Table of Contents
- 1 What did NASA change after the Apollo 1 disaster?
- 2 How was the Gemini program different than the Mercury program?
- 3 Who started Project Gemini?
- 4 What is the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)?
- 5 How did NASA plan to land astronauts on the Moon?
- 6 When was the last simulation of the Soyuz spacecraft conducted?
What did NASA change after the Apollo 1 disaster?
After the accident, NASA reduced the amount of flammable Velcro in the crew cabin, and tested many of the capsule’s materials for flammability. Now, as a result of the lessons learned from Apollo 1, many new materials have been developed for spaceflight with fire safety in mind.
How was the Gemini program different than the Mercury program?
On the outside, it looked much like the capsule used for the Mercury missions. It was bigger than the Mercury capsule. It could hold two people instead of one. But each astronaut did not have much room.
Did any Gemini missions fail?
The mission conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft which threatened the lives of the astronauts and required an immediate abort of the mission.
Who started Project Gemini?
McDonnell-Douglas
In 1969, McDonnell-Douglas proposed a “Big Gemini” that could have been used to shuttle up to 12 astronauts to the planned space stations in the Apollo Applications Project (AAP).
What is the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)?
In July 1975, a U.S. Apollo spacecraft carrying a crew of three docked with a Russian Soyuz spacecraft with its crew of two. For the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), the United States used an Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM) modified to provide for experiments to be conducted during the mission,…
What was the Apollo-Soyuz mission like?
The Apollo-Soyuz Mission. After giving TV viewers a tour of each vehicle, the crew members conducted science experiments and had lunch. Later, Kubasov and Brand left the Soyuz to join Slayton in the Apollo, leaving room for Leonov and Stafford to spend time in the Soyuz. By mid-afternoon, the final speeches and gift exchanges were complete,…
How did NASA plan to land astronauts on the Moon?
With a trip around the Moon completed, it was time for NASA to start seriously planning to land astronauts there. The next step was the Apollo 9 mission, the first to carry a lunar module into orbit.
When was the last simulation of the Soyuz spacecraft conducted?
A final simulation was conducted from June 30-July 1, 1975. Additionally, in December 1974, the Russians made a human flight of the modified version of the Soyuz spaceship for system tests (Soyuz 16). One of the most difficult problems to overcome was that of language differences.