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APOLLO 10 16MM ONBOARD FILM …
Film taken includes the Luna …
Description Film taken includes the Lunar Module (LM) after undocking from the Command Service Module (CSM) in lunar orbit, the CSM during docking, and nice closeups of the lunar surface.
APOLLO 10 16MM ONBOARD FILM …
Film taken includes various …
Description Film taken includes various scenes of Thomas Stafford, Eugene Cernan and John Young working in the Command Module, lunar orbit views, Earth-rise, and reentry.
Apollo -- May 1969
Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 10 lunar module pilot, is suited up at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a Countdown Demonstration Test during preparations for his scheduled lunar orbit mission. The other two crew members are astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, commander, and John W. Young, command module pilot.
Date 7/16/08
A Rille Runs Through It
Title A Rille Runs Through It
Full Description This oblique view of the Moon's surface was photographed by the Apollo 10 astronauts in May of 1969. Center point coordinates are located at 13 degrees, 3 minutes east longitude and 7 degrees, 1 minute north latitude. One of the Apollo 10 astronauts attached a 250mm lens and aimed a handheld 70mm camera at the surface from lunar orbit for a series of pictures in this area.
Date 05/01/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Albert Siepert Points Out Hi …
Title Albert Siepert Points Out Highlights of Apollo 10 Liftoff to Belgium King and Queen
Full Description Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director for Administration, Albert Siepert, seated at left on third row, points out highlights of Apollo 10 liftoff to Belgiums King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola. Next to the queen is Mrs. Siepert. Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, in baseball cap at right, talks with Mr. And Mrs. Emil Mosbacher, seated next to him. Mr. Mosbacher is the Chief of U.S. Protocol. The Apollo 10 astronauts were launched by an Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle at 12:49 pm EDT, May 18, 1969, from KSC launch complex 39B.
Date 05/18/1969
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 10 Firing Room 3
Title Apollo 10 Firing Room 3
Full Description Apollo 10 mission officials monitor prelaunch activities within the Launch Control Center's Firing Room 3 at the Kennedy Space Center.
Date 5/18/1969
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 10 Helicopter Recover …
Title Apollo 10 Helicopter Recovery
Full Description A Navy helicopter arrivies to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft, as the Command Module "Charlie Brown" floats in the South Pacific. U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist in the recovery operations. Splashdown occurred at 11:53 a.m., May 26, 1969, about 400 miles east of American Samoa. Note that in this photo the divers have attached a flotation collar to the spacecraft.
Date 05/26/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 10 launch
Title Apollo 10 launch
Full Description The Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle is launched from Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center at 12:49 p.m., May 18, 1969.
Date 05/18/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 10 Prime Crew
Title Apollo 10 Prime Crew
Full Description The prime crew of the Apollo 10 lunar orbit mission is photographed while at the Kennedy Space Center for pre-flight training. Left to right are astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Lunar Module pilot, John W. Young, Command Module pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, Commander.
Date 05/30/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 10 Roll-out
Title Apollo 10 Roll-out
Full Description Apollo 10 rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Complex 39B.
Date 3/11/1969
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Terraced Wall Crater on the …
Title Terraced Wall Crater on the Lunar Limb
Full Description This oblique view featuring International Astronomical Union (IAU) Crater 302 on the Moon surface was photographed by the Apollo 10 astronauts in May of 1969. Note the terraced walls of the crater and central cone. Center point coordinates are located at 162 degrees, 2 minutes east longitude and 10 degrees, 1 minute south latitude. One of the Apollo 10 astronauts aimed a handheld 70mm camera at the surface from lunar orbit for a series of pictures in this area.
Date 05/01/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
The Apollo 10 Prime Crew
Title The Apollo 10 Prime Crew
Full Description The prime crew of the Apollo 10 lunar orbit mission at the Kennedy Space Center. They are from left to right: Lunar Module pilot, Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Thomas P. Stafford, and Command Module pilot John W. Young.
