What I Tell People When They Ask Why I Care
My cousin Marge visited last week and asked why I care so much about the space program. I tried to explain. This is what I said, more or less.
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Archive: May 1969
Nine Miles Up — Apollo 10’s Descent
Stafford and Cernan flew Snoopy to within 47,000 feet of the lunar surface today. There was a moment of chaos with the ascent stage before they rendezvoused safely.
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They Were RIGHT THERE
Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan flew the Lunar Module down to 47,000 feet above the Moon today. Eight-point-four nautical miles. They could see the craters. They could see where Apollo 11 will land. They were RIGHT THERE. And then they flew back up. I respect the mission plan. I am…
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Snoopy Goes to the Moon
Apollo 10 launched today with Tom Stafford, John Young, and Gene Cernan. The lunar module is named Snoopy. The command module is Charlie Brown.
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