
Relive Apollo 11
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Relive highlights from the #Apollo11 mission 56 years later. Run by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum @airandspace. Legal: https://t.co/kRvUv4O6NL
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“Virtually no flight plan activities scheduled at this time.” #Apollo11 is currently 106,482 miles away from Earth, speed 5,607 feet per second.
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CAPCOM Garriott says present forecast “shows acceptable conditions in your recovery area” with tropical storm Claudia dissipating. #Apollo11.
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Flight Surgeon now reporting all crew members awake after 10 hours of rest; altitude currently 114,146 miles & velocity 5,359 feet per second. #Apollo11.
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Flight Surgeon reports all three crewmembers probably still sleeping; currently 115,470 miles from Earth, speed 5,317 feet per second. #Apollo11.
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A 10 year old boy in Guam helped out the #Apollo11 mission; the Guam tracking station had a problem with an antenna bearing. Greg Force had an arm small enough to reach through a small hole to replace the bearing.
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#Apollo11 118,542 miles from Earth, approaching at 5,225 ft/s. Crew still asleep; midcourse correction 6 has been canceled.
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#Apollo11 is 127,431 miles away; the crew should get a good view of tropical storms Viola & Claudia tomorrow, but won’t affect landing area.
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#Apollo11 is 133,131 miles from Earth, approaching at 4,827 feet per second, about 30.5 hours away from entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
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#Apollo11 is 138,674 miles from Earth, approaching at 4,692 feet per second. On present trajectory, Columbia’s entry angle is -6.56 degrees.
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According to Flight Surgeon Cannon Biers, the crew officially went to sleep just under an hour ago. #Apollo11.
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Getting ready for another rest period, but according to Buzz, they’re “not as sleepy tonight as we were last night.” #Apollo11.
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PAO: “Apollo 11 crew is giving their final report prior to their starting their 10-hour rest period.” #Apollo11.
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Music in space? Neil: “That’s an old favorite of mine…it’s an album made about 20 years ago, called ‘Music Out of the Moon.’” #Apollo11.
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Some more health news: “Neil has the highest heartbeat ever seen on a manned space flight…the surgeon is about to die.” #Apollo11.
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Health report: “Buzz, you brought the surgeon right out of his chair. We see you exercising…we’ve got his heartbeat way up.” #Apollo11.
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News for the astronauts: NASA is expecting calls from mothers “complaining that their youngsters are trying to drink milk from spoons thanks to you, Mike.” #Apollo11.
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