Apollo Moon Program Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
Why Send People Into Space ? Science / Explore National Security Economics Human Destiny National Pride Dr. Roger Launius - Smithsonian
Why Send People to the Moon ? Science Security Economics Destiny Pride Lunar origins Lunar environment Demonstrate capability Technology Spin-offs New Products / Materials Eventual Tourism Human spirit - Boldly go First step We’re #1 “Space Race
Why Send People to the Moon ? Science Security Economics Destiny Pride Lunar origins Lunar environment Demonstrate capability Technology Spin-offs New Products / Materials Eventual Tourism Human spirit - Boldly go First step We’re #1 “Space Race”
Origins of the Space Program The Cold War Mutual Assured Destruction
Space Race
Space Race
The Cost No Bucks - No Buck Rogers NASA Budget ( ) $25 B Includes building the Johnson Space Center and Launch Complex 39 - still used by the Shuttle ~ 3 % of the Federal Budget (1961 – 1972) comparison ~.5% (2009) Crew of Apollo 201 Crew of Gemini 9A other astronauts killed in training
The Hardware
Project Gemini
GumdropSpider
Charlie Brown Snoopy Charlie Brown Snoopy
Columbia Eagle
Yankee Clipper Intrepid
OdysseyAquarius
Kitty HawkAntares
EndeavorFalcon
Mt. Hadley Mt. Hadley Delta Hadley Rille Swann Hills St. George Crater Apollo 15 LandingSite
Casper - Orion
America - Challenger
What did we learn?
We Won the Race!
ALSEP
Questions?
SKYLAB
When Will We Go Again ? Science Security Economics Destiny Pride Lunar origins Lunar environment Technology Spin-offs Demonstrate capability New Products / Materials Eventual Tourism Human spirit - Boldly go First foreign body We’re #1 “Space Race”
Questions?