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New Apollo 40th anniversary poster

Published January 29, 2009 General 4 Comments
Tags: 40th anniversary, apollo, langley, lunar, moon, nasa, poster

NASA Langley has a new poster commemorating the 40th anniversary of humankind’s first steps on the moon (the first that we know about, anyway!).

The poster is the creation of Langley’s Stan Husch and Meghan Guethe, with help from Elaine Gause and Tim Allen.

The details

Top left: Rendezvous Docking Simulator at NASA Langley taken 12/2/64. Image # EL-2001-00448.

Top right: multiple exposure of a simulated landing of the Lunar Lander trainer at Langley’s Lunar Landing Research Facility. Image # L-1967-03177, taken 4/11/67.

Main image: astronaut David R. Scott, commander, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed U.S. flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The flag was deployed toward the end of EVA-2.

The Lunar Module “Falcon” is partially visible on the right. Hadley Delta in the background rises approximately 4,000 meters (about 13,124 feet) above the plain. The base of the mountain is approximately five kilometers (about three statute miles) away. Photo by astronaut James B. Irwin, Lunar Module pilot. Image # AS15-88-11863 taken 8/1/71.

‘Apollo Fortieth’ on Facebook

Published January 7, 2009 General Leave a Comment
Tags: apollo 11, apollo 40th, langley, moon, nasa

Check out the new Facebook page celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo landing on the moon: http://www.facebook.com/home.php

If you’re not a member of Facebook, join!

To the moon

Published December 5, 2008 General Leave a Comment
Tags: ares, crew module, kennedy space center, langley, launch abort system, moon, nasa, simulator, space

Cool Ares photo …

Hardware is being fabricated at Langley prior to airlifting to Kennedy Space Center for flight test next year. Pictured is a major element of the Ares I-X Crew Module/Launch Abort System simulator. The elements will simulate the topmost parts of the Ares I-X, the rocket designed to demonstrate technologies for NASA’s next generation of crewed spacecraft. For high-resolution images click here. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith

In tune with the moon

Published December 1, 2008 General 1 Comment
Tags: china daily, jupiter, moon, occultation, venus

Update: photo below from China Daily.

Look up in the sky tonight for an unusual occurrence – a crescent moon right next to Venus and Jupiter.

New NASA EDGE Vodcast Ready for Download.

Published November 17, 2008 General Leave a Comment
Tags: itunes, langley, lunar robot arm, moon, nasa edge

NE@Lunar Robot Arm is now ready for download. Built from ordinary household and professional products, the Lunar Surface Manipulation System or LSMS shows huge promise as a potential manipulator for NASA’s permanent outpost on the Moon. NASA EDGE learns all about this developing proof of concept from Senior Engineer John Dorsey at NASA Langley Research Center. Boasting a lot of flexibility and ease of use, it may be just the ticket for even the most unsophisticated medianaut to operate. The Co-host may have a shot after all. To download NE@Lunar Robot Arm, go to www.nasa.gov/nasaedge or iTunes.