Category Archives: Apollo

Tuesday / 2 July 2019

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Buzz Aldrin Pivots Support Toward Moon Before Mars 

Buzz Aldrin, On Eve Of July Apollo 11 Observations, Says Stephen Hawking Convinced Him That Humans Should Return To Moon First; At Starmus V Festival In Zurich With Theme ‘A Giant Leap’ Aldrin Receives Stephen Hawking Medal For Lifetime Achievement, Recalls Visit To Cambridge UK And Late Physicist Tapping Out ‘Moon First’ On Computer; Aldrin Will Land In Luxembourg For USA Independence Day, Hopes That Costs Of Lunar Return Will Be Shared By International Partners

Credits: Starmus Festival, NASA

 

Friday / 28 June 2019

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Air And Space Museum Destination Moon Exhibit Opening 2022

Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum, Holding ‘First Moon Landing’ Celebration 16-20 July, Will Open ‘Destination Moon’ Exhibit In 2022 Midst Of Artemis Era; Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit On Display For First Time In 13 Years Thanks To Crowdfunded Restoration; Destination Moon, Product Of US$1B Museum Renovation, Will Include Armstrong Spacesuit And Columbia Spacecraft; Travelling Smithsonian Destination Moon Exhibit At Seattle Museum Of Flight Until 2 Sep, Will Reopen At Cincinnati Museum Center 28 Sep

Credits: National Air and Space Museum, NASA

Tuesday / 25 June 2019

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Three Apollo Astronauts Say They Support Artemis Return To The Moon

At Cradle Of Aviation Museum In Long Island, 3 Apollo Astronauts Endorse Artemis Plan For Returning Humans To Moon; Rusty Schweickart Of Apollo 9 Supports Real And Resurgent Moon Program; Charlie Duke (R) Of Apollo 16 Is “All For It” And Excited For Artemis; Harrison Schmitt (L) Of Apollo 17 Expressed Concerns About Funding, Says That Engineering Lunar Hardware Is Full Of Surprises, Wants An “Apollo Management” Environment, Says Young People Are Essential, And Wishes NASA Good Luck

Credits: NASA, Cradle of Aviation Museum

Friday / 21 June 2019

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JFK Space Summit Looks To Future Lunar Missions And Why “We Choose To Go To The Moon”

Summit At John F. Kennedy Library In Boston MA Features Caroline Kennedy, Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins, Astronauts Ellen Ochoa, Chris Cassidy, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Koichi Wakata, Paolo Nespoli, Oleg Kotov, And Jeff Bezos Of Blue Origin; USA Celebrating Apollo@50 Hopes To Land 1st Women At Moon South Pole 2024; Lunar Base Will Advance Science, Secure Resources & Support Long-Term Survival Of Species; Bezos States ‘We Need To Go To Space, It’s Not Optional’, Has Vision Of Trillions Living & Working In Space And Moving Heavy Industry Off Earth

Credits: J.F.K. Library, NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 17-20 May 2019

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Apollo 10: Fifty Years Downrange With Aquarius Age Rising — First Women Soon To South Pole Moon

USA Artemis Program, Named For Apollo’s Twin Sister, Works To Land First Women At Moon South Pole ASAP, By 2024; Commitment To Appropriate Federal Funding Of 1% Could Double NASA Budget With Little Effect On DoD – Advancing Celestial Aspirations Of Apollo Missions In The Spirit Of ‘In Peace For All’ And Aquarius Age Consciousness Of 1960s; NASA Announces 11 Companies Chosen For Human Lander Prototypes, Plans Scaled-Back Lunar Gateway & Sustainable International Moon Base

Credits: NASA, SPC, ILOA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 3-6 May 2019

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Apollo 10 ‘Snoopy’ Ascent Stage May Be Future Target Of Rendezvous

50th Observation Of Apollo 10 Launch Is 18 May; UK Astronomers Assisted By Former Apollo Flight Controllers Find Lunar Module ‘Snoopy’ In Space; Ascent Stage Named For ‘Peanuts’ Beagle Remains In Orbit After Descending To 14.4 km From Surface And Returning In 1969; Surviving Mission Commander Tom Stafford Recalls Having No Idea Where Module Went; Nick Howes Of Royal Astronomical Society Thinks The Unique Historic Crewed Spacecraft Is Future Target For Rendezvous Mission

Credits: NASA, Charles Schulz Museum

Friday / 3 May 2019

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50th Observation Of Apollo 11 Launch To Be Celebrated At Kennedy Space Center And In Worldwide Webex

Apollo 11 Launch 16 July Will Be Observed Worldwide And Online; City Of Cocoa Beach Is Site Of Astronaut Parade 13 July And Women In Space Panel 14 July; Official Apollo 50th Gala Begins 16 July At Kennedy Space Center; Guests Will Include Andrew Aldrin, Rick Armstrong, Rusty Schweickart (L), Jim Lovell (R) And Other Astronauts; Cisco Webex At Gala Will Connect Some Of The 400,000 Workers In The Apollo Program

Credits: Northrop Grumman, Aldrin Family Foundation, NASA

Wednesday / 27 Mar 2019

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USA Sending Retroreflectors On International Lunar Missions 

 NASA Laser Retroreflectors Are On Two Upcoming Lunar Landings, Israel Beresheet (L) Scheduled For 11 April And India Chandrayaan-2 (R) Launching Apr; Unpowered Laser Reflectors Will Be Useful For Lunar Navigation, Measuring The Moon’s Changing Distance From Earth And Fundamental Physics; Retroreflectors Left By 3 Apollo And 2 Russia Luna Landings Still Returning Science; Apollo Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment Reports The 384,402-km Earth-Moon Distance Increasing By 3.82 cm/yr, An Anomalously High Figure That May Indicate The Speed Of Light Changing

Credits: NASA, SpaceIL, ISRO

Tuesday / 19 Mar 2019

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Apollo 11 Lunar Landing To Be Observed Across Earth 

 50th Observation Includes Apollo 11 Documentary In Theaters And ‘First Man’ In Video; Astronauts Gather At MIT Space Week And NYC Explorers Club; Seattle Museum Of Flight 13 Apr Opens Destination Moon Exhibit Featuring Columbia Spacecraft Plus Buzz Aldrin Helmet And Gloves; Aldrin Headlining Gala In Simi Valley CA 13 July; Harrison Schmitt (L) And Gene Kranz (R) Will Be At ApolloPalooza In Denver 13-20 July; Launch Day Events Planned 16 July At Kennedy Space Center And National Air And Space Museum

Credits: NASA, Space Center Houston

New Year Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 4-7 Jan 2019

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Observing Apollo By Aiming For Moon

2019 Will See 50th Observation Of Apollo 9 Lunar Module Test Flight, Apollo 10 Descending To Within 16 Km Of Lunar Surface, Historic Apollo 11 “For All Mankind” Footsteps, And Apollo 12 Precision Landing; The Commercial Space Industry Meets At The International Space Development Conference 6-9 June In Arlington, Near Washington DC; American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics (AIAA) Is Hosting The International Astronautical Congress in Washington 21-25 Oct; While Other Nations Land Spacecraft On The Moon, NASA And Commercial Partners Plan To Make An American Contribution

Credits: NASA, IAC