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0-APOLLO 15-launch_wide.jpgThe Launch of Apollo 15227 visiteThe "ORIGINAL" Apollo Time-Table (from Apollo 13)
APOLLO 13. March, 1970. Land in Fra Mauro formation of flat highlands, stay about 22 hours. Collect soil and rock from an old area relatively untouched by what many believed were ancient floods or volcanoes.
APOLLO 14. July, 1970. Land in Censorinus Crater area for a stay of about 22 hours. Investigate craters, possibly carved in Moon's surface by meteors.
APOLLO 15. November, 1970. Land in Littrow area of volcano-like projections, remain about 22 hours. Attempt a pinpoint landing on an exact, pre-selected target.
APOLLO 16. March, 1971. Descend to Crater Copernicus, remaining for about 70 hours. Extract from crater and high-rising column within formation rocks believed to be from far below the lunar surface.
APOLLO 17. Late in 1971. Land near rugged highland crater Tycho for stay of about 70 hours. Test first moon "rover" vehicle.
APOLLO 18. Early 1972. Land in Marius Hills, remain about 70 hours. Collect soil and rock samples from volcanic-like domes and valleys between.
APOLLO 19. Middle or late 1972. Land deep in Schroeter's Valley, with about 70 hours on the surface. Attempt a descent into a deep crater to determine cause of mysterious "red flashes" seen there by astronomers.
APOLLO 20. Late 1972 or early 1973. Land near the Hyginus Rill, a long, major canyon, for stay of about 70 hours. Investigate canyon for possible lunar core material.
This timeline had been altered slightly even before the Apollo 13 mission, when in January, 1970, Apollo 20 was cancelled in order to reserve the last production Saturn V for use in launching the planned Skylab orbiting laboratory a few years later. This change shifted the planned Apollo 18 and 19 lunar missions to 1974 to follow Skylab, but further budget-cutting in late 1970 also resulted in the cancellation of Apollo 18 and 19.
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000-Phoenix_Logo.jpgThe Phoenix Mars Lander Logo52 visiteThe Phoenix, a fabulous mythical bird the size of an eagle, symbolizes rebirth in many ancient cultures. According to the ancient Greeks, the bird lives in Arabia, nearby a cool well and sings a beautiful morning song. The Phoenix lives 500 years or longer with only one Phoenix existing at a time.
When the bird's death approaches, it bursts into flames, and a new bird springs from the consumed pyre.
Similar to its namesake, the Phoenix Mission "raises from the ashes" a spacecraft and instruments from 2 previous unsuccessful attempts to explore Mars: the Mars Polar Lander and the Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander. The Mars Polar Lander failed to return data upon its arrival to Mars' antarctic region on December 3, 1999 and left many ambitious science goals undone. Phoenix uses 3 instruments from this earlier Polar Lander, the SSI, the RA and the TEGA.
The Phoenix Mission uses the Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander, built in 2000, but later administratively mothballed. The '01 lander is undergoing modifications to improve the spacecraft's robustness and safety during entry, descent, and landing. Phoenix recovers two instruments delivered for the '01 lander that have been in protected storage: the MARDI and the MECA. Also, the RA has been modified from the '01 lander version.
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05-C_Mars03_lander.jpgMars' surface? No! Just "bad signal"...92 visiteA descent vehicle released by Mars-3 became the first probe to land on Mars, but it only operated for about 20 seconds, returning some data and 79 scan lines of video. The image below right is reported to be a view of that signal. It should probably be rotated 90 since the Mars-3 cameras were of the same cycloramic design as Luna-9, scanning vertically.
After extensive analysis, Soviet Scientists reported that it contains no information and it is not likely a view of the Martian horizon as some people have suggested.
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APOLLO 11 AS 11-40-5850 HR-01.jpgAS 11-40-5850 - The first "Moon-Shot" (HR)149 visiteOriginal caption:"109:30:53 MT - First EVA picture. Neil's first Pan from West of the ladder.
Jettison bag under the Descent Stage, South footpad, bent probe, strut supports, more or less up-Sun so we are seeing the shadowed faces of boulders.
There is a fair sized crater East-SouthEast of the footpad - probably East Crater - which Neil will visit at the end of the EVA".
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APOLLO 11 AS11-44-6574.jpgAS 11-44-6574 - The "Eagle" (HR)74 visiteCaption NASA originale:"A view of the LM Eagle, shortly after undocking from Columbia. At this point, Mike Collins is doing a visual inspection of the Lunar Module, and is verifying that the landing gear is down and locked.
An evolution in the LM's design is also apparent: the RCS plume deflectors, mounted on the Descent Stage underneath each RCS quad, were added to prevent the thermal damage observed on the Apollo 10 LM.
To verify for yourself, please refer and compare this photograph with that of the Apollo 10 LM ( AS 10-34-5085 )".
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APOLLO 12 AS 12-46-6777.jpgAS 12-46-6777 - The Lunar Module without shadow and horizon (3) - HR124 visiteOriginal caption:"Rightward of 6776, showing the South-Eastern face of the Descent Stage with the doors to the Scientific Equipment (SEQ) Bay doors closed and the plutonium fuel cask in its upright, stowed position. (...)".
Nota: qualche "Ricercatore", guardando questa immagine, ha dedotto che il LM fosse fatto di "cartone". Non crediamo che sia il caso di trattare, in questa sede, le specifiche tecniche dal LM e, in particolare, i rivestimenti esterni i quali, effettivamente, ricordano la "carta da pacco" quando viene stropicciata ma, se siete curiosi e diffidenti, Vi rinviamo alle Technical Specs (con relative Procedures and Check-Lists) che vengono riportate, Missione per Missione, in un apposito paragrafo all'interno di ciascuno dei 7 Capitoli in cui suddiviso l'Apollo Lunar Surface Journal.
