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The Apollo Theatre in Harlem congratulates Barack Obama the day after the 2008 presidential election
The hatch door from the Apollo 11 command module Columbia. NASA completely redesigned the hatch after the fatal Apollo 1 fire. To ensure a quick escape, astronauts could use the large pump handle on the left and open it from inside the capsule within seconds. This was one of the images on display at the St. Louis Science Center exhibit.
I watched one of my favorite movies today, Apollo 13 and it served as a memory that I still had un-edited photos front the California Science Center.
I love NASA and the history of the space race as well as what the future (hopefully) holds for the American space program.
This is the interior of an actual Apollo capsule. This capsule was built for the Apollo 18 moon mission. Sadly the mission was canceled due to funding and this capsule flew as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Can you imagine being confined with two other guys in this thing millions of miles from Earth?
Fuel cell of the type which exploded in Apollo 13's Service Module.
Apollo 13 was the third manned lunar-landing mission, part of Project Apollo under the NASA in the United States. It launched on April 11, 1970. Two days after the launch, the Apollo spacecraft was crippled by an explosion, causing the Service Module portion of the Apollo Command/Service Module to lose its oxygen and electrical power. The crew used the Lunar Module as a “lifeboat” in space. The command module systems remained functional, but were deactivated to preserve its capability to reenter Earth’s atmosphere upon return to the earth. The crew endured difficult conditions due to severe constraints on power, cabin heat, and potable water, but successfully returned to Earth.
I was honored to have my "Apollo March" premiered on June 15th by one of the finest concert bands in America, the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West.
Capt. Joseph Hansen, conductor, said, "David Coppedge's Apollo March possesses vibrant harmonies and colors as well as a powerful melody, capturing the bravery and nobility of the Apollo 11 mission. The textures are interesting and unique; great way to honor the innovative heroes of the American space race."
You can watch the band play it at this Vimeo link.
vimeo.com/343801388/3fcd44cdcf
There were 3 concerts in cities near Travis Air Force Base. The first two were indoors in theaters. This third performance was outdoors at a city park in Vallejo.
Image taken during Apollo 16 mission
Credit : NASA/ASA/JSC/Arizona State University/Thomas Thomopoulos
A few sample from the upcoming performance during dress rehearsal
Jeeves & Wooster in ‘Perfect Nonsense’
An inventive, fast-paced and hilarious comedy by the Goodale brothers, after PG Wodehouse
25 October-2 November 2019
www.apollo-theatre.org.uk/jeeves-wooster-in-perfect-nonse...
Here’s Apollo, my third Galaxy inspired Allan repaint and 32nd Allan doll overall in my collection. This Allan came with severe red stains on his face so I’ve been itching to try incorporating it into a custom so he’s sat around for awhile.
I guess I’m frustrated with this custom cuz it’s my first custom where a majority of it is done in chalk pastel, and it’s nearly impossible to get really bright and vibrant colours. I ended up using half a can of msc on this one doll which is ridiculous to me when I can get brighter colours using paint.
But, having a day to cool off and separate the doll from the ideal in my mind, he’s not a bad custom. In fact I’m really proud of how well the pastels blended together and how much more subtle this galaxy print looks.
His eye paint is very 90s inspired and I was hoping to invoke that feeling you get when you see Sailor Moon transform and her entire body is galaxies except for her eyes.
Catalog #: Casson_0079
Title: Apollo Capsule
Photo Credit: North American Aviation Inc., Space and Information Systems Division, Photographic Department
Year: 7/29/1966
Collection: Norm Casson Collection
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Apollo Victoria Theatre, London. The theatre features art deco panels depicting cinema by Newberry A Trent. The theatre is grade 2* listed.
London Victoria, Apollo Victoria Theatre
April 2014
Created thisdesktop with some custom configs and a modification of the 10-Foot HUD config (i modified the clock, and the weather wouldn't work, so i had to switch to yahoo's weather API). The Power Meter is custom but inspired by 10-Foot HUD
Apollo-8
Yorktown (CVS-10) was the recovery ship for Apollo-8, the first manned orbital mission to the moon. Launched on the morning of 21 December 1968 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the capsule made ten lunar orbits before returning to earth and splashing down in the Pacific a thousand miles southwest of Hawaii on the morning of the 27th.
The three-man crew of Colonel Frank Borman (USAF), Captain James A. Lovell, Jr. (USN), and Major William Anders (USAF) splashed down in darkness at 4:52am local time (10:52EST)
Less than two hours later at 6:21 the three emerged from a Yorktown Squadron Four, Anti-Submarine SH-3D "Sea King" helicopter to a warm reception on the carrier's flight deck.
