It has been called one of the “lost and forgotten missions” in the Apollo program. Such a pity. Without Apollo 9, Apollo 11 never would have gone to the moon in the first place.
For our children, this is as far removed from them as WWII is to us, simply something we learned as history. Likewise, their children, our grands, don't remember the Y2K scare and wondering what might have happened. Time marches on. For my part, I remember the Apollo program and what it meant for us: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” POTUS John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
What a wonderful story Tara. That era of space travel is what I call as some of the greatest times of America. My father woke me to watch every launch starting with Alan Shepard and his Mercury flight into space. Johnson Space Center has a wall that shows the progress of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Eight years from Alan Shepard to Neil Armstrong stepping out onto the moon. Think of that. An incredible feat of engineering, metallurgy, physics, and exercising those slide rules. Brilliant men and a nation with a purpose....
History brought alive again. We have such a rich history in space exploration and relatively few tragedies. Of course, that’s not to minimize those disasters. It’s a testament to the American spirit that men and women were willing to take a risk for this experiment. Like the original pioneers they weren’t afraid to step out into the unknown. Just thinking of the astronauts who flew fearlessly in that lightweight paper thin vehicle. I’m glad there are still men willing to keep the space program going. Sounds like they got a fabulous reward...cake, steak and baked potato,
Nice post, Tara. I saw the original Lunar Module, LM-13, that was intended for the either Apollo 18 or 19 missions, which were ultimately canceled, at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island.
For our children, this is as far removed from them as WWII is to us, simply something we learned as history. Likewise, their children, our grands, don't remember the Y2K scare and wondering what might have happened. Time marches on. For my part, I remember the Apollo program and what it meant for us: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” POTUS John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
What a wonderful story Tara. That era of space travel is what I call as some of the greatest times of America. My father woke me to watch every launch starting with Alan Shepard and his Mercury flight into space. Johnson Space Center has a wall that shows the progress of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Eight years from Alan Shepard to Neil Armstrong stepping out onto the moon. Think of that. An incredible feat of engineering, metallurgy, physics, and exercising those slide rules. Brilliant men and a nation with a purpose....
The paper thin Lunar Module makes more sense, when you see a 350# cake on a card table!
History brought alive again. We have such a rich history in space exploration and relatively few tragedies. Of course, that’s not to minimize those disasters. It’s a testament to the American spirit that men and women were willing to take a risk for this experiment. Like the original pioneers they weren’t afraid to step out into the unknown. Just thinking of the astronauts who flew fearlessly in that lightweight paper thin vehicle. I’m glad there are still men willing to keep the space program going. Sounds like they got a fabulous reward...cake, steak and baked potato,
Since Lewis and Clark Americans have always been up to the challenge of venturing into the unknown.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank You Ms. Ross! Idiot FB...............!
It's all so silly. I spent much of yesterday trying to figure out what I did "wrong."
It's really all so arbitrary.
The intricacies these men had to fight through were enormous! Too much pressure on the thin skin of that spaceship and they were gone!
Thank you, Tara, for sharing the little know facts of this story!
I hope you get out of jail soon I enjoy your post so much I think I will be able to see them on this webb page I don't know if I did it right
I think I get out Sunday. Thanks for following me over to Substack. It's always a good back-up!
They had to have nerves of STEEL!!!
Following you on here now! FB is only for lost pets and bday wishes.
Thanks Tara!
I'm still Awed at the men of the space program they were the best! Thank you Tara!
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Thanks for this reminder!
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(🗝 maybe this would help with the jail thing 🙂)
Unsung heroes for charting the unknown so others could take it a step further. Loved the Apollo program.
Thank you, Tara.
Nice post, Tara. I saw the original Lunar Module, LM-13, that was intended for the either Apollo 18 or 19 missions, which were ultimately canceled, at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island.
As you said this was a forgotten voyage. I remember Shepard's and Glen's voyages but not this one.