Apollo Space Program History
January 20th, 2010 | 
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Apollo Space Program History
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Which Apollo program flight should I write a paper on?
I have to write a paper for my history seminar class on a subject in the 1960′s. I’ve narrowed my topic down to the space race and more specifically the Apollo program. My professor told me doing the whole Apollo program was too broad. I don’t really want to do Apollo 11 (the first moon landing), but I have chosen to do either Apollo missions 8-10 or a single one of those missions. I’m not completely set on just those three so I can be persuaded to do a different one. Which one specifically should I write my paper on and why (what’s the importance of it)? It has to be during the 60′s so Apollo 12 is the highest I can go.
G’day,
Why not Apollo 1. It was tragic and your should be able to find a lot of information on it.
Good luck…
James Burke Reports On Apollo 13 – “History’s most successful failure” (BBC Television)
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Apollo 7: The NASA Mission Reports $18.95 Apollo 7: The NASA Mission Reports October 1968 and the United States manned space program was about to be reborn. An entirely new space vehicle awaited its pilots at Pad 34. After 21 months the three-man Apollo space capsule had undergone a transformation. Over 1300 modifications had been made to the spacecraft following the tragic fire which had claimed the lives of the Apollo 1 crew. Now the three men who had lost their friends on that ill-fated mission were faced with the task of flying an all-new space vehicle. It was to be the first manned flight of America’s lunar spacecraft and it was to the be first manned launch of Wernher von Braun’s giant Saturn IB rocket. The prestigious task of commanding the first Apollo mission was given to CaptainWalter M. Schirra, a veteran of America’s Gemini and Mercury programs. Accompanying him were Command Module Pilot, Major Donn Eisele, and physicist-civilian, Walter Cunningham ? both were taking their first ride into space. Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham would be the first men to ride on a Saturn rocket and were then expected to fly the new spacecraft for the full length of a lunar mission. Every single onboard system would have to be tested and studied. Apollo 7 would be the longest first flight of any spacecraft or aircraft in the history of aviation. Incredibly, within nine months of this first manned Apollo mission, two Americans would fly the hardware to the Sea Of Tranquility. This book includes the Apollo 7 Press kit, the Pre-launch Mission Operation Report, the Post-launch Mission Operation Report and the Crew Technical Debriefing. Features and Reviews: ? . . . makes an interesting read. ?The accompanying CD-ROM contains some superb animations and images . . .? – Astronomy Now Includes the Apollo 7 Press kit Pre-launch Mission Operation Report Post-launch Mission Operation Report The Crew Technical Debriefing Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Collector’s Guide Publishing Inc; Pap/Cdr edition (October 1, 2000) Language: English Book Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches Bonus CD-ROM Included! NASA movie “Flight Of Apollo 7″ Hundreds of images from Apollo 7 Exclusive interviews with Commander Wally Schirra and LMP Walter Cunningham |
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