Apollo abort modes were procedures by which the nominal launch of an Apollo spacecraft, either the Saturn IB or Saturn V rocket, could be terminated....
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Launch escape system (redirect from Apollo pre-launch abort modes)
Apollo abort modes Soyuz abort modes Pad Abort Test 1 – Launch Escape System (LES) abort test from launch pad with Apollo Boilerplate BP-6. Pad Abort...
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a mode resulting in the return of the spacecraft to Earth: Apollo abort modes Space Shuttle abort modes Soyuz abort modes Orion abort modes Abort (album)...
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Space Shuttle abort modes were procedures by which the nominal launch of the NASA Space Shuttle could be terminated. A pad abort occurred after ignition...
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three launch aborts and one in-orbit abort. All crew members survived the aborts. Apollo abort modes Space Shuttle abort modes Orion abort modes "Soyuz MS...
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Chemical Company. Abort modes after this point would be accomplished without the LES. The LES was carried but never used on four uncrewed Apollo flights, and...
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The Apollo Abort Guidance System (AGS, also known as Abort Guidance Section) was a backup computer system providing an abort capability in the event of...
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White Sands within a 24-hour period. Space Shuttle abort modes Apollo abort modes Soyuz abort modes "MRAP Rolls Through Pad Evacuation Runs". NASA. Archived...
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remaining six missions achieved successful landings, but the Apollo 13 landing had to be aborted after an oxygen tank exploded en route to the Moon, crippling...
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to be the first crewed flight; and the third landing attempt on Apollo 13 was aborted by an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, which disabled...
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a rocket launch fails Apollo abort modes – Plans for mission abort during an Apollo spacecraft launch Space Shuttle abort modes – NASA Space Shuttle safety...
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almost forcing an abort, prevented an abort. If the computer hadn't recognized this problem and taken recovery action, I doubt if Apollo 11 would have been...
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Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched...
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"direct-return" abort. On the return leg, the engine was to fire once more to accelerate the craft to simulate conditions that the Apollo spacecraft would...
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The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) was a digital computer produced for the Apollo program that was installed on board each Apollo command module (CM)...
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there was an aborted launch. At about 76.99 metric tons, Apollo 10 would be the heaviest spacecraft to reach orbit to that point. Apollo 10 launched from...
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chart the probability of failure modes against the severity of their consequences. The result highlights failure modes with relatively high probability...
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Mercury-Atlas 3 Crew Dragon Pad Abort Test Orion Pad Abort 1 and Ascent Abort 2 Boeing Pad Abort Test Soyuz abort modes TV-D1 Wikimedia Commons has media...
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The Apollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which...
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the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle, when "1202" and "1201" program alarms came from the LM. GUIDO Steve Bales, not sure whether to call for an abort, trusted...
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Heat Flow Experiment (category Apollo 13)
inoperable. A heat flow experiment was carried onboard Apollo 13 but the mission was aborted in-flight and the instrument never reached the surface....
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Apollo 16 (April 16–27, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate...
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19 March 2013. Dumoulin, Jim (2000). "Mission Events Summary: Ascent Abort Modes". NSTS 1988 News Reference Manual. Washington, D.C.: NASA. Archived from...
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Little Joe II (category Apollo program hardware)
of the Apollo spacecraft launch escape system (LES), and to verify the performance of the command module parachute recovery system in abort mode. It was...
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Saturn V (category Apollo program hardware)
retired American super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by NASA under the Apollo program for human exploration of the Moon. The rocket was human-rated, had...
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abort if a booster malfunction occurred. Based on data from R-7 launches over the years, engineers developed a list of the most likely failure modes for...
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The Apollo program used several television cameras in its space missions in the late 1960s and 1970s; some of these Apollo TV cameras were also used on...
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to the launch site (RTLS). Both the US Space Shuttle—with one of its abort modes—and the Soviet Buran had a designed-in capability to return a part of...
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selecting the album's title The title of the album references NASA's aborted Apollo 18 mission, originally planned to land in the moon's Schroter's Valley...
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the abort sensing system itself), which could indicate a catastrophic failure. Instant abort capability was important because certain failure modes such...
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