Date 04/03/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
The Lunar Limb
Title The Lunar Limb
Full Description A high forward oblique view of Rima Ariadaeus on the Moon, as photographed by the Apollo 10 astronauts in May of 1969. Center point coordinates are located at 17 degrees, 5 minutes east longitude and 5 degrees, 0 minutes north latitude. One of the Apollo 10 astronauts aimed a handheld 70mm camera at the surface from lunar orbit for a series of pictures in this area.
Date 05/01/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Thomas Stafford Trains in So …
Title Thomas Stafford Trains in Soviet Simulator for ASTP
Full Description Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford (left), veteran of 3 US space flights, "flew" the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft simulator with Maj. Gen. Andriyan G. Nikolayev, veteran of two Soviet Space flights, during General Stafford's recent visit to Moscow as part of a U.S. group working on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), which launched July 15, 1975. During a visit to Star City, the Soviet cosmonaut center, General Stafford performed several terminal phase rendezvous in the Soyuz simulator and docked with the Salyut space station. General Stafford, Deputy Director of Flight Crew Operations at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), flew on Gemini 6 and 9 and on Apollo 10 missions. General Nikolayev, who has visited MSC, flew in Space aboard Vostok 3 and Soyuz 9. His wife, Valentina Tereshkova, was the first woman to ever fly in space.
Date 12/14/1972
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Long Shadows on the Lunar Su …
Title Long Shadows on the Lunar Surface
Full Description This oblique view of the Moon's surface was photographed by the Apollo 10 astronauts in May of 1969. Center point coordinates are located at 16 degrees, 2 minutes east longitude and 0 degrees, 3 minutes north latitude. One of the Apollo 10 astronauts attached a 250mm lens and aimed a handheld 70mm camera at the surface from lunar orbit for a series of pictures in this area.
Date 05/01/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
X-15 with test pilot Capt. J …
Photo Description Captain Joe Engle is seen here next to the X-15-2 (56-6671) rocket-powered research aircraft after a flight. Engle made 16 flights in the X-15 between October 7, 1963, and October 14, 1965. Three of the flights, on June 29, August 10, and October 14, 1965, were above 50 miles, qualifying him for astronaut wings under the Air Force definition. (NASA followed the international definition of space as starting at 62 miles.) Engle was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1966, making him the only person who had flown in space before being selected as an astronaut. First assigned to the Apollo program, he served on the support crew for Apollo 10, and then as backup lunar module pilot for Apollo 14. In 1977, he was commander of one of two crews who were launched from atop a modified Boeing 747 in order to conduct approach and landing tests with the Space Shuttle Enterprise. Then in November 1981, he commanded the second flight of the Shuttle Columbia and manually flew the re-entry--performing 29 flight test maneuvers--from Mach 25 through landing roll out. This was the first and, so far, only time that a winged aerospace vehicle has been manually flown from orbit through landing. He accumulated the last of his 224 hours in space when he commanded the Shuttle Discovery during STS-51-I in August of 1985.
Project Description The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft long with a wingspan of 22 ft. It was a missile-shaped vehicle with an unusual wedge-shaped vertical tail, thin stubby wings, and unique fairings that extended along the side of the fuselage. The X-15 weighed about 14,000 lb empty and approximately 34,000 lb at launch. The XLR-99 rocket engine, manufactured by Thiokol Chemical Corp., was pilot controlled and was capable of developing 57,000 lb of rated thrust (actual thrust reportedly climbed to 60,000 lb). North American Aviation built three X-15 aircraft for the program. The X-15 research aircraft was developed to provide in-flight information and data on aerodynamics, structures, flight controls, and the physiological aspects of high-speed, high-altitude flight. A follow-on program used the aircraft as a testbed to carry various scientific experiments beyond the Earth's atmosphere on a repeated basis. For flight in the dense air of the usable atmosphere, the X-15 used conventional aerodynamic controls such as rudder surfaces on the vertical stabilizers to control yaw and canted horizontal surfaces on the tail to control pitch when moving in synchronization or roll when moved differentially. For flight in the thin air outside of the appreciable Earth's atmosphere, the X-15 used a reaction control system. Hydrogen peroxide thrust rockets located on the nose of the aircraft provided pitch and yaw control. Those on the wings provided roll control. Because of the large fuel consumption, the X-15 was air launched from a B-52 aircraft at 45,000 ft and a speed of about 500 mph. Depending on the mission, the rocket engine provided thrust for the first 80 to 120 sec of flight. The remainder of the normal 10 to 11 min. flight was powerless and ended with a 200-mph glide landing. Generally, one of two types of X-15 flight profiles was used: a high-altitude flight plan that called for the pilot to maintain a steep rate of climb, or a speed profile that called for the pilot to push over and maintain a level altitude. The X-15 was flown over a period of nearly 10 years--June 1959 to Oct. 1968--and set the world's unofficial speed and altitude records of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7) and 354,200 ft (over 67 mi) in a program to investigate all aspects of piloted hypersonic flight. Information gained from the highly successful X-15 program contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo manned spaceflight programs, and also the Space Shuttle program. The X-15s made a total of 199 flights and were manufactured by North American Aviation. X-15-1, serial number 56-6670, is now located at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC. North American X-15A-2, serial number 56-6671, is at the United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The X-15-3, serial number 56-6672, crashed on 15 November 1967, resulting in the death of Maj. Michael J. Adams.
