No, a “checklist error” did not almost derail the first moon landing
Nobel Intent,
Enlarge / Apollo 11's Eagle moves slowly away from Columbia and prepares for landing. (credit: NASA / Apollo Lunar Surface…
No, a “checklist error” did not almost derail the first moon landing
Ars Technica,
Update:I've modified a few specifics in this piece thanks to input from Apollo Lunar Surface Journal contributor Paul Fjeld.
How NASA brought the monstrous F-1 “moon rocket” engine back to life
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There has never been anything like the Saturn V, the launch vehicle that powered the United States past the Soviet Union to a…