physics 112 star systems lecture 6 to the moon kevin h knuth university at albany fall 2013
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Physics 112Star Systems
Lecture 6To The Moon
Kevin H KnuthUniversity at Albany
Fall 2013
“I have learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution”
- Werner von Braun
Yuri Gagarin (March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968)
Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet Cosmonaut.
On April 12, 1961, Gagarin became the first human to travel into space as he orbited the Earth in Vostok 1.
He is known in Russian history as the Columbus of the Cosmos. A Monument to Yuri
Gagarin in Moscowwikipedia
Yuri Gagarin in Vostok 1
Yuri in Vostok 1
Vostok 1
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John Glenn (born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio)
John Glenn was the first American in space.
On February 20, 1962 he piloted Friendship 7 (Mercury 6) on a 4 hour 55 minute mission where he orbited the Earth.
Shortly after President Kennedy’s assassination, John Glenn left NASA to run for office in Ohio, where he became Senator from 1974 – 1999.
He returned to space payload specialist in 1998 in the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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Mercury Missions
payload specialist payload specialist
The Mercury Project from 1959 – 1963 was America’s first manned spaceflight program with the goal of putting a person into Earth orbit.
The capsules were small (1.7 cubic meters) and could hold only a single person. To make matters more difficult, there were 120 controls that the astronaut had to deal with.wikipedia
Mercury Capsule
payload specialist payload specialist
http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/apollo.htm
Gemini Missions (1965 – 1966)
payload specialist payload specialist
“To subject man and equipment to space flight up to two weeks in duration.
To rendezvous and dock with orbiting vehicles and to maneuver the docked combination by using the target vehicle's propulsion system;
To perfect methods of entering the atmosphere and landing at a preselected point on land. Its goals were also met, with the exception of a land landing, which was cancelled in 1964.”
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/flight-summary.htm
Apollo Missions
payload specialist payload specialist
Earth & Lunar
Orbital Missions
Lunar LandingMissions
APOLLO 1** APOLLO 11
APOLLO 7 APOLLO 12
APOLLO 8 APOLLO 13*
APOLLO 9 APOLLO 14
APOLLO 10 APOLLO 15
APOLLO 16
APOLLO 17
Preparing for the Moon
In Greek mythology, Artemis and Apollo were twin brother and sister. Artemis was the Goddess of the Moon.
Apollo 1 Disaster
payload specialist payload specialist
On January 27, 1967, the crew of Apollo 1 was lost in a cabin fire on the launch pad.
Edward White, Virgil (Gus) Grissom, and Roger Chaffee
Mission Outline
Various Orbits
Earth Orbit Insertion
Trans-Lunar Orbit Insertion
Earth Orbit
Lunar Orbit Insertion
Apollo 11: First Moon Landing
payload specialist payload specialist
Neil ArmstrongFirst person to walk on the Moon
Buzz AldrinSecond person to walk on the Moon
Michael CollinsStayed in orbit in the Command Module
Apollo Landing Missions
payload specialist payload specialist
Apollo 11 Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility) July 20, 1969 Neil A. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
Apollo 12 Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) Nov 19, 1969 Charles Conrad, Jr., Alan Bean, Richard Gordon
Apollo 13 Did Not land April 1970James A. Lovell, Jr., Fred W. Haise, Jr., John L. Swigert, Jr.
Apollo 14 Fra Mauro Feb 5, 1971Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar D. Mitchel, Stuart A. Roosa
Apollo 15 Hadley Rille/Apennine Mountains July 30, 1971David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, Alfred M. Worden
Apollo 16 Descartes Highlands April 21, 1972John W. Young, Charles M. Duke, Jr., Thomas K. Mattingly
Apollo 17 Taurus-Littrow Dec 11, 1972Eugene A. Cernan, Harrison H. Schmitt, Ronald E. Evans
Apollo Patches
payload specialist payload specialist
Anatomy of the Saturn V
The Saturn V is a 360 ft tallthree-stage rocket.
Mission Outline
Launch
Remember that the Saturn V is HUGE!
Jettisoning Stages
As the fuel for each stage runs out, the stage is jettisoned so they do not have to carry it into orbit.
First Stage (S-1C)
Engines: 5 Rocketdyne F-1 Thrust: 34.02 MN (7,648,000 lb) Burn time: 150 seconds Fuel: RP-1/LOX
F-1 Engine
First Stage Separates
Second Stage
Mission Outline
Third Stage
Command Module (CM)Lunar Module (LM)
Mission Outline
Separation, Transposition and Docking
Mission Outline
Lunar Module and Command Module
Command Module (CM)stays in orbit around the Moon (one person doesn’t get to walk on the Moon).
Lunar Module (LM) lands on the Moon.
Mission Outline
Descent
Landed
Exploration
Mission Outline
Ascent
Mission Outline
Rendezvous
Lunar Module (LM)Command Module (CM)
Mission Outline
Splashdown
Recovery
Mission Outline