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Space Rocket History #315 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 3 – ALSEP Deployment

Posted September 4, 201900:30:26

The mortar package contained a set of grenades which were planned to be fired to distances of 500, 1000, 3000, and 5000 feet to the north of the ALSEP...

Space Rocket History #314 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 2 – Fueling the Nuke

Posted August 28, 201900:30:25

A small plutonium source was used to power the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) that would provide electric power for the ALSEP experiments. ...

Space Rocket History #313 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 1 – Color TV From the Moon

Posted August 21, 201900:32:15

“Al is on the surface. And it’s been a long way, but we’re here.” Alan Shepard

Space Rocket History #312 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Landing – Part 2

Posted August 14, 201900:32:49

Suddenly the caution lights went out and the radar signals began to transmit. Within seconds the astronauts could see that its data was good. Seconds...

Space Rocket History #311 – Apollo 14 – Lunar Landing – Part 1

Posted August 7, 201900:30:46

While checking the lander’s guidance software, during a final practice run for the landing, engineers in mission control detected that the computer...