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[Razvan]

I have an extensive collection of photos, NASA documents (manuals, press kits etc), books, movies and documentaries pertaining to the Apollo program. You name it, I've got it (except a few books written by the astronauts that I will eventually buy). Part-time moon hoax debunker.
My boys watch ad nauseam "Apollo 13" (especially the excellent launch sequence, which is hard to believe it's not real footage). I'm particularly fond of a relatively obscure Aussie film, "The Dish" (2000).

I'd love to hear you guys (from US or elsewhere) telling about your experiences regarding the Apollo program; anyone witnessed a actual launch?

This post has been edited by Razvan: 24 December 2013 - 11:45 AM

[Emax]

Earthrise:

http://science.time....nch-apollo-8-2/

This post has been edited by Emax: 24 December 2013 - 04:08 PM

[floridaskier]

Razvan, on 24 December 2013 - 11:44 AM, said:

I have an extensive collection of photos, NASA documents (manuals, press kits etc), books, movies and documentaries pertaining to the Apollo program. You name it, I've got it (except a few books written by the astronauts that I will eventually buy). Part-time moon hoax debunker.
My boys watch ad nauseam "Apollo 13" (especially the excellent launch sequence, which is hard to believe it's not real footage). I'm particularly fond of a relatively obscure Aussie film, "The Dish" (2000).

I'd love to hear you guys (from US or elsewhere) telling about your experiences regarding the Apollo program; anyone witnessed a actual launch?

Too young for the Apollo days, but home is about 150 miles south of Cape Canaveral, and whenever the Space Shuttles launched, they curved right over us. It was spectacular to see even from that far away, especially at night. This picture is about what it looked like from home. Really sad to see the Space Coast area in terminal decline now that the shuttle program is over

[Razvan]

It's sad that the shuttle program is over, but the design was not very good. Simply moving the vehicle to the top of the stack would have increased reliability by an order of magnitude. Columbia disaster would not have happened and Challenger astronauts would have had an extra chance of surviving (even with a side-mounted orbiter, they were alive until hitting the water).

Prior to the shuttle, all manned spacecraft were mounted on top of the stack, and always had a crew escape system (for the whole cabin, Mercury and Apollo - or individually, like the ejection seats of Gemini). Even the first shuttle missions had ejection seats.

I look forward to the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System.. Until Mars, I think revisiting the Moon would be cool: how about a mission to the hidden side and another to the polar regions where there is low terrain that never see the Sun (and potentially contain ice) and peaks that never experience darkness (except during eclipses).

How about intercepting an S-IVB Apollo upper stage, there are five of them that didn't impact the Moon and are in Sun orbit, one of them even was temporarily in Earth orbit (between 2002 and 2003), or the Apollo 10 "Snoopy" LM ascent stage, and see how space affected them in so many years?

I don't want to hurt anybody, but from this distance it seems to me that you (us too!) need another Ronald to set things right after Hussein expires.

[Emax]

Razvan, on 25 December 2013 - 01:15 AM, said:

It's sad that the shuttle program is over, but the design was not very good. Simply moving the vehicle to the top of the stack would have increased reliability by an order of magnitude. Columbia disaster would not have happened and Challenger astronauts would have had an extra chance of surviving (even with a side-mounted orbiter, they were alive until hitting the water).

Prior to the shuttle, all manned spacecraft were mounted on top of the stack, and always had a crew escape system (for the whole cabin, Mercury and Apollo - or individually, like the ejection seats of Gemini). Even the first shuttle missions had ejection seats.

I look forward to the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System.. Until Mars, I think revisiting the Moon would be cool: how about a mission to the hidden side and another to the polar regions where there is low terrain that never see the Sun (and potentially contain ice) and peaks that never experience darkness (except during eclipses).

How about intercepting an S-IVB Apollo upper stage, there are five of them that didn't impact the Moon and are in Sun orbit, one of them even was temporarily in Earth orbit (between 2002 and 2003), or the Apollo 10 "Snoopy" LM ascent stage, and see how space affected them in so many years?

I don't want to hurt anybody, but from this distance it seems to me that you (us too!) need another Ronald to set things right after Hussein expires.

That's a fact.

[skierdude9450]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

[DonaldMReif]

Thinking about hitting Peak 6 and the Kensho SuperChair tomorrow.

[Kicking Horse]

Merry Christmas Everyone. Bud good to see you are still bring joy to the forum!

[Emax]

Nuthin' at all happened today.

Nuthin'.