At 7:18 the spacecraft was lifted aboard the carrier to be delivered to Hawaii on 29 December.
Among the objectives of the manned Saturn mission were navigation-communication-and mid-course corrections; translunar injection; assessment of consumables and passive thermal control; mission support; and the return of high-resolution pictures of proposed landing sites. All major objectives were accomplished.
Please visit the Patriot's Point Website for more information and PLEASE go VISIT Patriot's Point in Charleston, SC, it is AWESOME!!!
Taken from the site:
The USS Yorktown (CV-10) was the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the United States Navy. Under construction as Bon Homme Richard, this new Essex-class carrier was renames Yorktown in honor of Yorktown (CV-5), sunk at the epic Battle of Midway (June 1942). Built in an amazing 16 ½ months at Newport News, Virginia, Yorktown was commissioned on April 15, 1943. Yorktown participated significantly in the Pacific Offensive that began in late 1943 and ended with the defeat of Japan in 1945. Yorktown received the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 11 battle stars for service in World War II. Much of the Academy Award-winning (1944) documentary "The Fighting Lady" was filmed aboard Yorktown.
In the 1950’s, Yorktown was modified with the addition of and angled deck to better operate jet aircraft in her role as an attack carrier (CVA). In 1958, Yorktown was designated an anti-submarine aircraft carrier (CVS), and would later earn 5 battle stars for service off Vietnam (1965-1968). The ship also recovered the Apollo 8 astronauts and capsule (December 1968). Yorktown was decommissioned in 1970 and placed in reserve.
In 1975, Yorktown was towed from Bayonne, NJ to Charleston to become the centerpiece of Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum.
In 1943 it held 360 Officers 3000 enlisted (1943) .
Seen at the Kansas Cosmosphere; Hutchinson, Kansas. Read all about it in the scientific tourist 339.
This is an actual lunar module, one of 12 built for Project Apollo. It was meant to be used in low Earth orbit to test the techniques of separation, rendezvous, and docking with the command and service module. The second of two such test vehicles, its mission was cancelled because of the complete success of the first flight.
The lunar module had two stages. The descent (lower) stage was equipped with a rocket motor to slow the rate of descent to the lunar surface. It contained exploration equipment and remained on the Moon when the astronauts left. The ascent (upper) stage contained the crew compartment and a rocket motor to return the astronauts to the orbiting command module. After the crew entered the command module for the trip back to Earth, the lunar module was released and eventually crashed into the Moon.
National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world in 14,970.9 m2 of exhibition floor space. It was established in 1946, as the National Air Museum, and opened its main building in 1976. Located in Washington, D.C., United States, it is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. Almost all space and aircraft on display are originals or backups to the originals.
Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, where Niel Armstrong first set foot on the moon. This is a shot of my moon globe. Taken with my brand new 50mm f1.4 lens that Dixie got me for my birthday (yeah!).
Apollo-8
Yorktown (CVS-10) was the recovery ship for Apollo-8, the first manned orbital mission to the moon. Launched on the morning of 21 December 1968 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the capsule made ten lunar orbits before returning to earth and splashing down in the Pacific a thousand miles southwest of Hawaii on the morning of the 27th.
The three-man crew of Colonel Frank Borman (USAF), Captain James A. Lovell, Jr. (USN), and Major William Anders (USAF) splashed down in darkness at 4:52am local time (10:52EST)
Less than two hours later at 6:21 the three emerged from a Yorktown Squadron Four, Anti-Submarine SH-3D "Sea King" helicopter to a warm reception on the carrier's flight deck.
At 7:18 the spacecraft was lifted aboard the carrier to be delivered to Hawaii on 29 December.
Among the objectives of the manned Saturn mission were navigation-communication-and mid-course corrections; translunar injection; assessment of consumables and passive thermal control; mission support; and the return of high-resolution pictures of proposed landing sites. All major objectives were accomplished.
Please visit the Patriot's Point Website for more information and PLEASE go VISIT Patriot's Point in Charleston, SC, it is AWESOME!!!
Taken from the site:
The USS Yorktown (CV-10) was the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the United States Navy. Under construction as Bon Homme Richard, this new Essex-class carrier was renames Yorktown in honor of Yorktown (CV-5), sunk at the epic Battle of Midway (June 1942). Built in an amazing 16 ½ months at Newport News, Virginia, Yorktown was commissioned on April 15, 1943. Yorktown participated significantly in the Pacific Offensive that began in late 1943 and ended with the defeat of Japan in 1945. Yorktown received the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 11 battle stars for service in World War II. Much of the Academy Award-winning (1944) documentary "The Fighting Lady" was filmed aboard Yorktown.
