Getting To Know… The “New Nine”

When discussing astronaut groups, two phrases always come up: the “Original Seven” and the “New Nine”. The names are fairly self explanatory: the Original Seven were the first group of astronauts to be selected by NASA, and include the likes of Deke Slayton, Al Shepard and Gus Grissom. Thanks to the book and film The [...]

Google Answering: LRO Photos, Apollo 8 Crew & More

Another trip into the search terms people use in reference to Apollo.

Google Answering: Crew Positions, Gemini 8 and More

LLH.com answers the questions that people Google that lead to this blog. If we don’t think a question has been answered fully on the page the search lead to, we’ll answer it here for future reference. This edition includes searches on crew positions, Gemini 8 astronauts and perhaps our favourite Google search term ever used.

Google Answering: Radiation, Collins’ Space Suit and More

A lot of people find this blog by typing questions and requesting information from Google and other search engines. Here’s a rundown, the first of a weekly series, through some of the more recent searches used to find this blog. These include details on Michael Collins’ space suit, a question about astronauts’ dying from radiation and photographs of Apollo 1’s memorial plaque(s) and of the crew praying.

Trivia: Inventions That Apollo Influenced

TRIVIA >> We have Apollo to thank for a lot of innovations outside of astronomy. Freeze-dried food, running shoes and water purification systems are just a few things that use technology discovered during the campaign.

Trivia: Fun With Call Signs

TRIVIA >> The astronauts and NASA were involved in a igood-natured battle over acceptable call signs for their craft. After allowing Apollo 10 to fly with craft named Charlie Brown and Snoopy, NASA clearly felt that Haystack and Snowcone were a step too far on Apollo 11. Thus we were spared “The Snowcone  has landed!”.

Trivia: Wally Schirra – Multi-Program Astronaut

TRIVIA >> Wally Schirra was the only astronaut to fly all three programs, on Mercury 8, Gemini 6A and Apollo 7. Gus Grissom was due to match this before he was killed in training for Apollo 1.

Apollo 11 Anniversary: 11 Trivia Facts

Some facts, figures and insights regarding the Apollo 11 mission:
1. The, er,  Snowcone has landed.

It’s true – the original name for the lunar module of Apollo 11 was Snowcone. Astronaut Jim Lovell, wearing his sensible shoes no doubt, is the one that suggested the name change to the universally known Eagle. And if you’re thinking [...]