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…
Enlarge / Apollo 11's Eagle moves slowly away from Columbia and prepares for landing. (credit: NASA / Apollo Lunar Surface…
Update:I've modified a few specifics in this piece thanks to input from Apollo Lunar Surface Journal contributor Paul Fjeld.
There has never been anything like the Saturn V, the launch vehicle that powered the United States past the Soviet Union to a…