM ONBOARD SELECT V …
This program contains select …
5/11/04
Description This program contains selected views taken from the Apollo 16mm onboards edited together and set to inspirational music. Footage from all Apollo missions, Apollo-Saturn 202 through Apollo 17, is used. Includes: stage separation, spacecraft rendezvous, various in-cabin crew scenes from spacecraft operations to leisure activities, Extravehicular Activity (EVA) views, transposition views, Earth rise over Moon horizon, lunar landscape, Lunar Module (LM) descent, scenes from various EVAs on the Lunar surface including planting the American flag, views of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), and scenes taken during Command Module (CM) reentry including views of the main parachutes as CM makes final descent.
Date 5/11/04
David Scott
The docked Apollo 9 command …
5/6/09
Description The docked Apollo 9 command and service modules and lunar module conduct the first docking maneuvers in space. This image was taken on the fourth day of the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission by lunar module pilot Russell L. Schweickart of David Scott, command module pilot, in the open hatch of the command module. Image Credit: NASA
Date 5/6/09
CMP304 Apollo11 1969-1989
APOLLO 11: 1969-1989 CMP 304 …
1989
Description APOLLO 11: 1969-1989 CMP 304 - (1989) - 27 Minutes The Apollo 11 mission is described in this film using narration and historical film footage. Featured are various mission activities including pre-launch, launch, Mission Control, lunar landing, and return to Earth.
Date 1989
Earthrise
Apollo 8, the first manned m …
12/24/08
Description Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts--Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders--held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they showed pictures of the Earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft. Said Lovell, "The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth." They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis. Visit the Apollo 8 page for audio and video of the historic mission. Image Credit: NASA
Date 12/24/08
Whole Earth
This image from Apollo 17, a …
4/2/09
Description This image from Apollo 17, and others like it, captured whole hemispheres of water, land and weather. This photo was the first view of the south polar ice cap. Almost the entire coastline of Africa is visible, along with the Arabian Peninsula.
Date 4/2/09
Saturn IVB
An expended Saturn IVB stage …
5/5/09
Description An expended Saturn IVB stage was being used as a target for simulated docking maneuvers over Sonora, Mexico, during Apollo 7's second revolution around Earth on Oct. 11, 1968. Image Credit: NASA
Date 5/5/09
Morning Sun
The morning sun reflects on …
5/6/09
Description The morning sun reflects on the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 134th revolution of the Earth on Oct. 20, 1968. Image Credit: NASA
Date 5/6/09
Rising Earth
The crew of Apollo 8 capture …
5/6/09
Description The crew of Apollo 8 captured this view of Earth about five degrees above the lunar horizon on Dec. 22, 1968. Image Credit: NASA
Date 5/6/09
Apollo-Soyuz -- April 1975
An exhibit illustrates the s …
7/16/08
Description An exhibit illustrates the spacesuits designed for the Soviet cosmonaut crewmen of the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project docking in Earth orbit mission. These suits were on display in the training building at the Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, near Moscow.
Date 7/16/08
Apollo-Soyuz -- July 1975
The two Soviet crewmen for t …
7/16/08
Description The two Soviet crewmen for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, or ASTP, mission are photographed at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the morning of the Soviet ASTP liftoff on July 15, 1975. They are cosmonauts Aleksey A. Leonov (left), commander, and Valeriy N. Kubasov, flight engineer. Leonov is waving to well-wishers at the launch pad. The Soviet ASTP launch preceded the American ASTP Apollo liftoff by seven and one-half hours. The American and Soviet spacecraft were docked in Earth orbit for a total of about 47 hours on July 17-19, 1975. Image Credit: USSR Academy of Sciences
Date 7/16/08
The Road to Apollo 07: John …
In the opinion of many space …
4/6/09
Description In the opinion of many space historians, Langley's most important contribution to the Apollo program was its development of Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR). Here, John Houbolt explains the critical weight-saving advantage of the LOR concept. The basic premise was to fire an assembly of three spacecraft into Earth orbit on top of a single powerful rocket. Without this successful mission concept, the United States may still have landed humans on the moon, but it probably would not have happened by the end of the 1960s as directed by President Kennedy. Credit: NASA
Date 4/6/09
Apollo-Soyuz -- July 1975
Astronauts Thomas P. Staffor …
7/16/08
Description Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (left) and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton hold containers of Soviet space food in the Soyuz Orbital Module during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project docking in Earth orbit mission. The containers hold borsch (beet soup) over which vodka labels have been pasted. This was the crews' way of toasting each other.
