Apollo 6, reason for premature engine shutdown of two engines of …
May 10, 2019 · I found different versions in the English and German Wikipedia articles about the Apollo 6 flight. "Das zweite Triebwerk wurde vom Steuerungssystem fälschlicherweise deaktiviert, weil die
Why did Apollo mission numbering skip 2,3,4,5 and 6?
Oct 22, 2013 · Apollo 1 was a ground test that ended in a fire. The next Apollo mission I have any reference to is Apollo 7. What happened to Apollo 2,3,4,5 and 6?
history - How did sloshing prevent the Apollo Service Module from ...
Jul 1, 2019 · However, on Apollo 8, 10 and 11, the service module did not skip out as expected. With the spacecraft oriented approximately tail-first* approaching Earth, the service module would separate …
Are Mercury/Apollo/Gemini capsules visible in any museum?
Apr 18, 2020 · All of the Apollo Command Modules are on display as follows: Apollo 6 - Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta, Georgia Apollo 7 - Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, Texas Apollo 8 - …
How was reserve fuel calculated for the Apollo missions?
The Apollo missions carrying human cargo, I would assume the volume of fuel to carry in reserve was calculated conservatively rather than optimistically. What was the process to calculate reserve fuel to …
How did NASA choose who descended in the LEM during the Apollo …
Sep 25, 2017 · 43 Referring to the Apollo missions, As many know, during Apollo 11, Michael Collins didn't descend with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin towards the moon. I can only begin to imagine …
How did they solve Saturn V pogo oscillation problems?
My question is, did they make structural adjustments to the Saturn V main stage cruciform during the Apollo program, or somehow otherwise dampen the pogo oscillation and sloshing problems, or …
Could Apollo have survived the lander toppling over?
Mar 5, 2024 · You need pretty strong arms, even in lunar gravity to right the lander. So NASA did it the other way around and used Armstrong, to prevent the lander from toppling over. As the autopilot …
Changes to Apollo that enabled heavier missions
Jan 5, 2024 · This question has a table that shows the dry weight of the LM grew by 1600 kg between Apollo 11 and 17. What enabled this weight growth? I know some of it was enabled by improving …
orbital mechanics - Apollo Missions - Travel time to moon - Space ...
Feb 17, 2019 · Closed 6 years ago. I must be missing something - escape velocity is about 25,000mph. The distance to the moon about 240,000 miles. That computes to about a 9 hour flight. Why did it …