Apollo Moon Program Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

Apollo Moon Program

Who? What?

When? Where?

Why?

How?

Why Send People Into Space ?

Science / Explore

National Security

Economics

Human Destiny

National Pride

Dr. Roger Launius - Smithsonian

Why Send People to the Moon ?

Science

Security

Economics

Destiny

Pride

Lunar originsLunar environment

Demonstrate capabilityTechnology Spin-offs

New Products / MaterialsEventual Tourism

Human spirit - Boldly goFirst step

We’re #1“Space Race

Why Send People to the Moon ?

Science

Security

Economics

Destiny

Pride

Lunar originsLunar environment

Demonstrate capabilityTechnology Spin-offs

New Products / MaterialsEventual Tourism

Human spirit - Boldly goFirst step

We’re #1“Space Race”

Origins of the Space Program The Cold War

Mutual Assured Destruction

Space Race1957 - 1962

Space Race1962 - 1969

The Cost No Bucks - No Buck Rogers

NASA Budget (1961-1969) $25 B Includes building the Johnson Space Center and

Launch Complex 39 - still used by the Shuttle

~ 3 % of the Federal Budget (1961 – 1972) comparison ~ .5% (2009)

Crew of Apollo 201 Crew of Gemini 9A other astronauts killed in training

The Hardware

Project Gemini

Gumdrop Spider

Charlie Brown SnoopyCharlie Brown Snoopy

Columbia Eagle

Yankee Clipper Intrepid

Odyssey Aquarius

Kitty Hawk Antares

Endeavor Falcon

Mt. HadleyMt. Hadley

Mt. Hadley DeltaMt. Hadley Delta

Hadley RilleHadley RilleSwann HillsSwann Hills

St. George CraterSt. George Crater

Apollo 15Apollo 15LandingLanding

SiteSite

Casper - Orion

America - Challenger

What did we learn?

We Won the Race!

ALSEP

Questions?

SKYLAB

When Will We Go Again ?

Science

Security

Economics

Destiny

Pride

Lunar originsLunar environment

Technology Spin-offsDemonstrate capability

New Products / MaterialsEventual Tourism

Human spirit - Boldly goFirst foreign body

We’re #1“Space Race”

Questions?