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Old June 30th 12, 01:42 AM posted to sci.space.history
Joel Phillips
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All -

I have been looking for months for information on where first stages of rockets (mostly US but I am also interested in Russian and Chinese) impacted (nominally). I found a table of Saturn first stage impact points and have read some about Russian impacts downrange near Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

Also found a description, with detailed Lat and Long, of the Apollo 11 launch that left debris on the deck of a German ship.

So this is not about launch failures, but nominal launches.

Anybody that could point me to a source? I have looked in most of the usual suspects. Spacefacts, NASA sites, etc.

TIA
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Old July 1st 12, 12:16 PM posted to sci.space.history
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I remember a news story from many years ago about some event observed
after a Vandenberg Launch that was described as possibly being the
impact of an Atlas booster. The uncertainty that it actually was the
booster makes me think that given the non-arodynamic shape and unknown
angular motion after separation - exact landing points may not have
been known - just a large zone to keep clear of. They weren't
recoverable/reuseable - did anyone care enough to look?

Val Kraut
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Old July 4th 12, 09:41 PM posted to sci.space.history
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Also found a description, with detailed Lat and Long, of the Apollo 11 launch that left debris on the deck of a German ship.


i bet those apollo 11 debris would be worth big bucks today. as being
the only remaining part of the flight flown apollo 11 not in a museum


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Old July 5th 12, 01:12 AM posted to sci.space.history
Orval Fairbairn
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In article
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bob haller wrote:

Also found a description, with detailed Lat and Long, of the Apollo 11
launch that left debris on the deck of a German ship.


i bet those apollo 11 debris would be worth big bucks today. as being
the only remaining part of the flight flown apollo 11 not in a museum


The LM descent stage still rests on the lunar surface.
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Old July 5th 12, 03:21 AM posted to sci.space.history
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On Jul 4, 5:07*pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
bob haller wrote:

Also found a description, with detailed Lat and Long, of the Apollo 11 launch that left debris on the deck of a German ship.


i bet those apollo 11 debris would be worth big bucks today. as being
the only remaining part of the flight flown apollo 11 not in a museum


You lose. *'Booster bits' aren't particularly valuable.

--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
*territory."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --G. Behn


theres a plan to recover apollo 11s saturn 5 booster engine bells,
thats a lot of work and cost to get some parts from the first manned
vehicle to land on the moon
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Old July 5th 12, 03:22 AM posted to sci.space.history
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i bet those apollo 11 debris would be worth big bucks today. as being
the only remaining part of the flight flown apollo 11 not in a museum


The LM descent stage still rests on the lunar surface.


the apollo 11 LM upper stage crashed back into the moon, at a unknown
location.

but in both cases the parts cant be reached

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Old July 5th 12, 12:22 PM posted to sci.space.history
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"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
news
bob haller wrote:

On Jul 4, 5:07 pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
bob haller wrote:

Also found a description, with detailed Lat and Long, of the Apollo
11 launch that left debris on the deck of a German ship.

i bet those apollo 11 debris would be worth big bucks today. as being
the only remaining part of the flight flown apollo 11 not in a museum

You lose. 'Booster bits' aren't particularly valuable.


theres a plan to recover apollo 11s saturn 5 booster engine bells,
thats a lot of work and cost to get some parts from the first manned
vehicle to land on the moon


Cite?



http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03...ollo11_rocket/
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Old July 6th 12, 02:21 AM posted to sci.space.history
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On Jul 5, 11:28*am, Fred J. McCall wrote:
"GordonD" wrote:
"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
news
bob haller wrote:


On Jul 4, 5:07 pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
bob haller wrote:


Also found a description, with detailed Lat and Long, of the Apollo
11 launch that left debris on the deck of a German ship.


i bet those apollo 11 debris would be worth big bucks today. as being
the only remaining part of the flight flown apollo 11 not in a museum


You lose. 'Booster bits' aren't particularly valuable.


theres a plan to recover apollo 11s saturn 5 booster engine bells,
thats a lot of work and cost to get some parts from the first manned
vehicle to land on the moon


Cite?


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03...ollo11_rocket/


Oh, BEZOS wants them. *That doesn't make them "particularly valuable".
And there's no plan as yet. *There's a NOTION.

--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
*territory."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --G. Behn



do note that gus grissoms capsule was recovered and restored. its a
museum display today....
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Old July 6th 12, 11:13 PM posted to sci.space.history
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On Jul 6, 3:48*am, Fred J. McCall wrote:
bob haller wrote:
On Jul 5, 11:28*am, Fred J. McCall wrote:
"GordonD" wrote:
"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
news bob haller wrote:


On Jul 4, 5:07 pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
bob haller wrote:


Also found a description, with detailed Lat and Long, of the Apollo
11 launch that left debris on the deck of a German ship.


i bet those apollo 11 debris would be worth big bucks today. as being
the only remaining part of the flight flown apollo 11 not in a museum


You lose. 'Booster bits' aren't particularly valuable.


theres a plan to recover apollo 11s saturn 5 booster engine bells,
thats a lot of work and cost to get some parts from the first manned
vehicle to land on the moon


Cite?


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03...ollo11_rocket/


Oh, BEZOS wants them. *That doesn't make them "particularly valuable".
And there's no plan as yet. *There's a NOTION.


do note that gus grissoms capsule was recovered and restored. its a
museum display today....


Do note that gus grissoms capsule is not a bit of booster that's
broken off....

--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
*territory."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --G. Behn


do note that gus grissoms capsule was worth recovering even though it
wasnt part of the first manned moon landing ever.... sad they didnt
get the capsules door.....

at the time of challeger the recovery of its crew compartment was
slowed by the large quantityof space debris littering the area....
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Old July 6th 12, 11:43 PM posted to sci.space.history
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In sci.space.history message orfairbairn-D4DCA8.20122504072012@70-3-168
-216.pools.spcsdns.net, Wed, 4 Jul 2012 20:12:25, Orval Fairbairn
posted:

In article
,
bob haller wrote:

Also found a description, with detailed Lat and Long, of the Apollo 11
launch that left debris on the deck of a German ship.


i bet those apollo 11 debris would be worth big bucks today. as being
the only remaining part of the flight flown apollo 11 not in a museum


The LM descent stage still rests on the lunar surface.


Likewise, it seems, the ascent stage debris.

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