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#TIL that engineers had issues with the honeycomb insulation on the #SaturnV second stage, so they ended up hiring local surfers from #SealBeach CA, who had experience in working with the material, to apply it to the vehicle đđ @NASAhistory 
The challenging area was the Stage Two (S-II) common bulkhead on #SaturnV, where the LH2 and LO2 tanks shared a common interface (see center of image)
In #SaturnV's early days, #NorthAmericanAviation engineers attempted to adhere the insulation to the LH2 tanks in large vacuum chambers, so the insulation would be sucked down onto the adhesive coated metal. However, the team had problems with the insulation popping off the tank.
51 Years Ago Today-
We Choose to Go to the #Moon.
At 9:32 a.m. EDT on July 16, 1969, a Saturn V rocket carrying three American astronauts set off on a journey to land on the surface of the Moon. #Apollo #Space
We Choose to Go to the #Moon.
At 9:32 a.m. EDT on July 16, 1969, a Saturn V rocket carrying three American astronauts set off on a journey to land on the surface of the Moon. #Apollo #Space
Apollo 11 is pictured here at liftoff, with an American flag flying in the foreground. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were on their way to the Moon, riding nearly 7.6 million pounds of thrust from the first stage of the Saturn V.
The Apollo 11 astronauts spent thousands of hours in simulators and test vehicles in the years and months leading up to their mission.
Through the combined effort of over 20,000 companies, and over 400,000 NASA personnel, three humans were sent to the Moon.
Through the combined effort of over 20,000 companies, and over 400,000 NASA personnel, three humans were sent to the Moon.
#Apollo13 NASA's most successful failure, l'échec le plus réussi de la @NASA. #OTD 11 avril 1970, 19:13 UTC : décollage de la fusée #SaturnV emportant la mission #Apollo13. Elle n'atteint pas la Lune mais les astronautes rentrent sains et saufs. Un #Thread à suivre... #Apollo50
#Apollo13 13 ? Décollage à 19:13 UTC. Les astronautes ne sont pas supersticieux. Et il y a souvent de petits imprévus. En nov. 69, #Apollo12 à été frappé 2 fois par la foudre juste aprÚs le lancement. Le centre de mission a perdu la télémétrie : #Apollo50
#Apollo13 : en pĂ©riode de #COVIDăŒ19, un mot sur la rougeole. Initialement dĂ©signĂ© pour la mission, Ken Mattingly a Ă©tĂ© remplacĂ© par sa doublure, Jack Swigert, quelques jours avant le dĂ©collage : la NASA craignait qu'il ait attrapĂ© la rougeole. Pas de chance ? #Apollo50 #Space
Pour ce dernier jour du #CalendrierDesLanceurs, je vous propose 10 fusĂ©e dont vous n'avez peut-ĂȘtre jamais entendu parler ! #Thread âŹïž
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Une fois n'est pas coutume, commençons avec Von Braun !
Vous connaissez sĂ»rement #WernerVonBraun pour sa V2, ou encore sa #SaturnV. Mais il rĂȘvait de dĂ©velopper quelque chose de plus grand encore: le Ferry.
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Une fois n'est pas coutume, commençons avec Von Braun !
Vous connaissez sĂ»rement #WernerVonBraun pour sa V2, ou encore sa #SaturnV. Mais il rĂȘvait de dĂ©velopper quelque chose de plus grand encore: le Ferry.
Un peu comme la #NavetteSpatiale, le Ferry de Von Braun aurait dĂ©mocratisĂ© lâorbite. Ăâaurait Ă©tĂ© un lanceur rĂ©utilisable ailĂ©, capable de viser la #Lune oĂč encore plus loin, #Mars.