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APOLLO 12 AS 12-46-6783 HR.jpgAS 12-46-6783 - Alan Bean, RTG pack and LM (HR)105 visiteDown-Sun photograph of Alan Bean, who has just removed the RTG package from the SEQ Bay. We can see the "saddlebag" he is wearing at his left hip. The saddlebag material resembles the Teflon cloth used for the Sample Collection Bags (SCBs) used on Apollos 15, 16 and 17. Note that the transmitted light in the shadow of the saddlebag has a reddish-brown color. We can see the boom on which the RTG package rode as it was pulled out of the SEQ bay. We can also see the pulleys that were operated with the tapes. The SEQ bay door that covered the right-hand 2/3rds is folded up out of the way. At the left side of the bay, we can see the vertically hinged portion of the door pulled back out of the way. Note that the SEQ bay is not an integral part of the LM structure but, rather, hangs on the outside. Below the SEQ bay, we can see a shield which protects the landing radar (mounted on the bottom of the Descent Stage) from heat radiating from the engine bell.
Scan courtesy NASA Johnson.
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APOLLO 12 AS 12-46-6785 HR-1.jpgAS 12-46-6785 - Alan Bean, RTG pack, LM and...the Blue Flare! (HR)121 visiteAlan Bean has placed the RTG package on the ground. Note the cooling fins on the RTG. Note the pull rings on the edge closest to Al. These pull rings are used to release "pip pins" with which some pieces of equipment are attached to the RTG pallet. The light-colored piece of gear that is attached to the part of the RTG pallet that is on top in this picture is the SIDE (Suprathermal Ion Detection Experiment). Note the deployment rail and pulleys extending out from the SEQ bay above the upper ends of the lanyards. The distinctive ring-shaped top of the fuel cask can be seen behind the left-hand SEQ bay door. The landing radar is under the SEQ Bay directly beneath the partition separating the 2 ALSEP compartments. The shield that protects the radar from descent engine exhaust is farther to the right. (...)
Cerchiatura Rossa: una Lucina Blu che ci ricorda, davvero molto da vicino, la Blue Flare che apparve in alcuni (storici) frames Apollo 14. Siamo in attesa di ricevere il frame originale e non compresso per verificare un p meglio ma, gi da adesso, ci sentiamo di poter dire che quello Star-like Object non sembra un photo-artifact. E se non lo fosse, allora dovremmo chiederci "chi" o "che cosa" sta osservando quello che stanno facendo i Ragazzi dell'Intrepid...
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 66-9254 HR-1.jpgAS 14-66-9254 - LM and "disturbed" soil104 visiteOriginal caption:"114:53:38 MT. Frame from Al's 4 o'clock pan. Right side and aft section of the LM, looking South. An excellent picture of the LM with many structural details are visible. The area under, and slightly behind the engine bell shows evidence of disturbed soil resulting from the Descent Engine exhaust.
Also visible in the crater next to the rear (-Z) footpad is the track made by the probe as it scraped across the surface.
The right (+Y) footpad has dug into the soft rim of a crater, causing the LM to slide slightly. Refer, also, to AS 14-66-9269, a view of the left (-Y) footpad to see more evidence of this northward slide".
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 66-9254.jpgAS 14-66-9254 - The Lunar Module135 visiteFrame from Al's 4 o'clock pan. Right side and aft section of the LM, looking south. An excellent picture of the LM with many structural details are visible. The area under and slightly behind the engine bell shows evidence of disturbed soil resulting from the Descent Engine exhaust. Also visible in the crater next to the rear (-Z) footpad is the track made by the probe as it scraped across the surface. The right (+Y) footpad has dug into the soft rim of a crater, causing the LM to slide slightly. Refer, also, to AS 14-66-9269, a view of the left (-Y) footpad to see more evidence of this northward slide.
The lightweight construction of the LM is apparent in this picture. Minor buckling of panels covering the aft equipment bay and right side of the LM are visible. Notice also thermal damage done to the RCS plume deflectors. The extensive use of gold tape to secure the black insulation blankets can be seen.
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APOLLO 15 AS 15 87-11695.jpgAS 15-87-11695 - Descent to the Moon331 visiteDal 26 Luglio al 7 Agosto 1971: questo lo spazio di tempo occupato dalla Missione Apollo 15: 12 giorni, 17 ore e 12 minuti.
L'area di allunaggio e la zona delle operazioni conosciuta come "Hadley-Apennine", vicino all'Apennine Mountains (coord.: 26.13224 N, 3.63400 East - dati ottenuti dal National Space Science Data Center).
Durante questi 12 giorni vennero eseguite 3 AEV, per un totale di 18 ore e 30 minuti; a questo tempo deve anche essere aggiunta un'Attivit Extra-Veicolare eseguita da Worden (durata 38 minuti) durante il ritorno a Terra. Durante questa missione vennero collaudate (positivamente) nuove tute spaziali che garantivano agli astronauti non solo dei maggiori conforts, ma anche la possibilit di AEV pi lunghe. Apollo 15 rimase sulla Luna per quasi 70 ore ed il Lunar Roving Vehicle percorse quasi 30 km. Da non dimenticare il rilascio, in orbita intorno alla Luna, di un piccolo satellite artificiale del quale non sappiamo nulla ma che abbiamo motivo di ritenere sia ancora operativo.
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APOLLO 15 AS 15 87-11697.jpgAS 15-87-11697 - Descent to the Moon234 visiteQuesta immagine, al pari della precedente, venne ripresa durante la discesa del LM verso la Luna. Si tratta di fotografie che non solo posseggono un grandissimo valore scientifico ma che sono pure - profondamente - belle e suggestive.
E, come avrete occasione di vedere, troveremo anche un'Anomalia, in una delle prossime...
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