Photo Date 1965
Apollo 10 Launch
Name of Image Apollo 10 Launch
Date of Image 1969-05-18
Full Description The fifth launch of the Saturn V launch vehicle (SA-505), the Apollo 10 mission with astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene A. Cernan, occurred on May 18, 1969. The crew performed the first lunar orbit rendezvous, and the lunar landing mission profile was performed except for powered descent, landing, and ascent of the Lunar Module. The mission objectives were to rehearse all the steps and reproduce all the events of the Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission, with the exception of the lunar touchdown, stay, and liftoff.
Saturn V S-IVB (Third) Stage …
Name of Image Saturn V S-IVB (Third) Stage at the Beta Test Stand 1
Date of Image 1968-01-01
Full Description This image depicts the Saturn V S-IVB (third) stage for the Apollo 10 mission being removed from the Beta Test Stand 1 after its acceptance test at the Douglas Aircraft Company's Sacramento Test Operations (SACTO) facility. After the S-II (second) stage dropped away, the S-IVB (third) stage was ignited and burned for about two minutes to place itself and the Apollo spacecraft into the desired Earth orbit. At the proper time during this Earth parking orbit, the S-IVB stage was re-ignited to speed the Apollo spacecraft to escape velocity injecting it and the astronauts into a moon trajectory. Developed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company in California, the S-IVB stage measures about 21.5 feet in diameter, about 58 feet in length, and powered by a single 200,000-pound-thrust J-2 engine with a re-start capability. The S-IVB stage was also used on the second stage of the Saturn IB launch vehicle.
Montage of Apollo Crew Patch …
Name of Image Montage of Apollo Crew Patches
Date of Image 1979-05-01
Full Description This montage depicts the flight crew patches for the manned Apollo 7 thru Apollo 17 missions. The Apollo 7 through 10 missions were basically manned test flights that paved the way for lunar landing missions. Primary objectives met included the demonstration of the Command Service Module (CSM) crew performance, crew/space vehicle/mission support facilities performance and testing during a manned CSM mission, CSM rendezvous capability, translunar injection demonstration, the first manned Apollo docking, the first Apollo Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), performance of the first manned flight of the lunar module (LM), the CSM-LM docking in translunar trajectory, LM undocking in lunar orbit, LM staging in lunar orbit, and manned LM-CSM docking in lunar orbit. Apollo 11 through 17 were lunar landing missions with the exception of Apollo 13 which was forced to circle the moon without landing due to an onboard explosion. The craft was,however, able to return to Earth safely. Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing mission and performed the first lunar surface EVA. Landing site was the Sea of Tranquility. A message for mankind was delivered, the U.S. flag was planted, experiments were set up and 47 pounds of lunar surface material was collected for analysis back on Earth. Apollo 12, the 2nd manned lunar landing mission landed in the Ocean of Storms and retrieved parts of the unmanned Surveyor 3, which had landed on the Moon in April 1967. The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) was deployed, and 75 pounds of lunar material was gathered. Apollo 14, the 3rd lunar landing mission landed in Fra Mauro. ALSEP and other instruments were deployed, and 94 pounds of lunar materials were gathered, using a hand cart for first time to transport rocks. Apollo 15, the 4th lunar landing mission landed in the Hadley-Apennine region. With the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), the crew was bale to gather 169 pounds of lunar material. Apollo 16, the 5th lunar landing mission, landed in the Descartes Highlands for the first study of highlands area. Selected surface experiments were deployed, the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph was used for first time on the Moon, and the LRV was used for second time for a collection of 213 pounds of lunar material. The Apollo program came to a close with Apollo 17, the 6th and final manned lunar landing mission that landed in the Taurus-Littrow highlands and valley area. This mission hosted the first scientist-astronaut, Schmitt, to land on the Moon. The 6th automated research station was set up, and 243 ponds of lunar material was gathered using the LRV.
