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Here is a link to a great website. I can't really explain it, but I find these astronaut debriefs to be absolutely enthralling. Perhaps because it humanizes them in such a personal way. It is a LONG read, but so amazing. Apollo 15 has to be my favorite mission - "In The Mountains of The Moon." So, it was only natural that I would gravitate to the debriefing. If nothing else, at least scroll down to where they talk about flying down to the surface.
I hope you enjoy, and thanks again for all the kind words and the excellent links.
Here's a funny moment about some seat restraint bolts that weren't tightened....
Oh , yes. The screws on the restraint system came loose.
Yes. That was during the lunar orbit , but that 's a good thing
to mention so that we don't forget it.
It's surprising in that it came out of the center seat and the
right seat , both on the right side .
On the right side , yes. The lower lap belt restraint attach
point on the center seat and on the right seat came loose.
The small bolts that hold them to the attach point and the
nuts all came loose and just floated around. The lap belts
came loose. I thought it was kind of funny in lunar 9rbit .
When I took the center couch out , I noticed the attach point
on the center couch was gone. And that strap was floating
free. I looked around for the little bolt that goes in there,
the little screw and the nut that goes in there, and I couldn't
find it. I thought to myself at the time , well, I'll just sit
and wait and sooner or later it will float by. Sure enough,
all four pieces to that thing floated by: Two washers, a bolt
and a nut . I just grabbed them as they went by and stuck them
on a piece of tape. I kept the tape in one place and then put
it all back together again. But I was really surprised that
those little things came loose.
I think it's a good idea to have restraint straps, especially
if you're going to make a two-chute landing.
Yes. We were able to repair the one in the center couch because we got all the parts. On my couch, we never did find the nut for it.
That's right. So we ended up just taping this good one up. And it withstood
that two-chute impact
.
That little piece of gray tape.
Yes. Take lots of gray tape.
Best invention yet
Those mountains and the Hadley Rille that 15 parked by had to be just spectacular to see in person - and the astronauts said as much numerous times.
Another thing about reading the debrief is it sets in how every minute of their time was planned. Of course it makes perfect sense, but the intricate detail they allude to when reading through the debrief caught me a bit off-guard.
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The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare. The film was directed by Errol Morris and features an original score by Philip Glass. The title derives from the military concept of the "fog of war" depicting the difficulty of making decisions in the midst of conflict.
Movie trailer......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=hcAyzbMvF7k
Movie......
https://vimeo.com/149799416
Voyager 1... 11 billion miles from earth as it prepares to cross the solar system's final frontier into interstellar space. Incredible image taken from Voyager 1 show Earth as tiny dot. Photo was taken in 2012.
Can't wait to watch the doc after reading this thread.
Wanted to add that I crossed the line in 1983 aboard USS AMERICA. That's a pretty weird day. It's no fun when you're doing it, but it is pretty cool after when you're all cleaned up and watching other guys go through it. Takes pretty much all day with 5,500 guys onboard.
"Series of bombs." Haha! What a great way to put it. That's pretty much true!
The other one, The Saturn V Story, was excellent and went into pretty good detail regarding the engineering challenges that had to be overcome. There's some excellent archival footage of assembling the rockets, F1 rocket engines blowing up, etc. Well worth your time.
I found both of these on Prime.
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