Space Rocket History Podcast

Conrad and Bean now walked north, up Surveyor Crater’s 14 degree slope. Fatigue set in as Pete and Al walked up the crat... Read more

While Conrad led the way, Bean watched the ground for something interesting. It wasn’t easy to do field geology while run... Read more

Just before the start of another communication session, Volkov noticed a smell of smoke from somewhere at the rear of th... Read more

While checking the lander’s guidance software, during a final practice run for the landing, engineers in mission control... Read more

Three hours before dawn, Gene Kranz’ White Team took its place next to Windler’s Maroon Team controllers. The eighty hou... Read more

“Al is on the surface. And it’s been a long way, but we’re here.” Alan Shepard The post Space Rocket History #313 – Apol... Read more

The objective of the Soyuz 10 mission was to deliver and return to earth the first crew of Salyut 1.  The Soyuz was to h... Read more

Mitchell kept his plan a secret from NASA, knowing that the agency would be completely unreceptive to the idea. He said ... Read more

By the time Flight Director Kranz heard Lovell’s report, of “Houston, we’ve had a problem. ” three controllers had repor... Read more

The first extended use of the Service Propulsion System engine on the Command and Service module was for the Lunar Orbit... Read more

To Kranz and his team, this crew was special. They just could not lose them.  Failure was not an option. The post Space ... Read more

“Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.” The post 50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of S... Read more

“The approaching dusk and the damp mistiness left by the now-departed rainstorm only enhanced the spectacular sight and ... Read more

“During blackout every team member does his own soul searching, reviewing the decisions and the data, knowing they had t... Read more

From beneath the Lunar Modules floor there was a thud, then a hiss, then another thump that vibrated through the cabin. ... Read more

Docking was a delicate maneuver, since both ships were traveling at nearly five miles per second, but the docking mechan... Read more

In record time, the OKB-1 rebels led by Yuri Semenov developed the space station designated DOS-7K. The station used the... Read more

There was now cause for optimism in Mission Control. At the TELMU station, where the Lunar Module’s environmental signs ... Read more

As If there were not enough problems, Houston still had not completed the command module power up checklist. The post Sp... Read more

A small plutonium source was used to power the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) that would provide electric p... Read more