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Four hundred miles (640 km) to the north of the Moon’s equator lies a place called Hadley: a small patch of Mare Imbrium at the base of the Apennine Mountains, some of which rise to 4,000 feet (1,200 meters), and a 25-mile (40 km) meandering gorge, known as Hadley Rille. In July 1971, Apollo 15

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40 years ago, three human beings - with the help of many thousands of others - left our planet on a successful journey to our Moon, setting foot on another world for the first time. Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the July 16, 1969 launch of Apollo 11 with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. aboard. The entire trip lasted only 8 days, the time spent on the surface was less than one day, the entire time spent walking on the moon, a mere 2 1/2…

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Apollo Command Module Cutaway Another wonderful cutaway by Frank Munger, this time from a 1969 issue of "Flight International." Cutaway Drawing, Apollo Space Program, Apollo Program, Nasa Apollo, Apollo 11, Space Program, Space Nasa, Space Flight, Space And Astronomy

Another wonderful cutaway by Frank Munger, this time from a 1969 issue of "Flight International." This guy is quickly becoming one of my favorite technical illustrators. Key: 1 Docking probe 2 Capture latches 3 Capture latch release (LM side) 4 Probe shock-attenuator assembly 5 Telescoping cylinder (nitrogen pressure retraction) 6 Fixing strut 7 Docking latches 8 Forward heat-shield ejectors (operate at 25,000ft) 9 Drogue parachute mortar, fires at 23,000ft, 16.5ft conical ribbon parachute…

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