Apollo Moon Landings - For All Mankind (Redux)

[ersatz99]

Amazed that it takes thousands of tons of propellant to reach Earth orbit and yet a relatively small explosive to get the lunar module into moon's orbit. I know its gravity is somehing like a sixth, but even so.

The in-flight flipping of the lunar module to re-attach to the command module also just seems like an idea that would get laughed off the table nevermind the later docking of the two in mid-space before their journey back home.

[bgmnts]

What was the luggage allowance on the Apollo flight?

[mothman]

Amazed that it takes thousands of tons of propellant to reach Earth orbit and yet a relatively small explosive to get the lunar module into moon's orbit. I know its gravity is somehing like a sixth, but even so.

The in-flight flipping of the lunar module to re-attach to the command module also just seems like an idea that would get laughed off the table nevermind the later docking of the two in mid-space before their journey back home.

Don't forget lack of atmosphere resistance.

An early concept had the LEM being swung round in front using a boom. Presumably they were then told about inertia and that it would throw the CM/SM's path and alignment out.

[Bazooka]

What was the luggage allowance on the Apollo flight?

Some egg mayo sandwiches, what a waste to our Martian mates.

[Lordofthefiles]

What was the luggage allowance on the Apollo flight?

Originally Armstrong and Aldrin could take 20lb bags that had to fit into a strictly shaped tangle of metal like what EasyJet have.

Later on though, the other Apollo missions allowed golf clubs, hammers, loads of scientific equipment, and a massive fucking car. - This all fitted neatly into the originally designed lander and required no extra fuel. The clever cunts!

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Did they have to eat those freeze dried strawberries and ice cream like they have in science museum gift shops?

[jake thunder]

Actually their waste was recycled into food - beef stew, chili con carne etc...

[studpuppet]

Actually their waste was recycled into food - beef stew, chili con carne etc...

Beef Armstronganoff.

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A-poo-o Moon Landings more like!!

[Ambient Sheep]

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/

[a duncandisorderly]

Oh good - after all, it's not called For All Mankind Who Can Stay Up Past Midnight on a Sunday Night Because They Don't Have Work the Next Day, is it?

massively ironic. I stayed up all night (& so it was a good thing that armstrong & aldrin left the LEM earlier than scheduled) to watch it the first time, & I was only five.
'work the next day'.
you giant girl's blouse.

[a duncandisorderly]

The in-flight flipping of the lunar module to re-attach to the command module also just seems like an idea that would get laughed off the table nevermind the later docking of the two in mid-space before their journey back home.

IK, R? showboating bastards.

[Endicott]

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/

This is great, thanks.

001:20:11

Ooh, sure, I will. Oh, I've lost the Hasselblad. ... Has anybody seen a Hasselblad floating by? It couldn't have gone very far - big son of a gun like that.

[Uncle TechTip]

I have yet to see For All Mankind, but has anyone else here seen Apollo 11? It's absolutely stunning if you get to see it on the big screen (lots of it is off large print format).

Does the right thing - no narration, just lets the radio chatter do the talking.

Edit: Making of featurette here.

Saw it this weekend and it is very beautiful indeed. You must take the opportunity to see it big screen if you can. Such clarity in the films right from the start when they're wheeling out the rocket. The way the key events are presented works so well. A few superb scenes I'd never seen before. Very precise in the source material - sparse narration only comes from Cronkite but you never see him. It's all what happened on the ground and in the air.