Date 7/16/08
Montage of Apollo Crew Patch …
Name of Image Montage of Apollo Crew Patches
Date of Image 1979-05-01
Full Description This montage depicts the flight crew patches for the manned Apollo 7 thru Apollo 17 missions. The Apollo 7 through 10 missions were basically manned test flights that paved the way for lunar landing missions. Primary objectives met included the demonstration of the Command Service Module (CSM) crew performance, crew/space vehicle/mission support facilities performance and testing during a manned CSM mission, CSM rendezvous capability, translunar injection demonstration, the first manned Apollo docking, the first Apollo Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), performance of the first manned flight of the lunar module (LM), the CSM-LM docking in translunar trajectory, LM undocking in lunar orbit, LM staging in lunar orbit, and manned LM-CSM docking in lunar orbit. Apollo 11 through 17 were lunar landing missions with the exception of Apollo 13 which was forced to circle the moon without landing due to an onboard explosion. The craft was,however, able to return to Earth safely. Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing mission and performed the first lunar surface EVA. Landing site was the Sea of Tranquility. A message for mankind was delivered, the U.S. flag was planted, experiments were set up and 47 pounds of lunar surface material was collected for analysis back on Earth. Apollo 12, the 2nd manned lunar landing mission landed in the Ocean of Storms and retrieved parts of the unmanned Surveyor 3, which had landed on the Moon in April 1967. The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) was deployed, and 75 pounds of lunar material was gathered. Apollo 14, the 3rd lunar landing mission landed in Fra Mauro. ALSEP and other instruments were deployed, and 94 pounds of lunar materials were gathered, using a hand cart for first time to transport rocks. Apollo 15, the 4th lunar landing mission landed in the Hadley-Apennine region. With the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), the crew was bale to gather 169 pounds of lunar material. Apollo 16, the 5th lunar landing mission, landed in the Descartes Highlands for the first study of highlands area. Selected surface experiments were deployed, the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph was used for first time on the Moon, and the LRV was used for second time for a collection of 213 pounds of lunar material. The Apollo program came to a close with Apollo 17, the 6th and final manned lunar landing mission that landed in the Taurus-Littrow highlands and valley area. This mission hosted the first scientist-astronaut, Schmitt, to land on the Moon. The 6th automated research station was set up, and 243 ponds of lunar material was gathered using the LRV.
Apollo 7
A bearded Walter Schirra, Ap …
4/2/08
Description A bearded Walter Schirra, Apollo 7 commander, gazes out the rendezvous window in front of the commander's station on the ninth day of the Earth orbital mission. Apollo 7 was crewed by Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham.(JWST) The mission was an engineering test flight designed primarily to test space vehicle and mission support facilities performance during a manned mission. Image Credit: NASA
Date 4/2/08
The Road to Apollo
A full-scale model of the Me …
3/16/09
Description A full-scale model of the Mercury capsule was tested in the Langley 30- by 60-Foot Full-Scale Wind Tunnel. Managed at Langley Research Center, the objectives of the Mercury program were quite specific -- to orbit a crewed spacecraft around the Earth, to investigate the ability of humans to function in space and to recover both human and spacecraft safely. Project Mercury accomplished the first orbital flight made by an American, astronaut John Glenn. Credit: NASA
Date 3/16/09
Apollo XIII Astronaut Fred H …
South Mississippi native Fre …
1/1/95
Description South Mississippi native Fred Haise was one of the three American astronauts on the Apollo XIII mission that was originally intended to land on the moon. Haise visited Stennis Space Center to greet the public and sign autographs. Haise, and fellow astronauts Jim Lovell and Jack Swigert were outward bound, 200,000 miles from Earth, when both Serice Module oxygen tanks ruptured. The crew returned safely to Earth. The incident became the topic for the feature film, Apollo 13.
