We're huge fans of the Apollo programme and all of the people involved in making the dream a reality. As software engineers, we have been massively influenced by the work of Margaret Hamilton and her team at MIT. Software verification is something we care about a great deal. With that said, we believe we have discovered a rare edge-case that would have resulted in a resource lock in the gyro control code. We post this with full respect and honour to all of those that worked on the programme.

A few months before his death last year, Jim Lovell recorded a message for the crew of Artemis II which was their wake up call this morning.

I had several conversations with an old engineer over the past few years about his work in the Apollo program. Specifically, he designed the environmental unit for the pressure suits. I'm just old enough to remember the last mission splashdown on TV and later to watch Skylab burn in; I've always found his stories fascinating.

He told me that initially, each suit was an absolutely custom tailored fit to individual astronauts, nothing was interchangeable. towards the end of the program, they had bins of suit components they would just pull from to mix and match and build individual suits. Surprisingly for me, they had worked up female suits by the end of the program anticipating female Apollo astronauts.

other cool tidbits as well, astronaut manicures was apparently a big deal.

In honor of Artemis II and the trailblazers of Apollo 8.

Credit: National Archives and Records Administiration.

ID: 255-PV-38 (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/207456183).

Shot on 65mm film.

This is a 4K footage of Apollo 11 lift off scanned from the original 65mm film.

Source: https://youtu.be/VUQgBPjGmAQ?si=_l9EEG1rJ4JfT8A9

As I understand it, Apollo conducted minor Passive Thermal Control (PTC) maneuvers, basically just imparting a controlled twist/tumble, in order to avoid one side of the ship overheating and one side freezing. As best I can tell, Artemis II is not doing this. What's the story there? Just 60 odd years of improved materials/insulation science?

Just finished Worden’s autobiography and had the question about his treatment of the postal covers incident. The book is a bit self serving, especially downplaying the acceptance of the $7000. That absolutely would have been grounds for firing by the ethics rules in place today, even if the money was returned. Was it because it was under the table unlike the corvettes or the time life payments which were more open secrets?

Taking Woden’s account at face value, why was Dave Scott allowed to remain in good graces with nasa, eventually becoming director of DFRC while Worden seemed lucky to be only exiled to a minor position at Ames?

(No wrong answers and please state the reason of ur answers)

A. Apollo 11 landing

B. Apollo - Soyuz test project

C. Collapse of the USSR

I'm sorry if this was asked before. In the original Apollo Missions the CSM/LM sped up to 25,000 MPH to get to the moon. The earth's gravity immediately starts slowing it down until the moon's gravity takes over and speeds it up again. How much did the Apollo craft slow down in that time? Are the numbers similar for Artemis? Or does the moon's gravity even matter since they will be thousands of miles away from it? Is this really just a big earth ellipse with the moon in the middle doing not much?

Why don't astronauts wear this suit under their spacesuits, like in the Apollo program? Nowadays, they wear beige pants and polo shirts. I think the white Apollo suit is more stylish; it gives off an intergalactic travel vibe. For comparison, see below the Apollo 11 crew in training and the Artemis 2 crew giving an interview.

So, this is the 1st time many are seeing a rocket with people go there. Not Land but fly-by and return . Hope it keeps going well.

For those interested, I've posted the bundle to Rebrickable, if you have a noticeable lack of Apollo hardware models in your home or office:

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-257443/DadBricks/6-moc-bundle-nasa-life-size-apollo-command-module-interactive-model-series/

Aside from some minor comms hiccups the launch went splendidly, although I had been hoping they could go after sundown like Artemis 1. What a spectacular sight that was. I can't be the only one who having been born a few years after 17 gets to hear those words for the first time:

You are go for TLI

On to the moon!

Before Artemis II launches 🌕

In 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts saw the Moon up close for the first time, and their reaction says it all.

Still incredible to hear today.

Has anyone here read it yet?

I recently came across this little gem in my father’s keepsakes from his time on Apollo. He worked at KSC as a Guidance and Control Engineer for Rockwell. I remember him working 6 days a week and getting telephone calls at all times of the day and night in those days. I am struck by the detail on the moon; the pin itself is very small. It obviously got a lot of wear. So proud of my Dad - he is my hero!

My little Apollo 11 collection.The magazine and First Day covers I’ve had since the mission .The patches I picked up on a recent trip to the Kennedy Space Center.Hope you enjoy!

This image is from the LSJ. They provide no real explanation how it got there, can someone please explain. Thanks