#OTD April 7, 1983, STS-6 crewmates Story Musgrave and Don Peterson make the first spacewalk from a space shuttle.
Musgrave, left, and Peterson float in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenger during their spacewalk.
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In Firing Room 1 of Launch Complex 39 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in
Florida, Lead Test Supervisor Gordon Turner pushes the button to start the countdown clock for #Apollo16.
April 7, 1972
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#Today We Remember Ronald Ellwin Evans #OTD
(* 10. November 1933 † 7. April 1990) #Apollo17
RIP
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T-4️⃣ days until Vega-C will bring Smile into an almost-circular orbit around Earth’s poles.
From there, Smile will use its own engines to reach its final science orbit, which will bring the satellite to 121 000 km above the North Pole and down to 5000 km above the South Pole.
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Since Artemis II executed its TLI (trans lunar insertion) burn, the craft has been slowing down. Just like a rock thrown straight up, Earth’s gravity pulls back on it.
At about 8pm Sunday, the gravitational pull from the Moon will equal that from Earth, after which the craft speeds up again.
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As Artemis II continues its journey to the Moon, having passed the halfway point late last night, the next point of interest I’m watching for is when the Orion Spacecraft passes the gravitational neutral point and is more strongly attracted to the Moon than to Earth.
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April 1, 1959, 7 Astronauts were selected for Project Mercury. 6 would fly during Mercury with Slayton being grounded for medical reasons, but would later fly during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
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The Legacy of #Apollo6
Apollo 6 (also known as AS-502), launched on April 4, 1968, was the second A-type mission of the United States Apollo program, an uncrewed test of the Saturn V launch vehicle. It was also the final uncrewed Apollo test mission.
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Inspiration from a remarkable man: Martin Luther King Jr.
#King was assassinated on 4 April 1968, but his non-violent fight for freedom, justice and human rights are just as topical today as they were then.
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Navy frogman team prepares the #Apollo6 Command Module (CM) for hoisting aboard the USS Okinawa.
April 4, 1968
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#MaxPlanck German physicist #NobelPrize laureate for his discovery of energy quanta was born on April 4 1858. Happy168th #birthday! #physics
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#Apollo6 (also known as AS-502), launched on April 4, 1968, was the final unmanned test of the Saturn V launch vehicle and Apollo Command & Service modules. AS-502 climbs to orbit, as seen from chase-plane.
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Firing Room 2 during #Apollo6 launch operations.
Taken on April 4, 1968
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Happy Birthday to incomparable Heath Ledger,
He would have turned 47 #today, April 4.
I’m sorry but Heath Ledger will always
be The Joker to me...
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Forgotten flight: the lonely voyage of #Apollo6.
#Apollo6 launched 53 years ago #otd April 4 1968
The unmanned Saturn/Apollo 6 mission was designed as the final qualification of the Saturn V launch vehicle and Apollo spacecraft for manned Apollo missions.
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#Apollo6 (AS-502) launched on April 4, 1968 and suffered the loss of 2 engines in its second stage and failure to restart the J-2 engine when in orbit.
Also 10G pogo and a lot of parts fall over the vehicle.
Eight months later, the next Saturn V flight was crewed for #Apollo8.
The only mention of a trip to the Moon in the Washington Post today: an ad for watches on the back page. The Post lost its two best space reporters. C’mon Jeff Bezos - your Blue Origin
is building actual lunar landers. Show a little enthusiasm. #ArtemisII
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Solarboom weltweit: Photovoltaik-Ausbau bricht Rekorde!
Das ist ein eindeutiges "Setzen, 6!" für die deutsche Bundesregierung
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#HappyEaster to one of the most fascinating objects in #space
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Artemis II crew looks back at Earth on their way to the Moon… and blinks.
“MCC… the Earth looks… egg-shaped today.
Repeat: Egg-shaped.” 🥚🌎
Space Twitter is already cracking jokes — cosmic perspective or just a giant breakfast? 🚀✨
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The end is
where we
start from.
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Wishing all my followers a very Happy Easter!
Whatever you have planned,
have a great long weekend!
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Hope you all have a great Easter weekend - you've all earned it. 4-day weekend ahead.
Remember to smile, someone might need it more than you.
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Easter is just around the corner- which means lots of delicious chocolate!
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Two days after the Artemis II launch, we remember Gus Grissom, born on this day 100 years ago in the tiny town of Mitchell, IN.
He perished on January 27, 1967 during the pre-launch test of Apollo I. Due to his seniority, he would have likely been our first man on the moon.
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