Armstrong and Aldrin departed their lunar module (LM) from the command/service module (CSM), then used explosive charges to separate it from both. Finally, using a guillotine, they severed an umbilical connecting their LM to an instrument unit and detach it completely from it. The Spacecraft Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin aboard Apollo 11, aboard their…
Personalized designs and upgraded finishes come at a premium, costing more than mass-produced RVs. Space Craft makes custom trailers up to 57 feet long which require a semi-tractor truck for towing. West-central Missouri company RV Creations takes great pride in its “anything is possible” philosophy, meaning they’ll do everything possible within physics and regulations to…
When you look up at night and see an arcing trail of light arcing across the sky, those are spacecraft in orbit. Scientists figured out their orbits long before humans ventured into space travel. Orbits are circular paths followed by satellites, asteroids and planets around Earth under control of gravity. Spacecraft Spacecraft are vehicles or…
Spacecraft are vehicles designed to leave Earth’s atmosphere and travel through space, including satellites that orbit our planet, robots sent out into outer space, and vehicles used by astronauts traveling to the Moon. Armstrong descended the ladder from Columbia into Eagle and made history when he set foot onto the lunar surface for the first…
The Planetary Society battled hard for New Horizons mission’s successful launch to Pluto. When its flyby of this classic solar system planet and its four tiny moons Styx, Nix, Hydra and Kerberos took place in July 2015 it revolutionized our understanding of this classic world. Scientists are still processing the wealth of data New Horizons…
Astronauts traveled on multiple spacecrafts to reach the space station. Engineers carefully evaluated every component in each craft. Space can be defined as any place, or space can also be used more generally to refer to any object that lies beyond Earth and its atmosphere; stars for instance exist within this definition of the term….
Spaceship building games differ significantly from their counterpart, Captain Kirk simulators, in that they often feature more realistic depictions of rocket science. Hardspace: Shipbreaker is an immersive working sim that fully immerses players into the experience of one of its titular workers from the moment you fire your first laser cutter. Both creative and monotonous…
On January 28th 1986, NASA’s space shuttle Challenger disintegrated within 73 seconds after launch and killed all seven of its crew members – Christa McAuliffe was among them and Francis “Dick” Scobee, Michael Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka and Judith Resnik were also aboard this vessel. Tragic events unfolded due to the breakdown of rubber…
Since humans learned how to make films, filmmakers have dreamed of exploring the infinite distances of space – from moon and beyond! Years before Matt Damon made potatoes sciencey, this all-star drama featured astronauts who found themselves trapped by debris clouds in low Earth orbit. The Right Stuff An homage to America’s original astronauts, this…