Date 1/1/95
Skylab -- August 1973
On a spacewalk, astronaut Ow …
7/16/08
Description On a spacewalk, astronaut Owen K. Garriott, science pilot, retrieves an imagery experiment from the Apollo Telescope Mount attached to the Skylab in Earth orbit.
Date 7/16/08
Apollo 13
President Richard M. Nixon a …
4/13/09
Description President Richard M. Nixon and the Apollo 13 crew salute U.S. flag during the post-mission ceremonies at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Earlier, the astronauts John Swigert, Jim Lovell and Fred W. Haise were presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the Chief Executive. Apollo 13, launched on April 11, 1970, was NASA's third manned mission to the moon. Two day later on April 13 while the mission was en route to the moon, a fault in the electrical system of one of the Service Module's oxygen tanks produced an explosion that caused both oxygen tanks to fail and also led to a loss of electrical power. The command module remained functional on its own batteries and oxygen tank, but these were usable only during the last hours of the mission. The crew shut down the Command Module and used the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat" during the return trip to earth. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, and a shortage of potable water, the crew returned to Earth, and the mission was termed a "successful failure." Image Credit: NASA
Date 4/13/09
APOLLO 17 : The Final Splash …
Title APOLLO 17 : The Final Splashdown
Description APOLLO 17 returns safely to Earth, bringing to an end the APOLLO series of lunar missions From the film documentary 'APOLLO 17: On the shoulders of Giants'', part of a documentary series on the APOLLO missions made in the early '70's and narrated by Burgess Meredith. APPOLO 17 : Sixth and last manned lunar landing mission in the APOLLO series with Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E.Evans, and Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt. Landed at Taurus-Littrow on Dec 11.,1972. Deployed camera and experiments, performed EVA with lunar roving vehicle. Returned lunar samples. Mission Duration 301hrs 51min 59sec
Date 01.23.1974
Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: …
Title Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Andes Flyover
Abstract In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during that mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flys us over the Andes Mountains to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17.
Completed 2002-11-21
Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: …
Title Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble European Fly-over
Abstract In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during this mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flys us over Europe, Africa, and Asia to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17.
Completed 2002-11-21
Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: …
Title Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble Italian Fly-over
Abstract In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during that mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flys us over Italy to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17.
Completed 2002-11-21
Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: …
Title Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble Himalayan Fly-over
Abstract In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during that mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flys us over the Himalayan Mountains to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17.
Completed 2002-11-21
Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: …
Title Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble Drift-in
Abstract In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during this mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. It was the first full Earth photograph revealing the Antarctic continent. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS. As a tribute to its predecessor, this Blue Marble data set has been aligned to the same angle and pitch that the famous Apollo 17 photograph was taken.
Completed 2002-11-21
Apollo 11: Onto a New World
Title Apollo 11: Onto a New World
Explanation A human first set foot on another world on July 20, 1969 [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo11.html ]. This world was Earth's own Moon [ http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/ ]. Pictured above is Neil Armstrong [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075179.htm ] preparing to take the historic first step [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950921.html ]. On the way down the Lunar Module [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/LMordered.html ] ladder, Armstrong [ http://www.3d-interact.com/SpaceMuseum/armstrong.html ] released equipment which included the television camera that recorded this fuzzy image [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075288.htm ]. Pictures and voice transmissions [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/ sounds/A01106AA.WAV ] were broadcast live [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/ sounds/A01108AA.WAV ] to an estimated world wide audience of one billion people. The Apollo Moon landings [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/ ] have since been described as the greatest technological achievement [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960412.html ] the world has known.
Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: …
Title Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Carbon Monoxide
Abstract A view of the distribution of carbon monoxide in the Earth's atmosphere collected from Terra/MOPITT.
Completed 2002-11-22
APOLLO 11: The heroes Return
Title APOLLO 11: The heroes Return
Description The crew of APOLLO 11 return as heroes after their succesfull landing on the lunar surface. From the film documentary "APOLLO 11:'The Eagle Has Landed'", part of a documentary series on the APOLLO missions made in the early '70's and narrated by Burgess Meredith. APOLLO 11: First manned lunar landing and return to Earth with Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin. Landed in the Sea of Tranquilityon July 20, 1969, deployed TV camera and EASEP experiments, performed lunar surface EVA, returned lunar soil samples. Mission Duration 195 hrs 18 min 35sec
Date 01.23.1974
APOLLO 9 : Who's in charge o …
Title APOLLO 9 : Who's in charge of Spider & Gumdrop?
Description Introduces the crew of the APOLLO 9 mission. From the film documentary 'APOLLO 9: The Duet of Spider & Gumdrop": part of a documentary series made in the early 70's on the APOLLO missions, and narrated by Burgess Meredith. (Actual date created is not known at this time) Mission: APOLLO 9: Earth orbital flight with James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell Schweickart. First flight of the Lunar Module. Performed rendezvous, docking and E.V.A..Mission Duration 241hrs 0m 54s.
Date 01.23.1974
Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Cr …
Title Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
Explanation Apollo 16 [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS16/Apollo16_fact.html ] spent three days on Earth's Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/moon.html ] in April 1972. The fifth lunar landing mission [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-16/apollo-16.html ] out of six, Apollo 16 [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/a16j.html ] was famous for deploying and using an ultraviolet telescope as the first lunar observatory [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960608.html ], and for collecting rocks and data on the mysterious lunar highlands [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS16/Apollo16_MissionObj.html ]. In the above picture, astronaut John W. Young [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/astronauts/u-to-z/YoungJW.txt ] photographs Charles M. Duke, Jr. [ http://nauts.com/astro/duke/duke.html ] collecting rock samples [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/apollotop10.htm ] at the Descartes landing site [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS16/Apollo16_LandingSite.html ]. Duke stands by Plum Crater while the Lunar Roving Vehicle [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990501.html ] waits parked in the background. The Lunar Roving Vehicle [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/lrv/lrv.htm ] allowed the astronauts to travel great distances to investigate surface features and collect rocks. High above, Thomas K. Mattingly orbits in the Command Module.
Apollo 17's Moonship
Title Apollo 17's Moonship
Explanation Awkward and angular looking, Apollo 17's lunar module Challenger [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1972-096A.html ] was designed for flight [ http://users.specdata.com/home/pullo/lm_mis1.htm ] in the vacuum of space. This sharp picture from the command module America [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1972-096C.html ], shows Challenger's ascent stage in lunar orbit. Small reaction control thrusters are at the sides of the moonship with the bell of the ascent rocket engine itself underneath. The hatch allowing access to the lunar surface [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17main.html ] is visible in the front and a round radar antenna appears at the top. This spaceship performed gracefully, landing on the moon and returning the Apollo astronauts to the orbiting command module in December of 1972 - but where is Challenger now? [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/ apolloloc.html ] Its descent stage remains [ http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~durda/Apollo/ ls_17_5aa.html ] at the Apollo 17 landing site [ http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~durda/Apollo/ landing_sites.html ], Taurus-Littrow [ http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/expmoon/Apollo17/ A17_lsite.html ]. The ascent stage was intentionally crashed nearby after being jettisoned from the command module prior to the astronauts' return [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17.homeward.html ] to planet Earth. Apollo 17's mission [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970504.html ] was the sixth and last time astronauts have landed on the moon. "Editor's note:" Eric Jones, Apollo Lunar Surface Journal [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/ frame.html ] editor, comments, "If you look at the [... large, dark] triangular window, you'll see a bright rectangular area - which is the rendezvous window - beneath it, a bright arc. After much discussion, my team of volunteers and I concluded that the bright arc is the top of [mission commander] Gene Cernan's bubble helmet lit by sunlight ..."
