Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia - Apollo
Apollo (Greek: Απόλλων, Apóllōn; Απελλων) is a god in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo And Admetus
When Zeus struck down Apollo's son, Asclepius, with a lightning bolt for resurrecting the dead (and thus steal Hades's subjects), Apollo ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo And Admetus
When Zeus struck down Apollo's son, Asclepius, with a lightning bolt for resurrecting the dead (and thus steal Hades's subjects), Apollo ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admetus: Encyclopedia - Admetus
In Greek mythology, Admetus was a king of Pherae in Thessaly, succeeding his father Pheres after whom the city was named. Admetus was one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 15: Encyclopedia - Apollo 15
Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon. It was the first of what were te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 8: Encyclopedia - Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 12: Encyclopedia - Apollo 12
Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. Apollo 12 - Crew. Pete Conrad (flew on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 17: Encyclopedia - Apollo 17
Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program and was the sixth and last mission to date to land on the Moon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Comics: Encyclopedia - Apollo Comics
Apollo Phil Jimenez, artist Apollo is a comic book superhero who first appeared in the Stormwatch series, but is best known for his role...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 14: Encyclopedia - Apollo 14
Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the moon. Apollo 14 - Crew. Alan Shepard...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 11: Encyclopedia - Apollo 11
The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned lunar landing. It was the fifth manned mission in the Apollo program. "That's one small step ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 13: Encyclopedia - Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was an American space mission, part of the Apollo program. It was intended to be the third mission to land on the Moon, but ins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project Apollo: Encyclopedia - Project Apollo
Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America using the Apollo spacecraft and Satu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 10: Encyclopedia - Apollo 10
Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 16: Encyclopedia - Apollo 16
Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon. Apollo 16 - Crew. John W. Young...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 1: Encyclopedia - Apollo 1
Apollo One is the name given to the Apollo/Saturn 204 (AS-204) spacecraft after it was destroyed by fire during a training exercise on Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Spacecraft: Encyclopedia - Apollo Spacecraft
The Apollo spacecraft was designed as part of the Apollo Program, by the United States in the early 1960s to land man on the moon before ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 13 Film: Encyclopedia - Apollo 13 Film
Apollo 13 is a 1995 film portrayal of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. The movie was adapted by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Project Apollo - Reasons For Apollo
The Apollo program was at least partly motivated by psycho-political considerations, in response to persistent perceptions of American in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Guidance Computer: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Guidance Computer - Description
The Apollo flight computer was the first to use integrated circuits (ICs). The Block I version used 4,100 ICs, each containing a single 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 8: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 8 - The Mission
Apollo 8 - Launch and trans-lunar injection. Apollo 8 launched at 7:51:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 21, 1968. The entire l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 17: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 17 - Crew
Apollo 17 - Backup crew. John Young, commander Stuart Roosa, command module pilot Charles Duke, lunar module pilot Apollo 17 - Suppo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 9: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 9 - Crew
Apollo 9 - Backup crew. Pete Conrad (flew on Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2), commander Dick Gordon (flew on Gemini 11, Apol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 14: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 14 - Crew
Apollo 14 - Backup crew. Gene Cernan, commander Ron Evans, command module pilot Joe Engle, lunar module pilot Apollo 14 - Support cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 12: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 12 - Crew
Apollo 12 - Backup crew. David Scott (flew on Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15), commander Alfred Worden (flew on Apollo 15), command mod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Project Apollo - Apollo Applications Program
In the speech which initiated Apollo, Kennedy declared that no other program would have as great a long-range effect on America's ambitio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 13: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 13 - Crew
Apollo 13 - Backup crew. John Young, commander Jack Swigert, command module pilot Charles Duke, lunar module pilot Apollo 13 - Suppo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 9: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 9 - Apollo 9 Maneuver Summary
Apollo 9 - Reference. NASA NSSDC Master Catalog APOLLO BY THE NUMBERS: A Statistical Reference by Richard W. Orloff (NASA) Apollo 9 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 7: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 7 - Crew
