Space Rocket History Podcast

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September 26, 2018 Space Rocket History #271 – Apollo 13 – Free Return – Part 1
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 … Continue reading →
35 min
September 20, 2018 An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #183 – Apollo 9 – Lunar Module Maneuvers Part 4
When Scott tried to release the lunar module, he did not hold the button long enough so the lander got hung on the capture latches.
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43 min
September 13, 2018 Space Rocket History #270 – Apollo 13 – The News Breaks
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 … Continue reading →
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36 min
September 05, 2018 Space Rocket History #269 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 4
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 … Continue reading →
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33 min
August 29, 2018 Space Rocket History #268 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 3
As near as Lovell could tell, it would be a while before the ship’s endgame would play out. He had no way of calculating the leak rate in the tank, but if the moving needle was any indication, he had … Continue reading →
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33 min
August 23, 2018 Space Rocket History #267 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 2
By the time Flight Director Kranz heard Lovell’s report, of “Houston, we’ve had a problem. ” three controllers had reported related problems. Kranz was wondering which problem Lovell was reporting, as he started relaying the long list of warning indications … Continue reading →
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30 min
August 16, 2018 Space Rocket History #266 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 1
Swigert: I believe we’ve had a problem here! CapComm: This is Houston. Say again, please. Lovell: Houston, we’ve had a problem.
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33 min
August 09, 2018 Space Rocket History #265 – Apollo 13 – Translunar Coast – The Calm Before the Storm
As Lovell prepared for the thruster adjustments, Haise finished closing down the LEM and drifted through the tunnel back toward the command module and Swigert threw the switch to stir all 4 cryogenic tanks.
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34 min
July 31, 2018 Space Rocket History #264 – Apollo 13 – Orbit, Translunar Injection, Docking, and Extraction
Milt Windier’s team at mission control quickly reviewed the status of the remaining four engines, ran the computations for the new engine cutoff times, and passed them to the crew.
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31 min
July 25, 2018 Space Rocket History #263 – Apollo 13 – The Launch
During the Apollo era, North American-Downey built the Apollo Command & Service Module. After each completed spacecraft, Nasa conducted formal reviews of the build paper work before each vehicle was accepted for flight.
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36 min