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  1. 17 apr. 2020

    Ze zijn er bijna. Volg dit, ook na 50 jaar nog steeds, spannende verhaal.

    Lovell:"Just a note of interest, in this dock configurations for P52s, the command module docking probe is right down the middle of - the docking light, rather, is right down the middle of the detent. And when the Sun flashes on, it really makes it difficult."
  2. 21 apr. 2020

    Exact 48 jaar geleden landde de Apollo 16 bemanning op het oppervlak van de maan. Lees er alles over in dit uitgebreid artikel:

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  3. 2 aug.

    This photo was taken 50 years ago today. We're obsessed with it.

    Black and white photo of lunar module on the Moon
    81 antwoorden 1.045 retweets 8.142 vind-ik-leuks
  4. 7 aug.

    August 7, 1971, 4:45 pm ET: Splashdown of Apollo 15!

    Command module splashing into water with two parachutes in view
    2 antwoorden 132 retweets 1.317 vind-ik-leuks
  5. 4 feb.

    50 years ago today, Apollo 14 was on its way to the Moon—and it was carrying the seeds for hundreds of "Moon Trees" that have been planted around the world >>

    43 antwoorden 489 retweets 3.918 vind-ik-leuks
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  6. 5 feb.

    50 years ago today, Apollo 14's Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell touched down in the Fra Mauro region, becoming the fifth and sixth humans to walk on the Moon >>

    20 antwoorden 281 retweets 2.154 vind-ik-leuks
  7. 26 jul.

    50 years ago right now, Apollo 15 launched on the fourth successful Moon landing mission, with a longer stay on the lunar surface and an emphasis on science:

    Apollo 15 at launch as it leaves the launch pad.
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  8. 1 aug.

    50 years ago today, at the end of their second EVA (extravehicular activity), the Apollo 15 astronauts set up an American flag on the Moon. A crossbar at the top gives the flag the appearance of flying in the wind.

    Astronaut stands next to American flag on the Moon, saluting
    39 antwoorden 338 retweets 2.791 vind-ik-leuks
  9. 31 jul.

    🎶 I got my driver's license last week 🎶 50 years ago today, the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was used on the Moon for the first time. The Apollo 15 astronauts used it to drive 27.9 km on the lunar surface, traveling at an average speed of 9.6 km/hr.

    Astronaut in spacesuit prepares to driving a lunar roving vehicle on the moon
    10 antwoorden 129 retweets 709 vind-ik-leuks
  10. 31 jan.

    50 years ago today, on January 31, 1971, the crew of Apollo 14 lifted off from >>

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  11. 9 feb.

    50 years ago today, Apollo 14 safely splashed down in the South Pacific—and its legacy can still be seen in the Moon Trees, grown from space-flown seeds, that continue to thrive around the world >>

    6 antwoorden 190 retweets 1.144 vind-ik-leuks
  12. 31 jul.

    “As I stand out here in the wonders of the unknown at Hadley, I sort of realize there's a fundamental truth to our nature. Man must explore. And this is exploration at its greatest.” - Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott, July 31, 1971

    Astronaut in spacesuit on the Moon
    8 antwoorden 217 retweets 1.244 vind-ik-leuks
  13. 30 jul.

    50 years ago right now, Apollo 15 lunar module Falcon landed on the surface of the Moon. A few hours later, astronaut Dave Scott performed a short stand-up EVA, with his upper body extended through the top hatch of the LM, and took this photo.

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  14. 15 nov.

    50 Years- Preflight photo of the Apollo 16 flown LRV console.

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  15. 7 aug.

    After splashdown, the Apollo 15 astronauts were helped out of the command module by Navy divers and transported to the recovery ship by helicopter.

    Three astronauts sit in a raft
    Diver looks into the command module, with an astronaut peeking out
    Helicopter flies low to the water and divers jump out
    Divers help an astronaut out of the command module
    3 antwoorden 39 retweets 391 vind-ik-leuks
  16. 26 jul.

    The astronauts are suited up and ready to go to space! 50 years ago this morning, astronauts Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin headed to Pad 39A for the launch of Apollo 15.

    The Apollo 15 crew walks out of the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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  17. 30 jul.

    50 years ago TODAY. Apollo 15 landed on the Moon - in the most spectacular of the Apollo landing sites. Just LOOK at his place! Four remastered 70mm film frames, stitched into a panorama.

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  18. 1 aug.

    You can see an Apollo 15 spacesuit at each of our museum locations: 👨‍🚀 David Scott's Apollo 15 spacesuit is on display at the Museum in DC 👨‍🚀 Jim Irwin's Apollo 15 spacesuit is on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center in VA

    7 antwoorden 61 retweets 517 vind-ik-leuks
  19. 7 aug.

    50 years ago today, the Apollo 15 mission came to an end as command module Endeavour returned to Earth and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. One of the three parachutes failed to open fully, so descent velocity was 2.8 mph faster than planned.

    Command module about to splashdown in the ocean with two of the three white and red parachute deployed
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  20. 28 jul.

    10 years ago today, during the 40th anniversary of Apollo 15, command module pilot Al Worden visited his spacesuit at the Museum. He had last seen it in 1974.

    Man standing next to spacesuit, holding a box with an astronaut helmet in it
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