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The History of Project Apollo

The History of Project Apollo. The History of Project Apollo. The space program’s third phase was getting astronauts to the Moon Abe Silverstein, a NASA official, chose the name “Apollo” for the project; Apollo was the Greek god of music, light, and the Sun, among other things

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The History of Project Apollo

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  1. The History of Project Apollo

  2. The History of Project Apollo • The space program’s third phase was getting astronauts to the Moon • Abe Silverstein, a NASA official, chose the name “Apollo” for the project; Apollo was the Greek god of music, light, and the Sun, among other things • Apollo program overlapped somewhat with the earlier Mercury and Gemini programs Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Courtesy NASA/Stennis Space Center

  3. The Goals and Accomplishments of Project Apollo • To establish the technology to further other national interests in space • To achieve American preeminence in space for the United States • To explore the Moon scientifically • To develop humans’ capability to work on the Moon Chapter 6, Lesson 1

  4. The Goals and Accomplishments of Project Apollo, cont. • Project Apollo comprised 11 manned missions • Six of these were successful Moon landings • They returned a wealth of scientific data and more than 800 pounds of lunar samples Chapter 6, Lesson 1

  5. The Apollo 1 Disaster and Lessons Learned • 27 January 1967, Apollo 1 sat on the launch pad with three astronauts aboard • A fire broke out in the spacecraft and the astronauts died of asphyxiation • A NASA appointed panel quickly found that a short circuit in the electrical system had ignited combustible – flammable- materials in the spacecraft Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Courtesy NASA

  6. Neil Armstrong, the First Man to Walk on the Moon • On 16 July 1969 Apollo 11 took off with Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins aboard • “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” • They spent a little less than 22 hours on the Moon’s surface and two-and-a-half days in orbit around it Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Courtesy NASA

  7. How NASA Averted Disaster in the Apollo 13 Mission • Apollo 13 was two-and-a-half days into its voyage to the Moon when the No. 2 oxygen tank exploded • The astronauts saved themselves by jumping into their lifeboat – their lunar lander • Decided to continue toward the Moon, and then “slingshot” around it to return to Earth Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Courtesy NASA/

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