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Space Rocket History #147 – Saturn: S-II Stage Part 2: Trials and Tribulations
“The S-II stage was a nightmare the minute it was conceived, and it only got worse from there. During the course of its creation, it would grind up...
Space Rocket History #146 – Saturn: S-II Stage Part 1: Common Bulkheads, Gores, & Honeycomb Sandwiches
The structural efficiency of the S-II stage, in terms of the weight and pressures taken by its extra-thin walls, was comparable only to the capacity...
Space Rocket History #145 – Surveyors 2 – 7 with a Little Apollo 12
The primary objectives of the Surveyor program, were to support the Apollo landings by: (1) developing and validating the technology for landing softly...
Space Rocket History #144 – Lunar Orbiter 2 – 5 and Wresat
A total of five Lunar Orbiter missions were launched by the US in 1966 through 1967. The purpose of the lunar orbiter series was to photograph the...
Space Rocket History #143 – The First Soyuz Automatic Docking and the Secret Plan
After 1957, the Soviets became accustomed to achieving “world firsts” in space accomplishments. Nevertheless, 10 years later they were not confident...
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