Stafford and Siepert Talk Wi …
Name of Image Stafford and Siepert Talk With U.S. Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew
Date of Image 1969-07-16
Full Description Apollo 10 commander, Thomas P. Stafford (left) and Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Deputy Director Albert Siepert (right) talk with U.S. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew a few minutes before the launch of Apollo 11. The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar mission, launched from KSC, Florida via the Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The Saturn V vehicle was developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun. Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, piloted by Michael Collins remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, named ?Eagle??, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, landed on the Moon. Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin. During 2½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.
A Lunar Rille
Title A Lunar Rille
Explanation What could cause a long indentation on the Moon [ http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html ]? First discovered over 200 years ago with a small telescope, rilles [ http://members.evansville.net/slk/rilles.htm ] (rhymes with pills) appear all over the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010218.html ]. Three types of rilles [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020913.html ] are now recognized: sinuous rilles [ http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/lunar/sin_rilles/Overview.html ], which have many meandering curves, arcuate rilles [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-362/ch4.2.htm ] which form sweeping arcs, and straight rilles [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-362/ch6.3.htm ], like Ariadaeus Rille [ http://www.astrosurf.com/lunascan/AS10-31-4645.htm ] pictured above. Long rilles such as Ariadaeus [ http://www.ne.jp/asahi/stellar/scenes/moon_e/moon_a32.htm ] Rille extend for hundreds of kilometers. Sinuous rilles [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021029.html http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/lunar/sin_rilles/hadl_orbit.html ] are now thought to be remnants of ancient lava flows, but the origins of arcuate and linear rilles are still a topic of research [ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1997LPI....28..541H ]. The above linear rille [ http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001486.html ] was photographed by the Apollo 10 crew [ http://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo/AS10/a10crew.htm ] in 1969 during their historic approach to only 14-kilometers above the lunar surface [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020128.html ]. Two months later, Apollo 11 [ http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/introduction.htm ], incorporating much knowledge gained from Apollo 10 [ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo10/A10_Overview.html ], landed on the Moon.
Apollo 10 oblique view of we …
Title Apollo 10 oblique view of western portion of Sea of Tranquility
Description An Apollo 10 oblique view of the western portion of the Sea of Tranquility. The area in the picture is located approximately 70 nautical miles east-southeast of Apollo Landing Site 2. The flat terrain pitted by moderate-sized craters is typica of this portion of Mare Tranquillitatis.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Oblique view of Sea of Tranq …
Title Oblique view of Sea of Tranquility showing approach to Apollo Landing Site 2
Description An oblique view of the southwestern portion of the Sea of Tranquility photographed from the Apollo 10 Command Module, showing the approach to Apollo Landing Site 2. West is at top of picture. The lunar landing site is located near the center of the top edge of the photograph. Identifiable features include: Rima Maskelyne I in the foreground, the symmetrical crater Maskelyne X at right middle, the craters Moltke and Moltke 3 in the upper left-hand corner, and Rima Hypatia just left of Moltke.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 Command/Service Mo …
Title Apollo 10 Command/Service Modules seen from Lunar Module after separation
Description The Apollo 10 Command and Service Modules (CSM) are photographed from the Lunar Module (LM) after CSM/LM separation in lunar orbit. The CSM was about 175 statute miles east of Smyth's Sea and was above the rough terrain which is typical of the lunar farside. The eastward oblique view of the lunar surface is centered near 105 degrees east longitude and 1 degree north latitude. The horizon is approximately 600 kilometers (374 statute miles) away. Numerous bright craters and the absence of shadows show that the sun was almost directly overhead when this photograph was taken.
