BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Gallery 210: (a) Apollo to the Moon

DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Gallery 210: (a) Apollo to the Moon:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. GAL210_101219_33.JPG: Gene Kranz's Apollo 13 Vest: Eugene F. "Gene" Kranz, chief of NASA's Flight Control Division, wore this suit vest during Apollo 13, the third planned lunar landing mission. While the spacecraft was going to the Moon, an explosion occurred in its service module. Mission Control aborted the Moon landing and worked with the ground support team of astronauts, technical experts, and aerospace contractors to solve several key problems and to bring the crew back safely. As the leader of Mission Control's "white team," Kranz wore a different white suit vest for each mission from Gemini 9 in 1966 through Apollo 17 in 1972. He wore plain vests, like this one, during the missions; he reserved fancier versions for celebrating mission completions. All were hand sewn by his wife, Marta. Although Kranz's trademark vests were well known at the time, his portrayal by actor Ed Harris in the blockbuster 1995 film "Apollo 13" made this particular vest iconic. As was the custom in Mission Control, "white" was retired from flight team colors after Kranz's retirement.
2. GAL210_101219_43.JPG: Early Apollo Scientific Experiment Package (EASEP) The Apollo 11 EASEP consisted of two experiments: the Laser Ranging Retroreflector (LRRR) and a Passive Seismic Experiment (PSE). The LRRR reflected laser beams back to Earth off an array of fused silica cubes. This permitted precise measurement of the distance between the Earth and Moon within 8 centimeters (3 inches). The LRRR was turned off finally in June 1981. The PSE was a solar powered device with four seismometers. It measured lunar shock waves caused by moonquakes, impacts from meteoroids, or man-made objects. It ceased working in August 1969.
3. GAL210_101219_53.JPG: Apollo 11 Command Module Hatch: This is the hatch from the Apollo 11 Command Module. This single hatch could be opened outward in five seconds by pumping the handle to activate a pressurized nitrogen cylinder. Prior to the tragic fire in January 1967 in which three astronauts died, there were two hatches on the Apollo command module requiring 90 seconds to open.
4. GAL210_101219_60.JPG: Apollo Command Module: Skylab 4: This Apollo command module is identical to those used during the Apollo Program. It was used to ferry the crew of the last Skylab mission, astronauts Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue, to the Skylab Orbital Workshop and back to Earth again. The Skylab 4 crew lived in the Skylab for 84 days, from Nov. 16, 1973 to Feb. 8, 1974. The crew performed numerous experiments and demonstrated that humans can live and work in space for long periods of time. The back-up Skylab Orbital Workshop can be seen in the Space Hall, Gallery 114.
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Description of Subject Matter: Apollo to the Moon
July 1, 1976 – December 2, 2018
This gallery traces NASA's manned space program beginning with Project Mercury's Freedom 7 (5/5/61); then the Gemini Project (1965-66); followed by the Apollo Program (1967-1972), with Apollo 17 as the last manned exploration of the moon.
Highlights include:
* Space flight time line, with photos of participating astronauts
* Items and equipment used by astronauts during the Apollo Project
* Space suits worn by Apollo astronauts on the moon
* Information about the moon and selected lunar scenes showing Lunar Rover and astronauts at work
* Saturn Booster—S-1C rocket propulsion system
* Lunar Samples: 4 types of lunar soils and rocks
* Apollo 16 telescope backup; the original, designed by George Carruthers, is on the moon
* Touchable Moon Rock: a "gem" from the lunar surface, collected by Apollo astronauts
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