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Aerojet Rocketdyne Is One of Many Companies Working on NASA’s Orion Spacecraft

Orion was designed to send humans on missions further than ever before, flying from Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne developed its Launch Abort System jettison motor, designed to separate crew capsule from service module during an emergency launch or ascent and land under parachutes. Aerojet Rocketdyne Aerojet […]

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Spacecraft Images Tell Many Stories

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Spacecraft images can tell us many tales. They can reveal what has been lost during our search for life elsewhere or encourage us to continue exploring what lies beyond. Space enthusiasts cherish these photographs for both their beauty and excitement; but there’s much to be gained by understanding how these images are processed and distributed.

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How Many Apollo Missions Were Cancelled

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After Apollo 13’s failure, congressional interest in NASA’s lunar program declined significantly and led to cancellation of Apollo 18 and 19. Even after these cancellations, several other planned missions remained. These included the H and J missions. While H missions would have involved short duration stays on the moon with only two LEVAs (moonwalks), J

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How Many Apollo Missions Have Landed on the Moon?

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We currently possess 8,400 publicly available photos of the Moon, hundreds of hours of video footage, and mountains of scientific data pertaining to its formation and structure – plus 382 kilograms of Moon rock! On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin from Apollo 11 became humanity’s first steps on another world. Six

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