Date Taken 1969-05-22
Ascent stage of Apollo 10 Lu …
Title Ascent stage of Apollo 10 Lunar Module seen from Command module
Description The ascent stage of the Apollo 10 Lunar Module (LM) is photographed from the Command Module prior to docking in lunar orbit. The LM is approaching the Command and Service Modules from below. The LM descent stage had already been jettisoned. The lunar surface in the background is near, but beyond the eastern limb of the moon as viewed from earth (about 120 degrees east longitude). The red/blue diagonal line is the spacecraft window.
Date Taken 1969-05-22
Apollo 10 view of the Earth
Title Apollo 10 view of the Earth
Description An Apollo 10 view of Earth from 26,000 nautical miles photographed from the spacecraft during its translunar journey toward the Moon. While the Yucatan Peninsula is obscured by clouds, nearly all of Mexico north of the Istmus of Tehuantepec can be clearly delineated. The Gulf of California and Baja California and the San Joaquin Valley can be easily identified. Also, the delta of the Rio Grande River and the Texas coast are visible.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 view across Apollo …
Title Apollo 10 view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay
Description Apollo 10 photograph of the lunar nearside looking westward across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay. Topographic features on the surface of the Central Bay are accentuated by the low sun angle. Bruce, the prominent crater at lower right, is about 3.7 statute miles in diameter.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 view across Apollo …
Title Apollo 10 view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay
Description Apollo 10 westward view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay. Apollo Landing Site 3 is in the middle distance at the left margin of the pronounced ridge in the left half of the photograph. Bruce, the prominent crater, near the bottom of the scene, is about 6 kilometers (3.7 statute miles) in diameter. Topographic features on the surface of the Central Bay are accentuated by the low sun angle. Sun angles range from near 6 degrees at the bottom of the photograph to less than 1 degree at the top.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 oblique view of Ap …
Title Apollo 10 oblique view of Apollo Landing Site 2 southwest Sea of Tranquility
Description An Apollo 10 oblique view of Apollo Landing Site 2 in the southwestern Sea of Tranquility, and showing some of the area west of the site, looking west. The Site 2 ellipse is at botom center, extending downward (eastward) from the Cat's Paw. At bottom left corner is the crater Moltke AC (Chuck Hole) in the center of the prominent linear feature Hypatia Rille (called U.S. 1). The other rille in the center of the picture and to the right (north) of Hypatia Rille is called Wagon Road. The Largest crater in picture, and nearest to the camera, is Sabine, with Ritter adjoining it on the northwest. The brighter crater near the upper right corner is Dionysius. The smaller crater Schmidt is just above (to the west of) Sabine. The small crater Sabine D is near lower right corner, to the right (north) of Site 2. The coordinates of Site 2 are 23 degrees 42 minutes 23 seconds east longitude and 0 degrees 42 minutes 50 seconds north latitude.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 photograph of luna …
Title Apollo 10 photograph of lunar nearside with crater Hyginus near Central Bay
Description This Apollo 10 oblique telephoto view of the lunar nearside is centered on the crater Hyginus located at 6.3 degrees east longitude and 7.8 degrees north latitude, near the northeast margin of Central Bay. The crater is about 10 kilometers (6.5 statute miles) in diameter. From the crater the prominent Hyginus Rills extends east-southeast toward the camera and northwest toward the Sea of Vapors. The rille is about 3 kilometer (2 statute miles) wide and more than 200 kilometers (130 statute miles) long. The horizon is not visible in this photograph, taken from the Command and Service Modules. The sunrise terminator is between the spacecraft and the horizon. At the time this picture was taken Apollo 10 was 325 kilometers (200 statute miles) southeast of Hyginus.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 northwestward view …
Title Apollo 10 northwestward view of Triesnecker crater
