Space Rocket History Archive

By: Michael Annis
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  • The history of early space exploration.
    Copyright 2013 Mike Annis. All rights reserved.
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  • Space Rocket History #271 – Apollo 13 – Free Return – Part 1

    Space Rocket History #271 – Apollo 13 – Free Return – Part 1
    Nov 30 2024

    Kraft wanted to fire the descent engine now, get the ship back on its free-return slingshot course, and when it emerged from behind the moon and reached the PC+2 point, execute any maneuvers that might be required to refine the trajectory or increase its speed.

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    35 mins
  • Space Rocket History #270 – Apollo 13 – The News Breaks

    Space Rocket History #270 – Apollo 13 – The News Breaks
    Nov 30 2024

    Cronkite did not look good. He called Schirra over and thrust a sheet of wire-service copy at him. Schirra scanned the text hurriedly, and with each sentence his heart sank. This was bad. This was worse than bad. This was . . . unheard of. He had a thousand questions, but there wasn’t time to ask……

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    37 mins
  • Space Rocket History #269 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 4

    Space Rocket History #269 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 4
    Oct 31 2024

    EECOM, Sy Liebergot looked away from his monitor; the end, he knew, was at last here. Liebergot, through no fault of his own, was about to become the first flight controller in the history of the manned space program to lose the ship that had been placed in his charge.

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    33 mins

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