...rocket planes, to Earth orbiting capsules and, finally, to the Apollo lunar missions. John Kennedy’s challenge to land men on the Moon...of taking advantage of the technology developed during the Apollo era, short-sighted US politicians gutted the space...
... were hardware focused. We started seeing computers used on spacecraft in the 1960s, for example on the Gemini and Apollo spacecraft. Satellite designs began to resemble architectural designs: they had layers, protocols and strong interactions with...
... mineral constituent of the basalts returned from both the Apollo and Luna missions is titanium. The rocks returned via...indicated here with a white square. The landing sites of the Apollo missions are in red. Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU The ...
... topographical map on the desk was 3D printed by The 3D Printing Store in Colorado. By setting Cosmo’s origin during the Apollo era, he represents the history of world space programmes, while his earthbound kindred spirit, a young female character...
...world watched as the historic missions of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle launched from Florida, as well as ... under-utilised assets. Facilities that once launched NASA’s Apollo and Space Shuttle missions are now launching commercial rockets...
...known ‘mass infection’ in space occurred during the 1968 Apollo 7 mission. All three crew members developed respiratory infections ... known ‘mass infection’ in space occurred during the 1968 Apollo 7 mission Prompted by the 2003 SARS outbreak, the WHO...