Description An Apollo 10 northwestward oblique view of Triesnecker crater, centered near 3.6 degrees east longitude, and 4 degrees north latitude. This picture, taken from the Command and Servic Modules, shows terrain features typical of northeastern Central bay. Beyond the highlands, the smooth floor of the Sea of Vapors extends almost to the horizon some 600 kilometers (375 statute miles) from the spacecraft. Triesnecker crater, about 27 kilometers (17 statute miles) in diameter, was 135 kilometers (85 statute miles) northwest of Apollo 10 when the picture was taken. The intersecting linear features to the right of Triesnecker crater are the Triesnecker Rilles.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 photograph of the …
Title Apollo 10 photograph of the lunar farside near IAU crater No. 300
Description An Apollo 10 photograph of the lunar farside showing an area in the vicinity of International Astronomical Union (IAU) Crater No. 300, taken from the Command and Service Modules. This view is looking south over typical rugged lunar terrain. IAU crater no. 300 is located at 155 degrees east longitude and 10 degrees south latitude.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 photograph shows S …
Title Apollo 10 photograph shows Sea of Tranquility near Apollo Landing Site 2
Description This near vertical photograph taken from the Apollo 10 Command and Service Modules shows features typical of the Sea of Tranquility near Apollo Landing Site 2. The proposed landing area for Apollo 11 (Lunar Landing Site 2) is a relatively smooth maria area in the upper right quadrant of the photographed area. The prominent linear feature at left is Hypatia Rille (called "U.S. 1" by the Apollo 10 crew). The prominent crater centered in Hypatia Rille at top left is Moltke AC (code name "Chuck Hole"). Moltke, the prominent crater to the right of Hypatia Rille, is centered near 24.2 degrees east longitude, and 0.6 degrees south latitude.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Photograph of moon after tra …
Title Photograph of moon after transearth insertion
Description This photograph of the moon was taken after transearth insertion when the Apollo 10 spacecraft was high above the lunar equator near 27 degrees east longitude. North is about 20 degrees left of the top of the photograph. Apollo Landing Site 3 is on the lighted side of the terminator in a dark area just north of the equator. Apollo Landing Site 2 is near the lower left margin of the Sea of Tranquility (Mare Tranquillitatis), which is the large, dark area near the center of the photograph.
Date Taken 1969-05-24
Apollo 10 southwest view of …
Title Apollo 10 southwest view of Censorinus crater
Description An Apollo 10 southwest oblique view of the crater Censorinus which is located in the highland terrain bordering the Sea of Tranquility. Censorinus is the bright crater in the lower left of the photograph. Censorinus is about 5 kilometers (about 3 statute miles) in diameter. Immediately to the left of Censorinus is the larger crater Censorinus A. The Sea of Tranquility is to the lower right of the photograph, which was taken from the Command and Service Modules. Censorinus is one of the brighter craters on the lunar surface.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 view of the Earth …
Title Apollo 10 view of the Earth rising above the lunar horizon
Description A view of the earth rising above the lunar horizon photographed from the Apollo 10 Lunar Module, looking west in the direction of travel. The Lunar Module at the time the picture was taken was located above the lunar farside highlands at approximately 105 degrees east longitude.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 view of the Earth
Title Apollo 10 view of the Earth
Description An Apollo 10 view of Earth photographed from the spacecraft shortly after translunar insertion. The counter-clockwise arrangement of the cloud formations indicates a northern hemisphere view, although insufficient amounts of land are visible for exact location.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 view of the Earth
Title Apollo 10 view of the Earth
Description An Apollo 10 view of Earth from 100,000 nautical miles photographed from the spacecraft during its translunar journey toward the Moon. Visible are many areas of Europe and Africa. Among the features and countries identifiable are Portugal, Spain, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Black Sea, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sinai Peninsula, Nile Delta, Lake Chad, and South Africa.
Date Taken 1969-05-18
Apollo 10 astronauts in spac …
Title Apollo 10 astronauts in space suits in front of Command Module
Description Three astronauts named as the prime crew of the Apollo 10 space mission. Left to right, are Eugene A. Cernan, lunar module pilot, John W. Young, command module pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, commander.