This crew was originally the backup crew of the ill-fated Apollo 1. Apollo 7 - Backup Crew. Tom Stafford, (flew on Gemini 6A, Gemini 9...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Comics: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Comics - Stormwatch
Apollo, alongside his future husband Midnighter, was part of a top secret Stormwatch team created by the first Weatherman, Henry Bendix. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Project Apollo - Flights
The Apollo program included eleven manned flights, designated Apollo 7 through Apollo 17, all launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Flo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 11: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 11 - Crew
Apollo 11 - Backup crew. James Lovell (flew in Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8,Apollo 13), commander Fred Haise (flew in Apollo 13), lu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 17: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 17 - Quotes
"As I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come - but we believe not too long into the future - I'd like to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 440: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 440 - Discography
Apollo 440 - Albums. Millennium Fever (1994) Electro Glide in Blue (1997) Gettin' High on Your Own Supply (1999) #20 UK Dude Descendin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 15: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 15 - Crew
Apollo 15 - Backup crew. The backup crew trained to take the place of the prime crew in case of illness or death. Dick Gordon, command...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 5: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 5 - Flight
The launch vehicle for Apollo 5 was the Saturn IB, a smaller rocket than the Saturn V but capable of launching an Apollo spacecraft into ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Pennsylvania - Geography
Apollo is located at 40°35'3" North, 79°33'52" West (40.584103, -79.564363)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Guidance Computer: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Guidance Computer - Agc In Apollo
Each flight to the moon had two AGCs, one each in the command module and the lunar module. The AGC ran each spacecraft's Primary Guidance...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancelled Apollo Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancelled Apollo Missions - Apollo 21
A number of sources refer to an Apollo 21 lunar-landing mission, cancelled around 1969. Whilst this seems unlikely, as there would not ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 4: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 4 - Cameras
Often during documentaries, footage is needed of a Saturn V launch. One of the most used pieces shows the interstage between the first an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 16: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 16 - Crew
Apollo 16 - Backup crew. Fred Haise, commander Stuart Roosa, command module pilot Edgar Mitchell, lunar module pilot Apollo 16 - Sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Project Apollo - Missions
Image:Moon map showing Apollo missions.PNG The Apollo program used four types of launch vehicles: Little Joe II - unmanned suborbital la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Project Apollo - Missions
The Apollo program used four types of launch vehicles: Little Joe II - unmanned suborbital launch escape system development. Saturn I - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 6: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 6 - Flight
Apollo 6 - Launch. Unlike the near perfect flight of Apollo 4, Apollo 6 experienced problems right from the start. Two minutes into the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 15: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 15 - Mission Highlights
Apollo 15 - Planning and training. The crew for Apollo 15 had previously served as the backup crew for Apollo 12. There had been a frie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 5: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 5 - Delays
As with Apollo 4, this flight experienced long delays. The primary cause of this was the Lunar Module. It was well behind schedule, thoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 8: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 8 - Planning
On December 22, 1966, NASA announced the crew for the third manned Apollo flight: Frank Borman, Michael Collins and Bill Anders. Collins ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Project Apollo - Current Locations Of Apollo Command Modules
Apollo 6 Command Module - Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta, Georgia Apollo 7 Command Module - Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, Texas A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 6: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 6 - Cameras
Often during documentaries, footage is needed of a Saturn V launch. One of the most used pieces shows the interstage between the first an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 5: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 5 - Objectives
The Apollo 5 mission was intended to test the Lunar Module in a space environment, in particular its descent and ascent engine systems, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 10: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 10 - Crew
Apollo 10 - Backup Crew. Gordon Cooper(flew on Mercury 9, Gemini 5), commander Donn Eisele(flew on Apollo 7), command module pilot Edg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Pgncs: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Pgncs - Versions
