Apr 14

Space Rocket History #362 – Apollo 16 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 2

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Mike Annis

Charlie and John were startled by their landing spot. Much of the landing area was covered with rocks or had a steep slope. Fortunately, they had managed to land on the only level and smooth spot around.

Sep 04

Space Rocket History #315 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 3 – ALSEP Deployment

Posted on September 4, 2019 by spac9750

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The mortar package contained a set of grenades which were planned to be fired to distances of 500, 1000, 3000, and 5000 feet to the north of the ALSEP site.

ALSEP Experiments
Central Station & RTG
Mitchell Deploys ASE
ALSEP Subpackage 1
CPLEE & Central Station
Laser Ranging Retroreflector

Aug 28

Space Rocket History #314 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 2 – Fueling the Nuke

Posted on August 28, 2019 by spac9750

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A small plutonium source was used to power the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) that would provide electric power for the ALSEP experiments. Ed Mitchell performed the delicate maneuver of inserting the fuel capsule into the RTG.

Ed Mitchell
Lunar Equip. Conveyor
ALSEP Package 1
ALSEP Package 2
Plutonium Fuel Cask
The MET

Mar 21

Space Rocket History #248 – Apollo 12 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 2 – ALSEP

Posted on March 21, 2018 by spac9750

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According to the checklist, Bean was allowed 5 minutes to gain his balance and learn to walk on the Moon. Bean was amazed at his new buoyancy saying, “You can jump up in the air…” But Conrad wanted to press on saying, “Hustle, boy, hustle! We’ve got a lot of work to do.”