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...most widely used fighter-bomber, the F-4 Phantom, for example, costs $3.6 million; an RPV capable of the same missions, according to some experts, probably could be built for about $250,000 because the plane would not require such expensive features as ejection seats and life-support systems, which are necessary to ensure the pilot's safety. Even landing gear might be eliminated; there are concepts in which RPVs could be launched by mobile catapult or from the wings of larger mother aircraft-and then be hooked in the air by the mother ship and retrieved as they...
...Payoff. NASA expects such an enormous payoff from Apollo 15 that it is already calling the flight the first truly scientific expedition to the moon. The lunar module Falcon has been packed with 2,500 Ibs. of added scientific and life-support equipment. The two moon walkers, Flight Commander David R. Scott, 39, a veteran of the earth-orbiting flights of Gemini 8 and Apollo 9, and LM Pilot James B. Irwin, 41, a rookie, have had such a heavy dose of geology training that NASA's usually critical scientists say that the astronauts are ready...
...rocks. Conrad fell during the walk-the first fall by a human on the moon-but was quickly helped to his feet by Bean. "It was no big deal," Conrad assured NASA scientists, who had feared that a fall might rip an astronaut's space suit or vital life-support pack. In all, Conrad had spent 8 hr. 44 min. outside the LM. Before following Bean on board, Conrad singsonged: "Dum-de-de-dum-de-dum. Have I forgotten anything?" He had. A roll of color film, containing shots taken during Intrepid's undocking and descent, had been...
Exquisite Precision. More than pride is involved in the accomplishment of a pinpoint landing. If Intrepid touches down too far from its target crater, Conrad and Bean may not have enough oxygen in their back-up life-support packs for the planned walk to the Surveyor spacecraft. An inaccurate landing would also affect plans for next spring's scheduled Apollo 13 visit to a highlands area near Crater Fra Mauro. Before as tronauts risk landing in such a rugged area, NASA officials must be convinced that a lunar module can be set down on a selected segment...
...lunar expeditions become more ambitious, so will their hardware. NASA is now improving the life-support systems in the lunar module to allow visits to the moon of up to three days by 1970. The agency is also developing more flexible space suits and designing a small rocket-propelled "lunar flyer...