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Jay Gallentine
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posted 08-07-2010 06:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jay Gallentine   Click Here to Email Jay Gallentine     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Trying to figure out which Apollo 11 capcom read this news up to the crew during their flight home:
"Luna 15 is believed to have crashed into the Sea of Crises yesterday after orbiting the Moon 52 times."
And, around the same time,
"The Soviet News Agency TASS reported that 'scientific research in near-Moon space was carried out'.”
Anybody happen to know that? Thanks much!

FFrench
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posted 08-07-2010 07:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for FFrench     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Bruce McCandless, according to the Apollo 11 Flight Journal.

148:23:13 McCandless: ...Luna 15 is believed to have crashed into the Sea of Crises yesterday after orbiting the Moon 52 times. The Soviet News Agency TASS reported that, quote, scientific research in near-Moon space was carried out, unquote. Sir Bernard Lovell at Jodrell Bank Observatory said that Luna 15 hit the surface of the Moon at a speed of about 300 miles per hour.

All times are CT (US)

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