Word: apollo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...main water system breaks down. They point out that no one-including the AEC'S own experts-is sure it will work. Reason: the system has been tested only with theoretical computer models. But, says Ray, "most big projects are designed this way. NASA did not destroy an Apollo spacecraft to test how much stress it could take...
...Point. The astronauts admitted that there had been mental strains in space. Bean reported that the "low point" in morale came early in the mission when problems with the Apollo command ship's rocket-control system raised fears that the flight might have to be prematurely ended, perhaps with the help of a rescue mission. But there were also lesser tensions. "We tended to get a little short with one another," Bean explained. "It would kind of build up over three or four days. [Then] it would always reach a little climax where we would kind of fuss with...
...Senator, Lyndon B. Johnson drafted the legislation that created NASA. As President, he watched the first Apollo flights take off. Last week in Houston, the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center was dedicated on the 65th anniversary of his birth. In a mood of nostalgia under the hot and sullen skies of Texas, Lady Bird unveiled Sculptor Jimilu Mason's bust of her late husband and received a standing ovation as she quietly recalled her personal memories of the space age: "For us, my husband and me and a small group of guests, the news of Sputnik came while...
...Tomcat fighter plane. Grumman officials contend that those troubles are now well behind them and that a merger between Beech and Grumman could provide a tremendous boost for both companies by mating Grumman's strength in research and development (it built lunar modules for the Apollo space program) with Beech's expertise in general aircraft marketing. Hedrick, 63, will surely be a major force in the new company...
...order went out to begin the preparations, the shape of the proposed rescue became clear. Cape Kennedy's Pad 39B would have to be hastily readied for another launch. The Apollo rescue ship would have to be stripped of other gear to accommodate five passengers instead of the usual three and ballasted with 1,000 lbs. of lead to compensate for the resulting shift in the center of gravity. Astronauts Vance Brand and Don Lind, back-up Skylab crewmen, would pilot the craft to a rendezvous with Skylab and probably dock in an emergency port at the side...