Counting Down to Apollo

One American's account of watching humanity reach the Moon

Tag: redesign

Apollo 1 June 1, 1968

Eighteen Months Later — I Think They’re Ready

Eighteen months since the fire. The spacecraft has been redesigned — new quick-opening hatch, new materials, 1,341 engineering changes. The Saturn V has been tested twice. Apollo 7 will carry men for the first time in a few months. I find myself thinking about Grissom again. I think he would…
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September 8, 1967

The Long Wait

We are waiting. The redesign of the Apollo capsule is ongoing, and there's nothing to do but wait and read and follow the technical reports.
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