news.bbc.co.uk— Exactly 40 years ago, Apollo 10 blasted off Earth; its mission in the words of Commander Tom Stafford "to sort out the unknowns and pave the way for a lunar landing".
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FTA: "Even before Stafford, Young and Cernan were back on Earth the next Moon ship was rolling out towards pad 39A; its destination - the Sea of Tranquility."Hard to believe (I was an excited ten year old at the time) that NASA launched 6 Saturn Apollo rockets in the 13 months between between October 68 and Nov 69.
hurrayforschoolMay 19, 2009
We've come a long way in just 40 years. No longer do we show presentations on a chalkboard!
alpha19May 19, 2009
Because you're 27, from the 60's, and worked for NASA or Raytheon, right?<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Compu ...</a>Sometimes I wish I lived in a world where you could 'remove' certain people from it without repercussions.
zadadkaMay 19, 2009
FTA: "Even before Stafford, Young and Cernan were back on Earth the next Moon ship was rolling out towards pad 39A; its destination - the Sea of Tranquility."Hard to believe (I was an excited ten year old at the time) that NASA launched 6 Saturn Apollo rockets in the 13 months between between October 68 and Nov 69.
slpinginsomniacMay 20, 2009
I'd 'remove' you :)
zabbawackMay 20, 2009
I meet Stafford and Armstrong last night at the Apollo X 40th anniversary celebration!