My last post focused on the Apollo astronaut’s moon suits. Those suits served well, and allowed them to spend time on the lunar surface. From the very beginning, however, there was a desire to not just walk around on the moon, but have a vehicle that could be used to expand the exploration. Werner Von […]
As the United States worked tirelessly towards the goal of putting a man on the moon, there was one area that was a particular struggle. NASA was used to working with hardware – big, powerful rocket engines, developing new technology to generate power, to keep the astronauts alive, and build piping, switching, and electrical components […]
It’s been 50 years since Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins pioneered the way to the moon. That first moon landing was the capping achievement of a nearly decade-long mission, kicked off by a simple statement in a speech by John F. Kennedy, given to Congress on May 25, 1961: “I believe that this nation should commit […]