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Space Rocket History #266 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 1

Posted August 16, 201800:32:45

Swigert: I believe we’ve had a problem here! CapComm: This is Houston. Say again, please. Lovell: Houston, we’ve had a problem.

Space Rocket History #214 – Apollo 11 – The Climb to Orbit

Posted June 28, 201700:50:58

A Saturn V liftoff is spectacular, and the launch of Apollo 11 was no exception. But it didn’t give the audience any surprises. To the three Gemini-experienced...

Space Rocket History #213 – Apollo 11 – The Launch

Posted June 21, 201700:45:28

On July 16th 1969, nearly a million people crowded the Florida highways, byways, and beaches to watch man’s departure from the earth to walk on the...

Space Rocket History #212 – Apollo 11 – Prelaunch

Posted June 14, 201700:43:27

In addition to the ordinary taxpayers who gathered on the beaches and roads of eastern Florida, 20,000 VIPs were invited by NASA to watch the lift off...

Space Rocket History #211 – Apollo 11 – Mission Training – Part 3 & Contamination

Posted June 7, 201700:36:34

In addition to the fixed-base lunar module simulators in Houston and at the Cape, astronauts also practiced at Langley Research Center on the suspended...