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Topic: Significance about 9, 12, and 24.
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Moonpaws
Member Posts: 685
From: Lee's summit, MO
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 07-05-2005 08:56 PM
   
Can anyone take a guess on the significance
of these numbers in relation to the Apollo astronauts? (Just for fun). |
Mike Dixon
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From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 07-05-2005 09:07 PM
I'll take a shot at it ...."9" is the number of Apollo missions to the moon and "12" for the number of moonwalkers. 24 has me scratching my head. Mike |
ColinBurgess
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From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 07-05-2005 09:30 PM
Well, I know it cost $24 million to put Armstrong on the moon. I'm only guessing here, but was that the number of astronauts gathered together one day and told officially that the first crew to land on the moon was sitting in the room?Colin |
Aztecdoug
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From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 07-05-2005 09:33 PM
24 flew around the Moon at least once.------------------
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Moonpaws
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posted 07-05-2005 10:15 PM
That was too easy for you guys. I was thinking of the number of moon walkers alive, number of moonwalkers, and the number of men who have left earth orbit and circled the moon. |
Mike Dixon
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posted 07-05-2005 10:27 PM
OK .... I'll throw one back to you guys. One Apollo crew achieved during the course of their careers a feat no other Apollo crew could collectively match. Which crew and what achievement ?? |
Aztecdoug
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posted 07-05-2005 10:46 PM
While it sounds like you have something specific in mind, I will venture to throw out the records that Apollo 10 flew the fastest, and Apollo 13 flew the farthest from Earth...------------------
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Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
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posted 07-05-2005 10:48 PM
Nope .... sorry Doug, that ain't it .... |
Mike Dixon
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posted 07-05-2005 11:20 PM
.... and just in case someone else thinks the response is A10 given all crew members commanded their own flights (a unique record) that's not the answer I was looking for. |
Tom
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From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 07-05-2005 11:53 PM
How about Apollo 14...all crew members orbited the Earth (and Moon) for the first time. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
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posted 07-05-2005 11:58 PM
Good one Tom ... but no, not the answer ... |
Aztecdoug
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From: Huntington Beach
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posted 07-06-2005 12:27 AM
How about... Apollo 8, all three crew members went on to lead a business...
Frank Borman - Chief Executive Officer and became Chairman of the Board Eastern AirlinesJim Lovell - President of Fisk Telephone Systems, Inc Bill Anders - Chairman & Chief Executive Office General Dynamic Corporation ------------------
Kind Regards Douglas Henry Enjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby!
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Mike Dixon
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posted 07-06-2005 12:50 AM
Nope .... if it helps, in my question the word "careers" refers exclusively to their time at NASA ... |
WAWalsh
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From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Registered: May 2000
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posted 07-06-2005 08:11 AM
The second question is a bit open-ended. Apollo 10 was the only full crew where each member flew a subsequent mission. |
DavidH
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From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 07-06-2005 08:55 AM
Possibly Apollo 12, with the cumulative spaceflight duration record?Or Apollo 10, with a cumulative distance record? ------------------
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Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
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posted 07-06-2005 09:20 AM
David You're getting warmer ..... |
Aztecdoug
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From: Huntington Beach
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posted 07-06-2005 10:20 AM
Okay, I was figuring this last night, but I was missing the key... Apollo 12, they all did EVAs, and not just walking on the Moon but floating in zero G EVAs....Pete on Skylab 2
Alan on Skylab 3
Richard on GT-11 ------------------
Kind Regards Douglas Henry Enjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby!
http://home.earthlink.net/~aztecdoug/ [This message has been edited by Aztecdoug (edited July 06, 2005).] |
nasamad
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From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 07-06-2005 02:10 PM
Was it the Apollo 10 crew and the feat was the highest speed attained by man ?Adam |
Mike Dixon
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From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
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posted 07-06-2005 08:23 PM
Mr Henry,Take a bow !! That's the answer .... |
Aztecdoug
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From: Huntington Beach
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posted 07-06-2005 09:00 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Mike Dixon:
Mr Henry,Take a bow !! That's the answer ....
Ahhh yes, I have been on pins and needles all day waiting for Australia to wake up!  ------------------
Kind Regards Douglas Henry Enjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby!
http://home.earthlink.net/~aztecdoug/ |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 07-06-2005 09:11 PM
..... and cS was my first port of call .... before I even had my morning coffee and read the paper ....  |
Matt T
Member Posts: 1368
From: Chester, Cheshire, UK
Registered: May 2001
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posted 07-07-2005 01:53 AM
OK, two new ones if anyone fancies it:Gene Cernan and Dave Scott both hold unique Apollo flight records. Any guesses? Cheers,
Matt ------------------
www.spaceracemuseum.com |
mensax
Member Posts: 861
From: Virginia
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 07-07-2005 05:58 AM
They both had car problems... on the Moon.Noah |
nasamad
Member Posts: 2121
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 07-07-2005 01:25 PM
Both saw strange happenings with hammers !Adam |
Captain Apollo
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From: UK
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 07-07-2005 01:42 PM
Isn't is true that Bill Anders holds (held in, hint) a unique record? |
Matt T
Member Posts: 1368
From: Chester, Cheshire, UK
Registered: May 2001
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posted 07-07-2005 05:19 PM
Noah & Adam,Both very true, but not what I had in mind. The records relate to their flights, and aren't linked in any way. As for Bill 'The Brown Eyed Monster' Anders... Cheers,
Matt ------------------
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Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3118
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-07-2005 07:16 PM
The APOLLO 10 crew have another unique claim to fame: no other Apollo crew had five previous missions to their credit (Stafford: 2; Young: 2; Cernan: 1). |
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