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On Orbit => Real NASA Space Shuttle Missions => Topic started by: pheberer on June 07, 2008, 08:57:21 AM

Title: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: pheberer on June 07, 2008, 08:57:21 AM
"When We Left Earth/Missions"

The Discovery Channel is starting a 6 part series starting June 8th. here in the States (maybe else where).  Check their link for times and channels.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/nasa/nasa.html

Admin - I'm not sure where to put this.
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: Twabi2 on June 07, 2008, 04:53:11 PM
Looks interesting.
Not announced for this part of Europe yet afaik.

-Toine
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: LMUBill on June 07, 2008, 10:30:06 PM
Based on the promos, this is going to be awesome.  Especially since it's in HD.
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: IceManHG on June 07, 2008, 11:21:34 PM
Wow.....its going to be sweet. There is a part in the promo where you can see a red  helmeted astronaut emerging from a capsule with the Earth going by in the background, anyone know what mission that was from? Its at 1:10 in the promo.
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: Spacewalker on June 08, 2008, 12:21:35 AM
Wow.....its going to be sweet. There is a part in the promo where you can see a red  helmeted astronaut emerging from a capsule with the Earth going by in the background, anyone know what mission that was from? Its at 1:10 in the promo.
That's Dave Scott exiting the Apollo Command Module (CM) on the Apollo 9 mission. This EVA, which was the first ever in the Apollo program, was performed by Scott and Rusty Schweickart for an outside inspection of the Lunar Module (LM). Apollo 9 was a dress rehearsal and the first manned test of the complete moonlanding hardware (including the LM) in Earth orbit.
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: Moonwalker on June 08, 2008, 12:24:34 AM
Thanks so much for posting it. I sadly can't watch discovery channel but I hope this docu will be out on DVD one day...
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: Moonwalker on June 08, 2008, 12:28:03 AM
Wow.....its going to be sweet. There is a part in the promo where you can see a red  helmeted astronaut emerging from a capsule with the Earth going by in the background, anyone know what mission that was from? Its at 1:10 in the promo.
That's Dave Scott exiting the Apollo Command Module (CM) on the Apollo 9 mission. This EVA, which was the first ever in the Apollo program, was performed by Scott and Rusty Schweickart for an outside inspection of the Lunar Module (LM). Apollo 9 was a dress rehearsal and the first manned test of the complete moonlanding hardware (including the LM) in Earth orbit.

It was a great mission and a milestone for the Apollo Program.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a410/AS09-20-3064HR.jpg

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a410/AS09-20-3071HR.jpg

http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: IceManHG on June 08, 2008, 01:54:03 AM
Thanks for the info. Man those are some sexy shots!
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: sharp65 on June 08, 2008, 06:59:42 AM
I've been looking forward for this for a while, if anyone has comcast and uses on demand you can watch a 42 minute piece of the second part covering the gemini missions and the first spacewalks.
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: USA~Driver on June 09, 2008, 11:35:24 AM
Due to severe weather and the limitations of satellite television, I missed the last fourty-five minutes of the program.   >:(
Title: Re: "When We Left Earth/Missions"
Post by: Yoti980 on June 10, 2008, 02:22:38 AM
It was a great show!! They played it twice back to back so I spent 4 hours on the couch last night just vegged out. Can't wait till next Sunday