Date Taken 1968-11-13
Apollo 10 astronauts partici …
Title Apollo 10 astronauts participate in water egress training at MSC
Description Apollo 10 astronauts participate in water egress training in a tank in bldg 260 at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). Already in life raft is John W. Young. Eugene A. Cernan is egressing the Apollo Command Module trainer. Inside the trainer and almost obscured is Thomas P. Stafford.
Date Taken 1968-08-01
Apollo 10 astronauts partici …
Title Apollo 10 astronauts participate in water egress training at MSC
Description Apollo 10 astronauts participate in water egress training in a tank in bldg 260 at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). Egressing the Apollo Command Module trainer is Thomas P. Stafford. Already in life raft are Eugene A. Cernan (in foreground) and John W. Young.
Date Taken 1968-08-01
First stage of Saturn launch …
Title First stage of Saturn launch vehicle in KSC Vehicle Assembly Building
Description The first (S-1C) stage of the Saturn 505 launch vehicle being prepared for erection in the high bay area of the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Saturn 505 is the launch vehicle for the Apollo 10 mission.
Date Taken 1968-12-03
Lunar Module 4 moved for mat …
Title Lunar Module 4 moved for mating with Lunar Module Adapter at KSC
Description Lunar Module 4 in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Bldg being moved into position for mating with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) 13 (17809);Lunar Module 4 being moved for mating with the Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter in the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Lunar module 4 will be flown on the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Saturn 505) lunar orbit mission (17810).
Date Taken 1969-01-13
Lunar Module 4 moved for mat …
Title Lunar Module 4 moved for mating with Lunar Module Adapter at KSC
Description Lunar Module 4 in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Bldg being moved into position for mating with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) 13 (17809);Lunar Module 4 being moved for mating with the Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter in the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Lunar module 4 will be flown on the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Saturn 505) lunar orbit mission (17810).
Date Taken 1969-01-13
Lunar Module 4 moved for mat …
Title Lunar Module 4 moved for mating with Lunar Module Adapter at KSC
Description Lunar Module 4 being moved for mating with the Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter in the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Lunar module 4 will be flown on the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Saturn 505) lunar orbit mission.
Date Taken 1969-01-13
Interior view of KSC's Manne …
Title Interior view of KSC's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
Description Interior view of the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building showing Apollo Spacecraft 106 Command/Service Module being moved to integrated workstand number one for mating to Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) 13. Spacecraft 106 will be flown on the Apollo 10 (Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space mission.
Date Taken 1969-01-31
Apollo 10 crewmember is pick …
Title Apollo 10 crewmember is pickup by recovery helicopter
Description A member of the Apollo 10 crew is hoisted up to a helicopter from the prime recovery ship, U.S.S. Pinceton. Splashdown occurred at 11:53 a.m., May 26, 1969, about 400 miles east of American Samoa.
Date Taken 1969-05-26
Navy helicopter arrives to r …
Title Navy helicopter arrives to recover Apollo 10 astronauts
Description A Navy helicopter arrivies to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft, as their spacecraft floats in the South Pacific immediately after touchdown. U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist in the recovery operations. Splashdown occurred at 11:53 a.m., May 26, 1969, about 400 miles east of American Samoa. Note that in this photo the divers have attached a flotation collar to the spacecraft.
Date Taken 1969-05-26
Interior view of KSC's Manne …
Title Interior view of KSC's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
Description Interior view of the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building showing Apollo Spacecraft 106 Command/Service Module being moved to integrated workstand number one for mating to Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) 13. Spacecraft 106 will be flown on the Apollo 10 (Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space mission.
Date Taken 1969-01-31
Apollo 10 crewmembers arrive …
Title Apollo 10 crewmembers arrive aboard U.S.S. Princeton
Description The Apollo 10 crewmembers arrive aboard the U.S.S. Princeton as they step from a helicopter to receive a red carpet welcome. Left to right, are Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, lunar module pilot, Thomas P. Stafford, commander, and John W. Young, command module pilot. Standing in left foreground is Dr. Donald E. Stullken, Chief, Recovery Operations Branch, Landing and Recovery Division, Manned Spacecraft Center.
Date Taken 1969-05-26
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