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One of my guilty pleasures is putting on Mission Control chatter from the Apollo or even Gemini era on in the background when I'm working. It's one of the great aspects of the Internet that this type of stuff is freely available.
And it's not just historic missions. This week, I had the spacewalk conducted by Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra on the ISS going on live in the background. They were freeing a stuck Remote Manipulator Arm that had jammed.
And it's not just historic missions. This week, I had the spacewalk conducted by Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra on the ISS going on live in the background. They were freeing a stuck Remote Manipulator Arm that had jammed.
Eric Mc said:
One of my guilty pleasures is putting on Mission Control chatter from the Apollo or even Gemini era on in the background when I'm working.
Slightly tangential but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHIo6qwJarI
Simpo Two said:
Eric Mc said:
One of my guilty pleasures is putting on Mission Control chatter from the Apollo or even Gemini era on in the background when I'm working.
Slightly tangential but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHIo6qwJarI
RogerExplosion said:
Really cool. Strangely quite interesting to just have as background noise. I'd love to post this on facebook but I stupidly have some 'truthers' that I haven't deleted yet and really can't be bothered with the argument.
Point them at the site, wait for their heads to explode.Einion Yrth said:
RogerExplosion said:
Really cool. Strangely quite interesting to just have as background noise. I'd love to post this on facebook but I stupidly have some 'truthers' that I haven't deleted yet and really can't be bothered with the argument.
Point them at the site, wait for their heads to explode.Back on topic, I think similar was done with Apollo 11 on its anniversary?
Listening to the Apollo 17 transmissions during today (working on tax returns - I need a distraction). I am still listening in on the early part of the mission and two things struck me -
i) how low their "parking" orbit was - less than 100 miles above the earth and
ii) how often they were out of communication with Mission Control largely because this orbit was so low. There were quite long periods when they were out of contact.
Also of note is that the Cap Com for launch and the first few hours was Robert Overmeyer. Overmeyer never got to fly any Apollo missions but did make a few Shuttle flights. Sadly, he was killed in 1996 when testing a light aircraft.
i) how low their "parking" orbit was - less than 100 miles above the earth and
ii) how often they were out of communication with Mission Control largely because this orbit was so low. There were quite long periods when they were out of contact.
Also of note is that the Cap Com for launch and the first few hours was Robert Overmeyer. Overmeyer never got to fly any Apollo missions but did make a few Shuttle flights. Sadly, he was killed in 1996 when testing a light aircraft.
It is interesting listening to it. Matter of fact way of communication with no drama.
Apollo 12 audio takeoff is interesting. That is how they deal with it in a matter of fact way. I know, training and all that but still sound nonchalant.
http://history.nasa.gov/ap12fj/audio/a12a_000_00_0...
Text
http://history.nasa.gov/ap12fj/01launch_to_earth_o...
About 1 minute 30.
Steely eyed missile man at work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aaron
Apollo 12 audio takeoff is interesting. That is how they deal with it in a matter of fact way. I know, training and all that but still sound nonchalant.
http://history.nasa.gov/ap12fj/audio/a12a_000_00_0...
Text
http://history.nasa.gov/ap12fj/01launch_to_earth_o...
About 1 minute 30.
Steely eyed missile man at work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aaron
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