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11
Apr
THESE PAST EVENTS MADE CURRENT HISTORY
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16
Apr
APOLLO 16 DEPARTED FOR THE MOON
From Cape Canaveral, Florida, Apollo 16, the fifth of six U.S.
lunar landing missions, was successfully launched on its
238,000-mile journey to the moon.
On April 20, astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke
descended to the lunar surface from the Command Module,
which remained in orbit around the moon with astronaut,
Thomas K. Mattingly, remaining on board..
Young and Duke remained on the moon for nearly three days,
and spent more than 20 hours exploring the surface of Earth’s
only natural satellite.
The two astronauts used the Lunar Rover vehicle to collect
more than 200 pounds of rock before returning to the Command
Module on April 23.
Four days later, the three astronauts returned to Earth, safely
splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
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31
Jan
APOLLO MISSION DEPARTED ON THIS DAY IN 1971
Apollo 14, piloted by astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D.
Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa,was successfully launched from
Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a manned mission to the moon.
On February 5, after suffering some initial problems in docking
the lunar and command modules, Shepard and Mitchell were
able to descend to the lunar surface on the third U.S. moon
landing.
Upon stepping out of the lunar module, Shepard, who in 1961,
aboard Freedom 7, was the first American in space, became
the fifth astronaut to walk on the moon.
Shepard and Mitchell remained on the lunar surface for nearly
34 hours, conducting simple scientific experiments, such as
hitting golf balls into space with Shepard’s golf club, and
collecting 96 pounds of lunar samples. On February 9, Apollo
14 safely returned to Earth.
The crew of Apollo 14 in their spacesuits: Edgar D. Mitchel,
Alan B. Shepard and Stuart A. Roosa.
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14
Nov
THE LIFT OFF OF APOLLO 12 ON THIS DAY
Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the surface of the
moon,was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with
astronauts Charles Conrad, Jr.; Richard F. Gordon, Jr.;
and Alan L. Bean aboard.
The crew had a narrow margin in which to launch to reach
the moon, but bad weather threatened to delay take-off and
they were struck by lightning twice during take-off.
President Richard Nixon (below center) viewed the liftoff
from Pad A at Cape Canaveral. He was the first president
to attend the liftoff of a manned space flight.
Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr.; Command
Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr.; Lunar Module
Pilot Alan L. Bean.
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30
Aug
MAIDEN VOYAGE LIFT OFF ON THIS DAY IN 1984
The Space Shuttle Discovery took off on its maiden voyage
on this day in history.
For Discovery, the fourth time was the charm: The previous
three launch attempts were scrubbed, with one canceled
just six seconds before liftoff.
That aborted launch — the first of its kind for the Space
Shuttle program — occurred on June 26, 1984.
The mission was called off after an issue was discovered
with one of the main engines.
Discovery deployed three satellites: the Satellite Business
System SBS-D; the SYCOM IV-2 (also known as LEASAT-2);
and the TELSTAR.
The crew assigned to the mission included (seated left to
right) Richard M. (Mike) Mullane, mission specialist; Steven
A. Hawley, mission specialist; Henry W. Hartsfield,
commander; and Michael L. (Mike) Coats, pilot.
Standing in the rear are Charles D. Walker, payload
specialist; and Judith A. (Judy) Resnik, mission specialist.
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