The Apollo 9 Astronauts
Name of Image The Apollo 9 Astronauts
Date of Image 1968-12-19
Full Description Pictured from left to right, the Apollo 9 astronauts, James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart, pause in front of the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle that would launch the Apollo 8 crew. The launch of the Apollo 9 (Saturn V launch vehicle, SA-504) took place on March 3, 1968. The Apollo 9 spacecraft, in the lunar mission configuration, was tested in Earth orbit. The mission was designed to rehearse all the steps and reproduce all the events of the Apollo 11 mission with the exception of the lunar touchdown, stay, and liftoff. The command and service modules, and the lunar module were used in flight procedures identical to those that would later take similar vehicles to the Moon, and a landing. The flight mechanics, mission support systems, communications, and recording of data were tested in a final round of verification. Astronauts Scott and Schweickart conducted Extravehicular Activity during this mission.
Earth from Apollo 8
Title Earth from Apollo 8
Full Description This is how the Earth looked as photographed from a point near the Moon by the Apollo 8 astronauts. The Earth fills less than one percent of the frame exposed through 80mm lens. North is approximately vertical. Kinda lonely, isn't it?
Date 12/01/1968
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
An excellent view of the unm …
11/20/69
Date 11/20/69
Description An excellent view of the unmanned Surveyor III spacecraft which was photographed during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
View of the Surveyor III spa …
11/20/69
Date 11/20/69
Description View of the Surveyor III spacecraft and camera which was photographed during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
View of the Surveyor III foo …
11/20/69
Date 11/20/69
Description View of the Surveyor III footpads and the depressions which were made upon landing on the moon. These photographs were taken during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
View of the Surveyor III rob …
11/20/69
Date 11/20/69
Description View of the Surveyor III robotic arm and the trenches it created in the lunar soil. These photographs were taken during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
View of the Surveyor III spa …
11/20/69
Date 11/20/69
Description View of the Surveyor III spacecraft and camera which was photographed during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
Apollo 13 Astronauts Practic …
Title Apollo 13 Astronauts Practice Moonwalk at KSC
Full Description Apollo 13 astronauts James A. Lovell and Fred W. Haise, Jr., during practice moonwalk at Kennedy Space Center. Lovell (right) operates Lunar Equipment conveyor, a pulley arrangement to load and unload equipment from the cabin section of Lunar Module. Apollo 13's original target on the Moon was the Fra Mauro region, southeast of the Ocean of Storms, to perform an inspection, survey, and sampling of the lunar surface, as well as to deploy and activate the ALSEP package, obtain photographs of candidate exploration sites and to develop human capability to work in the lunar environment. This mission drastically changed after an explosion of one of the oxygen tanks in the Service Module forced the Apollo 13 crew to abort the lunar landing mission and return to Earth.
Date 02/03/1970
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Cr …
Title Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
Explanation Apollo 16 [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS16/Apollo16_fact.html ] spent three days on Earth's Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/moon.html ] in April 1972. The fifth lunar landing mission [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-16/apollo-16.html ] out of six, Apollo 16 was famous for deploying and using an ultraviolet telescope as the first lunar observatory [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960608.html ], and for collecting rocks and data on the mysterious lunar highlands [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS16/Apollo16_MissionObj.html ]. In the above picture, astronaut John W. Young [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/astronauts/u-to-z/YoungJW.txt ] photographs Charles M. Duke, Jr. [ http://nauts.com/astro/duke/duke.html ] collecting rock samples [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/LunarTop10.html ] at the Descartes landing site [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS16/Apollo16_LandingSite.html ]. Duke stands by Plum Crater while the Lunar Roving Vehicle [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS15/LRV.html ] waits parked in the background. The Lunar Roving Vehicle allowed the astronauts to travel great distances to investigate surface features and collect rocks. High above, Thomas K. Mattingly orbits in the Command Module.
