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Topic: Apollo: Back to the Moon (National Geographic)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-10-2019 07:25 PM
   
National Geographic will air François Pomès' documentary "Apollo: The Ultimate Experience" in July. What could be more fascinating than exploring the space program from a fresh perspective, driven by the new production processes and techniques we have today?Thanks to full color archival images — which have now been perfectly restored by NASA — and 3D reenactement of the mission’s key stages, this documentary recounts this epic adventure by detailing the journey of the men and women who took part in or aided the mission. In order to not forget just how exceptional this feat was, these digital techniques will be used to "restore" the intensity of this unprecedented adventure into space, above and beyond the image. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-18-2019 09:31 AM
Retitled "Apollo: Back to the Moon," this will air Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Using a fresh perspective and driven by the production processes and techniques that have evolved rapidly, this documentary describes the epic adventure to the moon. This immersive account details the journey of those who contributed to the Apollo 11 mission. |
collocation
Member Posts: 383
From: McLean, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 06-18-2019 10:57 AM
Does anyone know which pad of the lunar module touched the moon surface first on Apollo 11? |
Headshot
Member Posts: 864
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 06-19-2019 12:12 PM
Check out NASA SP-2013-605: An Analysis and Historical Review of the Apollo Program Lunar Module Touchdown Dynamics. The touchdown dynamic digital simulation of the Apollo 11 indicated that the footpad touchdown sequence was that the +Y footpad made first contact with the lunar surface, followed by the +Z footpad 0.1 second later. |
collocation
Member Posts: 383
From: McLean, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 06-19-2019 02:52 PM
Using ladder as a reference which footpad was Y, to the right or left? Thanks. |
David C
Member Posts: 1014
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 06-19-2019 03:00 PM
If you recall Armstrong's comments in the debrief, just prior to touchdown he was trying to null a leftwards translational rate. This appears to account for why the right pad was first to contact, corresponding to a corrective right bank. I think the front pad being next is accounted for by slight local upwards sloping terrain. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-19-2019 03:12 PM
quote:
Originally posted by collocation:
Using ladder as a reference which footpad was Y, to the right or left?
This illustration from the above linked document should help: |
collocation
Member Posts: 383
From: McLean, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 06-20-2019 11:57 AM
Thank you very much, greatly appreciated. |
Headshot
Member Posts: 864
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 06-21-2019 01:10 PM
Just an observation, but the LM shown landing in the movie clip linked above does not have contact probes extending from the -Z, +Y and -Y footpads as Eagle did. |
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