Book Information Title: The Secret of Apollo Systems Management in American and European Space Programs Author: Stephen B. Johnson Year of Publication: 2002 ISBN: 0-80188-542-6 Summary, Relevance and Discussion Although the title of this book places it on the reading list of those wishing to learn about Project Apollo, the subtitle reflects its actual content. The organization of the book is es...

Doses of heavy particles at positions inside the command modules of Apollo missions 8, 12, 14, and 16 correlate well with the calculated effects of solar modulation of the primary cosmic radiation. Differences in doses at different stowage positions indicate that the redistribution of mass within the spacecraft could enhance safety from the biological damage that would otherwise be expected on ...

This paper reports the detailed examination of three basalt clasts from Apollo 16 breccia 60639 that represent a new variant of high-Ti basalt returned from the Moon by the Apollo 16 mission. Mineral chemistry and whole-rock analyses were conducted on aliquots from three clasts (breccia matrix, basalt, and basalt + breccia matrix). The basalt clasts, which are not overtly porphyritic, contain c...

Introduction: Before establishing a human outpost on the Moon, numerous problems associated with lunar dust must be addressed and mitigated [1, 2]. The deleterious nature of lunar dusts was experienced during all Apollo missions. Lunar dusts (brought in on dirty spacesuits and boots) contaminated the atmosphere in the lunar module and irritated the eyes, sinuses, and throats of the astronauts [...

1Senior Consultant Infectious Diseases Apollo Hospital, Adjunct Professor of Infectious Diseases SRMC and MGR Medical University P disease is a group of illnesses caused by a gram positive bacterium Streptococcus p n e u m o n i a e ( a l s o k n o w n a s “Pneumococcus”).1 Although more than 90 different pneumococcal serotypes are known, only a few of them are responsible for a major burden of...

The evolution of the crust and the timing of early impact events is important in the scientific exploration of the Moon [1]. The recent National Research Council decadal study [2] made sampling the deposits of the South Pole-Aitken basin a major priority for planetary exploration. This basin, located on the southern far side, is the largest and oldest multi-ring basin on the Moon and may have e...