1979: How to LAND ON THE MOON | Project Apollo | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

posted by bobknight33 4 months 2 weeks ago • 63 views • 15:33

YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 483 views • 14:48

This successful test of the upgraded and now human rated Dragon capsule is the first step towards the USA being able to send astronauts to the ISS without hitching a lift on Russian Soyuz spacecraft. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years ago • 516 views • 4:57

YouTube description: The Multi Axis Trainer, or MAT, is an icon of space exploration and astronaut training. But other than spinning round kids at Space Camp: what's it actually used for? Thanks... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,017 views • 3:13

YouTube description: If you're landing a rocket then waiting to the last minute slamming on the brakes actually saves fuel over slower, more considered approaches to landing.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 weeks ago • 627 views • 8:50

YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 812 views • 14:23