The CM and LM used the same computer, inertial platform and resolvers. The main difference was the optical unit. The Navbase was differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 4: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 4 - Objectives
This was the first flight of the Saturn V, the largest launch vehicle ever constructed. It was also the first launch from Launch complex ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancelled Apollo Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancelled Apollo Missions - Apollos 18–20
Originally, NASA produced fifteen flight-worthy Saturn Vs; inclusive of two unmanned tests, this was enough to provide thirteen manned mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 4: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 4 - Flight
After a testing regime that lasted two months the rocket was finally ready for launch. The propellant started being loaded on 6 November....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo-soyuz Test Project: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo-soyuz Test Project - Apollo Crew
Jack Swigert had originally been suggested for Command Module Pilot position in the original ASTP prime crew, but was removed as punishme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancelled Apollo Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancelled Apollo Missions - Early Apollo Missions
In 1962 it was planned to fly four manned Saturn I flights in 1965. These flights would be designated SA-11 through SA-14 and would be or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 1 - Controversy
The USENET newsgroups sci.space.history and sci.space.policy frequently see semi-anonymous postings, which accuse NASA and / or other US ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 1 - Crew
Virgil Grissom (flew on Mercury 4 & Gemini 3), Command Pilot Ed White (flew on Gemini 4), Senior Pilot Roger Chaffee (never flew in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 16: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 16 - Introduction
The crew members: John W. Young, commander; Ken Mattingly, command module pilot; and Charles Duke, lunar module pilot. It was a J-class m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 8: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 8 - Crew
As a note, astronaut Michael Collins, who flew aboard the Gemini 10 mission, was originally slated to fly aboard Apollo 8 as Command Modu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 1 - Memorial
While Launch Complex 34 has been essentially dismantled, the cement and steel-reinforced launch platform remains at the site. The platfor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 1 - The Accident
The Apollo 1 Command Module was a "Block I" design, built for spaceflight but never intended for a trip to the moon, as it lacked the nec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 9: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 9 - Mission Highlights
Apollo 9 was the first space test of the complete Apollo spacecraft, including the third critical piece of Apollo hardware - the lunar mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancelled Apollo Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancelled Apollo Missions - Skylab
During Skylab 3, a malfunction on the Apollo CSM docked to the station caused fears that the crew would not be able to return safely. A m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 9: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 9 - Mission Parameters
Apollo 9 - LM - CSM docking. Undocked: March 7, 1969 - 12:39:36 UTC Re-docked:March 7, 1969 - 19:02:26 UTC Apollo 9 - EVA. Schweic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 15: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 15 - Mission Parameters
Apollo 15 - Earth parking orbit. Perigee: 169.5 km Apogee: 171.3 km Inclination: 29.679° Period: 87.84 min Apollo 15 - LM-CSM docki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 17: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 17 - Mission Parameters
Apollo 17 - Docking. Undocked: December 11, 1972 - 17:20:56 UTC Docked: December 15, 1972 - 01:10:15 UTC Apollo 17 - EVAs. Cernan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 12: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 12 - Mission Highlights
Shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, the Saturn V rocket body was hit by a bolt of upper-atmosphere lightning. The CM's instruments...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 13: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 13 - Mission Parameters
Apollo 13 - Oxygen tank explosion. April 14, 1970, 03:08:53.555 UTC 321,860 km from earth. Apollo 13 - Closest approach to Moon. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Project Apollo - End Of The Program
Originally three additional lunar landing missions had been planned, as Apollo 18 through Apollo 20. In light of the drastically shrinkin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 15: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 15 - The Stamp Controversy
After a highly successful mission, the reputation of the crew was tarnished somewhat by a deal they made with H. Walter Eiermann, an Amer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 7: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 7 - Mission Highlights
Apollo 7 was a confidence-builder. After the January 1967 Apollo launch pad fire, the Apollo command module had been extensively redesign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 7: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 7 - Mission Parameters
Apollo 7 - Rendezvous with spent S-IVB rocket stage. October 12, 1968, 20:58:28 UTC Stationkeeping with spent S-IVB rocket stage was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 8: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 8 - Mission Parameters
