Apollo 17 Saturn S-II stage arriving at KSC by barge.
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With two currently functioning orbiters, and five more missions planned in the next year, Earth's Moon may soon have seven active probes operated by five nations, with even more coming soon. NASA's plans to return humans to the Moon by 2020 are moving steadily ahead, with some concrete prototypes and initial designs beginning to emerge. Called the Constellation Program, NASA's vision involves new and upgraded launch vehicles, exploration vehicles, autonomous rovers, new spacesuits, crew and cargo vehicles, and much more. Here are seven photographs of our possible future on the Moon, and a look back, with ten images from our last visits with the Apollo missions, more than 36 years ago now.
Astronaut Rick Hieb peeks inside the aft flight deck during an EVA on STS-49.
Gene Kranz (centre) in the Flight Director’s seat during the Apollo 11 mission.
Apollo-Saturn V: 15, (07/26-08/07/1971), David R. Scott Commander, James B. Irwin, LMP, Alfred M. Worden CMP, CSM: Endeavour, LM: Falcon, Mission Duration: 12 Days, 7 Hours 11 Minutes 53 Seconds
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Explore an old blueprint detailing the technical plans for space shuttles, rockets, and spacecrafts used in the Apollo space program. Dive into the intricate details of space exploration and the pioneering work of NASA.
Apollo spacecraft CSM-105 installed in the Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility
Space flight is incredibly dangerous, requiring bravery that borders on insanity. (That’s exactly what makes astronauts so cool.) We’re all familiar with
Space.com offers insight into the Orbital Sciences Taurus 2 rocket and Cygnus Spacecraft to launch in 2011. The infographic also provides comparisons to the Space X Falcon 9 rocket and the Space Shuttle.
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From the archives: Grissom’s infamous (and impactful) ocean landing turns 60 this week.
LIFE PHOTO. Life Magazine, Public Photo (source Life/Google 2008), REMASTERED by Dan Beaumont NASA INFO: www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/collins-m.html This photo was published on Flickr, April 1st. NEWS ALERT April 13, 2014: On April 9, the wife (Pat Collins) of the astronaut Michael Collins is deceased. Condolences to Mr. Collins and his family.The Boston Globe INFO: www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=PAT...
( 6 VIDEO on YouTube): PART. 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXJByoPNp8w Very interesting story from ryanmalham YouTube channel and produced by Ryan Malham TV: On August 17th, 2011, three Apollo astronauts visited troops at Camp Dubs, Afghanistan. Seated from right to left in the video: Jim Lovell, Neil Armstrong & Gene Cernan. Seated on the far left is David Hartman who was a popular TV host during the Apollo mission era.
This console was removed from a command module simulator that was used for astronaut training. Flight controls are on the left half of the console, systems controls are on the right.
On Dec. 7, 1972, NASA launched its last Apollo mission to the moon: Apollo 17. See photos from that historic mission, which landed astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on the moon while Ron Evans orbited above.
For 20 years, NASA has maintained a continuous human presence in space. The International Space Station — a marvel of cooperative engineering, science,
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