Apollo Director Phillips Mon …
Name of Image Apollo Director Phillips Monitors Apollo 11 Pre-Launch Activities
Date of Image 1969-07-16
Full Description From the Kennedy Space Flight Center (KSC) control room, Apollo Program Director Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips monitors pre-launch activities for Apollo 11. The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing mission, launched from the KSC in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot, and Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, ?Columbia?, piloted by Collins, remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, ?Eagle??, carrying astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin, landed on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin. During 2½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.
Kapryan and Petrone Discuss …
Name of Image Kapryan and Petrone Discuss Apollo 14 Flight
Date of Image 1971-01-31
Full Description In the launch control center at Kennedy Space Flight Center (KSC), Walter J. Kapryan, Director of Launch Operations (center), discusses an aspect of the Apollo 14 flight with Marshall Space Flight Center?s (MSFC) Dr. Rocco A. Petrone, Apollo Program Director (right). The Apollo 14, carrying a crew of three astronauts: Mission commander Alan B. Shepard Jr., Command Module pilot Stuart A. Roosa, and Lunar Module pilot Edgar D. Mitchell, lifted off from launch complex 39A at KSC on January 31, 1971. It was the third manned lunar landing, the first manned landing in exploration of the lunar highlands, and it demonstrated pinpoint landing capability. The major goal of Apollo 14 was the scientific exploration of the Moon in the foothills of the rugged Fra Mauro region. The extravehicular activity (EVA) of astronauts Shepard and Mitchell included setting up an automated scientific laboratory called Apollo Lunar Scientific Experiments Package (ALSEP), and collecting a total of about 95 pounds (43 kilograms) of Moon rock and soil for a geological investigation back on the Earth. Apollo 14 safely returned to Earth on February 9, 1971.
Apollo 8 Crew
Name of Image Apollo 8 Crew
Date of Image 1968-11-21
Full Description The Apollo 8 Crew (L to R) Frank Borman, commander, William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilot, and James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot pose in front of the Apollo mission simulator during training. The three served as the crew for the first manned Apollo mission launched aboard the Saturn V and first manned Apollo craft to enter lunar orbit. Liftoff occurred on December 21, 1968 with a safe return to Earth on December 27, 1968. The mission achieved operational experience and tested the Apollo command module systems, including communications, tracking, and life-support, in cis-lunar space and lunar orbit, and allowed evaluation of crew performance on a lunar orbiting mission. The crew photographed the lunar surface, both far side and near side, obtaining information on topography and landmarks as well as other scientific information necessary for future Apollo landings. All systems operated within allowable parameters and all objectives of the mission were achieved.
Apollo 8 Crew
Name of Image Apollo 8 Crew
Date of Image 1968-09-09
Full Description The Apollo 8 Crew included (L to R) James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot, William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilot, and Frank Borman, Commander. The first manned Apollo mission launched aboard the Saturn V and first manned Apollo craft to enter lunar orbit, the SA-503, Apollo 8 mission liftoff occurred on December 21, 1968 and returned safely to Earth on December 27, 1968. The mission achieved operational experience and tested the Apollo command module systems, including communications, tracking, and life-support, in cis-lunar space and lunar orbit, and allowed evaluation of crew performance on a lunar orbiting mission. The crew photographed the lunar surface, both far side and near side, obtaining information on topography and landmarks as well as other scientific information necessary for future Apollo landings. All systems operated within allowable parameters and all objectives of the mission were achieved.
Apollo 8 Launch Control Cent …
Name of Image Apollo 8 Launch Control Center Operations
Date of Image 1968-12-21
Full Description This photograph depicts a busy Launch Control Center at Kennedy Space Center during the Apollo 8 mission prelaunch activities. The first manned Apollo mission launched aboard the Saturn V and first manned Apollo craft to enter lunar orbit, the SA-503, Apollo 8 The crew included astronauts Frank Borman, Commander, William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilot, and James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot. The three safely returned to Earth on December 27, 1968. The mission achieved operational experience and tested the Apollo command module systems, including communications, tracking, and life-support, in cis-lunar space and lunar orbit, and allowed evaluation of crew performance on a lunar orbiting mission. The crew photographed the lunar surface, both far side and near side, obtaining information necessary for future Apollo landings. All systems operated within allowable parameters and all objectives of the mission were achieved.