Apollo 8 - Earth parking orbit. Perigee: 112.8 mi (181.5 km) Apogee: 118.9 mi (191.3 km) Inclination: 32.51° Period: 88.17 min Apol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 14: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 14 - Mission Parameters
Apollo 14 - LM - CSM docking. Undocked: February 5, 1971 - 04:50:43 UTC Docked: February 6, 1971 - 20:35:42 UTC Apollo 14 - EVAs. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 8: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 8 - Historical Importance
Apollo 8 came at the end of 1968, a year that had seen much upheaval around the world. Soviet tanks had put a stop to the Prague Spring i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Lunar Module: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Lunar Module - History
The Apollo Lunar Module came into being because NASA chose to reach the moon via a lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR) instead of a direct ascen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 12: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 12 - Mission Parameters
Apollo 12 - LM - CSM docking. Undocked: November 19, 1969 - 04:16:02 UTC Redocked: November 20, 1969 - 17:58:20 UTC Apollo 12 - EVAs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 14: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 14 - Mission Highlights
On the way down, the LM "Antares" had two problems. First, the LM computer began getting an ABORT signal from the ABORT switch. NASA beli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Apollo - Air Force
Canada deployed a small number of aircraft to support Operation Apollo, both in Afghanistan and in the Persian Gulf region in general. Th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apollo: A Spiritual Dictionary On Apollo
Apollo: Both a Greek god and a Roman god. Apollo was the God of the sun. Each day he rode his chariot led by fiery horses across the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apollo: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Apollo
APOLLO - Greek Sun God, chief physician of life and father of the Muses. (NAD)   (See also: APOLLO , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apollo: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Apollo
Apollo Greek Sun god, chief physician of life and father of the Muses.   (See also: Apollo , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apollo: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Apollo
Apollo (Greek) Also called Phoebus (the pure, shining); son of Zeus and Leto (Latona), the polar region or night, and twin brother of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apollo Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Apollo
Apollo Dream Symbols: Solving problems using your higher awareness. Your higher, more progressive self.   (Source: Myths - Dreams...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lyre Of Apollo: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lyre Of Apollo
Lyre of Apollo. See HEPTACHORD   (See also: Lyre of Apollo , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apollo Belvidere: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Apollo Belvidere
Apollo Belvidere. Of all the ancient statues of Apollo, the son of Jupiter and Latona, called Phœbus, Helios, the radiant and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Worship
Apollo is considered to have dominion over plague, beauty, light, healing, colonists, medicine, archery, poetry, prophecy, dance, reason,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Worship
Apollo is considered to have dominion over plague, beauty, light, healing, colonists, medicine, archery, poetry, prophecy, dance, reason,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo And The Birth Of Hermes
Hermes was born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. The story is told in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes. His mother, Maia, had been secretly impregn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo And The Birth Of Hermes
Hermes was born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. The story is told in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes. His mother, Maia, had been secretly impregn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo's Romantic Life And Children
Apollo - Heterosexual relationships. Apollo chased the nymph Daphne, daughter of Peneus, who had scorned him. His infatuation was caus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo's Romantic Life And Children
Apollo - Heterosexual relationships. Apollo chased the nymph Daphne, daughter of Peneus, who had scorned him. His infatuation was caus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo During The Trojan War
Apollo shot arrows infected with the plague into the Greek encampment during the Trojan War in rage because the Greeks had kidnapped Chry...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo During The Trojan War
Apollo shot arrows infected with the plague into the Greek encampment during the Trojan War in rage because the Greeks had kidnapped Chry...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Other Stories
Apollo - Musical contests. Once Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo, and to challenge Apollo, the god of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Other Stories
Apollo - Musical contests. Once Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo, and to challenge Apollo, the god of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Etymology Of The Name
The name Apollo might have been derived from a Pre-Hellenic compound Apo-ollon [citation needed], likely related to an archaic verb Apo-e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Etymology Of The Name
The name Apollo might have been derived from a Pre-Hellenic compound Apo-ollon [citation needed], likely related to an archaic verb Apo-e...   » Read the article