In the 1950’s, Yorktown was modified with the addition of and angled deck to better operate jet aircraft in her role as an attack carrier (CVA). In 1958, Yorktown was designated an anti-submarine aircraft carrier (CVS), and would later earn 5 battle stars for service off Vietnam (1965-1968). The ship also recovered the Apollo 8 astronauts and capsule (December 1968). Yorktown was decommissioned in 1970 and placed in reserve.
In 1975, Yorktown was towed from Bayonne, NJ to Charleston to become the centerpiece of Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum.
In 1943 it held 360 Officers 3000 enlisted (1943) .
One of the Apollo Capsules used for training in the 1960s. Displayed at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. This is a duplicate of the capsule that had a flash fire that killed three astronauts in training (Apollo 1).
A young girl gets her photo taken and put into a spacesuit on the Moon by Smithsonian Channel staff in the Space Race gallery at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, in Washington, DC, July 20, 2019. (Smithsonian photo by Jim Preston)
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Sitting at home sick :(, so I'm editing older photos. HDR photo of the Apollo Business Center II in Bratislava. HDR created from three photos, taken with Canon 450D with Sigma 10-20mm lens.
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The Saturn V (popularly known as the Moon Rocket) was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs.
The largest production model of the Saturn family of rockets, the Saturn V was designed under the direction of Wernher von Braun at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with Boeing, North American Aviation, Douglas Aircraft Company, and IBM as the lead contractors. It remains the most powerful launch vehicle ever brought to operational status, from a height, weight and payload standpoint, although the Russian Energia, which flew only two test missions, had slightly more takeoff thrust.
In all, NASA launched thirteen Saturn V rockets between 1967 and 1973, with no loss of payload. The design payload was the manned Apollo spacecraft used by NASA for moon landings, and the Saturn V went on to launch the Skylab space station.
The three stages of the Saturn V were developed by various NASA contractors, but following a sequence of mergers and takeovers all of them are now owned by Boeing. Each first and second stage was test fired at the Stennis Space Center located near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The facility was later used for the testing and verification of the Space Shuttle's Main Engines. The Saturn V is arguably one of the most impressive machines in human history. Over 363 feet (110.6 m) high and 33 feet (10 m) in diameter, with a total mass of over three thousand short tons and a payload capacity of 260,000 pounds (118,000 kg) to LEO, the Saturn V dwarfed and overpowered all other previous rockets which had successfully flown. Comparatively, at 364 feet, the Saturn V is just one foot shorter than St Paul's Cathedral in London. On all but one of its flights, the Saturn V consisted of three stages — the S-IC first stage, S-II second stage and the S-IVB third stage — and the instrument unit. All three stages used liquid oxygen (LOX) as an oxidizer. The first stage used RP-1 for fuel, while the second and third stages used liquid hydrogen (LH2). All three stages also used small solid-fuelled ullage motors that helped to separate the stages during the launch, and to ensure that the liquid propellants were in a proper position to be drawn into the pumps.
Apollo. final plaster model. 1996.
Apolo. Modelo final em gesso (português).
Apolo. modelo final en yeso ( español).
Apolo. modello finale dell'intonaco (italiano).
Century VI quatrain 33
His hand finally through the bloody ALUS,
He will be unable to protect himself by sea,
Between two rivers he will fear the military hand,
The black and angry one will make him repent of it.
Men and capsule survive the blazing re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Project Apollo: Mission to the Moon
by Charles Coombs
Scholastic Books, Inc., 1965
Well, the last day of MAX 2006 in Las Vegas, NV has arrived. For the last few hours that the exhibit floor is open, I'm at the Flex/Apollo booth. Flex is the main product in which I specialize. It's a framework for rich Internet application development (RIA). Flex applications deploy on the Flash Player. Historically, the Flash Player has been limited to the browser. Limited by security, features, storage, delivery and more.
Apollo is a desktop runtime for Flash and HTML, and solves that problem.
I won't bore you with the details, but Apollo isn't actually a shipping product yet. For now "Apollo" is actually just a code name. MAX is the first real chance that Adobe developers have gotten to see first hand what Apollo is all about. The Flex booth and the Apollo booth were back-to-back (understandably), and I got to spend a lot of time answering great questions about both.
Part of the promotion of Apollo involved t-shirts - a lot of t-shirts. A large closet overflowing with t-shirts. By the time the end of the conference came around today however, there were but a few left. The remaining shirts were all women's small. I don't know what small woman would fit in these unless they were a stripper or participating in a wet t-shirt contest (this is Vegas after all). They looked like they would fit Paige great, so I grabbed one!