#apollo 10

[lonestarflight]

"LUNAR LANDING - ART CONCEPT

Artist's concept depicting the firing of the Apollo 10 Lunar Module descent engine for 42 seconds to propel 'Snoopy' back into a higher lunar orbit for rendezvous and docking with the Command and Service Modules. Earlier, the LM descent engine will be fired for 27 seconds to take astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, Apollo 10 commander; and Eugene A. Cernan, lunar module pilot, to within 10 miles of the moon's surface. Astronauts John W. Young, command module pilot, will remain in the Command Module, 'Charlie Brown,' in lunar orbit. Developed by TRW's Systems Group at Redondo Beach, California, under Grumman subcontract, the throttleable descent engine will be used to soft land the LM on the lunar surface during Apollo 11 and subsequent Apollo missions."

Date: May 12, 1969

NASA ID: S69-33765

[scanzen]

Apollo 10: Original "Snoopy Astronaut" Doll. A 9" tall Snoopy in a space suit and helmet, 1969, Determined Productions. Charles Schulz was a big supporter of the NASA program and Apollo 10's LM-4 was nicknamed Snoopy (the CM was nicknamed Charlie Brown).

via Heritage Auctions

[oldkitty]

“I am not in the habit of looking back. When I do I am somewhat amazed that the only child of a dentist and a school teacher from a small town in Oklahoma was able to attend the Naval Academy, serve in the Air Force and fly in space four times.

Through it all… I kept my eyes on the sky. I still do and I hope I always will.” Tom Stafford.

We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race (2002) p. 269 by Thomas P. Stafford with Michael Cassutt.

RIP to an Apollo great (1930-2024)

Credit: Ralph Morse for Life Magazine

Credit: NASA S69-30252 (1969)

[edwhiteandblue]

Astronaut Snoopy and Charlie Brown toys taped to the CAPCOM console in Mission Control during Apollo 10 (ft. astronaut Charlie Duke), May 1969

[thepastisalreadywritten]

How Charles M. Schulz created Charlie Brown and Snoopy | BBC Global

19 December 2024

Few characters have the generational staying power of Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

The cartoon’s creator, Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000), personally drew every Peanuts strip from 1950 until his passing in February 2000.

The strip - syndicated in over 2,600 newspapers - inspired films, music and countless merchandise.

NASA even named two Apollo 10 lunar modules after Charlie Brown and Snoopy in 1969.

While Charlie Brown may have been the eternal failure, the universal feelings that Schulz channelled helped make Peanuts a global success.

[todaysdocument]

Project: Apollo 10 Man's Nearest Lunar Approach

Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSeries: News Media FilesFile Unit: Apollo 10 Press Kit

NEWS [circular imprint] NASA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 Tels: WO2-4155 WO3-6925 RELEASE NO: 69-68 FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE May 7, 1969 [underline] APOLLO 10: MAN'S NEAREST LUNAR APPROACH Two Apollo 10 astronauts will descend to within eight nautical miles of the Moon's surface, the closest man has ever been to another celestial body. A dress rehearsal for the first manned lunar landing, Apollo 10 is scheduled for launch May 18 at 12:49 p.m. EDT from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The eight-day lunar orbit mission will mark the first time the complete Apollo spacecraft has operated around the Moon and the second manned flight for the lunar module. Following closely the time line and trajectory to be flown on Apollo 11, Apollo 10 will include an eight-hour sequence of lunar module (LM) undocked activities during which the commander and LM pilot will descent to within eight nautical miles of the lunar surface and later rejoin the command/service module (CSM) in a 60- nautical mile -more- 5/6/69 [full transcription at link]

[gordonsgano]

"Oh you bet your ass there's some huge boulders down there" - Gene Cernan

[theinternetisaweboflies]

Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10

[gordopickett]

This is a For All Mankind fanvid I just finished making about Gordo's experiences at Jamestown. "Eye in the Sky" by The Alan Parsons Project is the song that Gordo is singing at The Outpost in episode 2x02 "The Bleeding Edge." I found this more haunting version by Absolute5 and, for months, I have been wanting to make a FAM fan video using this cover. I finally got around to it! Enjoy! 👨‍🚀🚀🌖

[jeandejard3n]

First Man: Neil Armstrong

[lonestarflight]

"APOLLO SEPARATION - ART CONCEPTS

A North American Rockwell Corporation artist's concept depicting the Apollo 10 Lunar Module descending to 50,000 feet for a close look at a lunar landing site. The Command and Service Modules remain in lunar orbit. The landing area is Site 2 on the east central part of the moon in southwestern Sea of Tranquility (Mare Tranquillitatis). The site is about 62 miles east of the rim of the crater Sabine and 118 miles west-southwest of the crater Maskelyne. Apollo 11 is scheduled to be the first lunar landing mission."

Date: April 1969

NASA ID: S69-30520

[eksopolitiikka]

UFO Apollo 10 -valokuvassa

UFO Apollo 10 -valokuvassa

Lähdevalokuva: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/DatabaseImages/ISD/highres/AS10/AS10-35-5264.JPG

Kuvattu kiertoradalla Maapallon ympäri Apollo 10 -tehtävän aikaan. Tämä UFO näyttää olevan tosi lähellä Apollon moduulia. Valokuva on otettu heinäkuussa 1969 ja siinä näkyy kiinteä alus korkealla kiertoradalla.

Alla on lähikuva. Sisällä näkyy avaruusolento, sen rinta ja kädet. 

  Huomaa aluksen keskiosan ulkonema, se on samanlainen kuin mitä monissa UFO-raporteissa. Tekoäly on ufologian uusin villitys. Huomasitko myös aluksen sisällä olevan matkustajan, joka näkyy UFOn mustan ohjaamon sisällä?

Scott C. Waring

  Artikkelin julkaissut UFO Sightings Daily

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[cosmicwolfboy]

big day for guy who obsessed over space and space travel as a kid

my plushie laika and her coin!!! (because i had such an insane obsession and love with her as a kid i once dressed up as sputnik 2. yes the space shuttle. no not the dog. i was the shuttle)

[dgtrekker]

Apollo 10 Launches Into History on May 18, 1969: Charlie Brown and Snoopy head into space.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

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Apollo 10 (18-26 May 1969) was the fourth human spaceflight in the United States' Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon.

NASA, the mission's operator, described it as a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing (Apollo 11, two months later).

It was designated an "F" mission, intended to test all spacecraft components and procedures short of actual descent and landing.