Hubble Space Telescope Looks …
Title Hubble Space Telescope Looks at the Moon to Prospect for Resources (Apollo 17 Landing Region)
Abstract The Hubble Space Telescope looked at specific areas of the moon prospecting for important minerals that may aid future sustained human presence on the moon. Initial analysis of the data indicate the likely presence of titanium and iron oxides. These minerals can be sources of oxygen, essential for human exploration. This visualization starts with a view of the moon as seen from Earth using a USGS Apollo derived artist rendered texture (airbrushed). The camera then zooms into the Apollo 17 landing region using Clementine data (the outer area after the camera pauses), high resolution HST data (the inner area), and Apollo 17 derived topgraphy. Exposure Time: 2.5 minutes Filters: F250W (250nm), F344N (344nm), F502N (502nm), F658N (658nm) Data from these multiple filters were used to produce the mosaic Apollo 17 landing site image.
Completed 2005-10-12
Hubble Space Telescope Looks …
Title Hubble Space Telescope Looks at the Moon to Prospect for Resources (Apollo 17 Landing Region)
Abstract The Hubble Space Telescope looked at specific areas of the moon prospecting for important minerals that may aid future sustained human presence on the moon. Initial analysis of the data indicate the likely presence of titanium and iron oxides. These minerals can be sources of oxygen, essential for human exploration. This visualization starts with a view of the moon as seen from Earth using a USGS Apollo derived artist rendered texture (airbrushed). The camera then zooms into the Apollo 17 landing region using Clementine data (the outer area after the camera pauses), high resolution HST data (the inner area), and Apollo 17 derived topgraphy. Exposure Time: 2.5 minutes Filters: F250W (250nm), F344N (344nm), F502N (502nm), F658N (658nm) Data from these multiple filters were used to produce the mosaic Apollo 17 landing site image.
Completed 2005-10-12
The Apollo 9 Prime Crew
Title The Apollo 9 Prime Crew
Full Description Portrait of the Apollo 9 prime crew in their space suits. From left to right they are: Commander, James A. McDivitt, Command Module pilot, David R. Scott, and Lunar Module pilot, Russell L. Schweickart. The Apollo 9 mission was designed to test the Apollo Command/Service and Lunar Modules in Earth orbit. The purpose was to verify that the Command/Service Module (CSM) could successfully dock with the Lunar Module (LM). The mission was also to test the LM systems in a "free flying" attitude to ensure that it performed as per specifications.
Date 12/18/1968
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 14 Astronaut Alan B. …
Name of Image Apollo 14 Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Conducting EVA
Date of Image 1971-02-06
Full Description Apollo 14 mission commander Alan B. Shepard is seen here conducting extravehicular activity (EVA) related to the mission deployed scientific laboratory called Apollo Lunar Scientific Experiments Package (ALSEP). He is standing next to the central station of the ALSEP, which was deployed during the mission?s first EVA. The Apollo 14, carrying a crew of three astronauts: Shepard, Command Module pilot Stuart A. Roosa, and Lunar Module pilot Edgar D. Mitchell, lifted off from launch complex 39A at KSC on January 31, 1971. It was the third manned lunar landing, the first manned landing in exploration of the lunar highlands, and it demonstrated pinpoint landing capability. The major goal of Apollo 14 was the scientific exploration of the Moon in the foothills of the rugged Fra Mauro region. The EVA of astronauts Shepard and Mitchell included setting up the ALSEP, and collecting a total of about 95 pounds (43 kilograms) of Moon rock and soil for a geological investigation back on the Earth. Apollo 14 safely returned to Earth on February 9, 1971.
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