Apollo with one person

Was Apollo designed to be operated by one person? Could it be sent
to rendezvous in LEO with only one guy as pilot/navigator/flight
engineer?

Mike

On Feb 24, 3:07*pm, " wrote:
Was Apollo designed to be operated by one person? *Could it *be sent
to rendezvous in LEO with only one guy as pilot/navigator/flight
engineer?

Mike

well return to earth with just the CM pilot was definetely supported,
in the event the LM couldnt get back to the CM.

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@f36g2000pri.googlegroups.com, says...

On Feb 24, 3:07*pm, " wrote:
Was Apollo designed to be operated by one person? *Could it *be sent
to rendezvous in LEO with only one guy as pilot/navigator/flight
engineer?

Mike

well return to earth with just the CM pilot was definetely supported,
in the event the LM couldnt get back to the CM.

True, but the Rescue CSM, was designed for a crew of five, which meant
it would have launched with a crew of 2 to rescue a stranded Skylab crew
of 3.

So the answer to the original question is very likely two, because
"rendezvous in LEO" would have been the first step of a Skylab rescue
mission.

Jeff
--
" Solids are a branch of fireworks, not rocketry. :-) :-) ", Henry
Spencer 1/28/2011

On 2/24/2011 12:07 PM, wrote:
Was Apollo designed to be operated by one person? Could it be sent
to rendezvous in LEO with only one guy as pilot/navigator/flight
engineer?

It could certainly be operated by one crewman when in lunar orbit, as it
was the active partner when docking to the LM ascent stage.

Pat

From Pat Flannery :
On 2/24/2011 12:07 PM, wrote:

Was Apollo designed to be operated by one person? *Could it *be sent
to rendezvous in LEO with only one guy as pilot/navigator/flight
engineer?

It could certainly be operated by one crewman when in lunar orbit, as it
was the active partner when docking to the LM ascent stage.

Anyone here heard of Apollo 9?


~ CT

On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:16:13 -0800 (PST), Stuf4
wrote:

From Pat Flannery :
On 2/24/2011 12:07 PM, wrote:

Was Apollo designed to be operated by one person? *Could it *be sent
to rendezvous in LEO with only one guy as pilot/navigator/flight
engineer?

It could certainly be operated by one crewman when in lunar orbit, as it
was the active partner when docking to the LM ascent stage.

Anyone here heard of Apollo 9?


~ CT


I always feel sorry for the "forgotten" Apollo missions: 7, 9, and
10.

From rwalker :
On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:16:13 -0800 (PST), Stuf4

wrote:
From Pat Flannery :
On 2/24/2011 12:07 PM, wrote:

Was Apollo designed to be operated by one person? Could it be sent
to rendezvous in LEO with only one guy as pilot/navigator/flight
engineer?

It could certainly be operated by one crewman when in lunar orbit, as it
was the active partner when docking to the LM ascent stage.

Anyone here heard of Apollo 9?

I always feel sorry for the "forgotten" Apollo missions: *7, 9, and
10.

Adam Ant didn't forget about Apollo 9. Ha! He closed his 'Apollo 9'
song with "busy lassoing the moon" when 9 never got close, so
obviously all he cared about was that '9' rhymed with 'fine'.


~ CT

On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:52:41 -0800 (PST), Stuf4
wrote:

Adam Ant didn't forget about Apollo 9. Ha! He closed his 'Apollo 9'
song with "busy lassoing the moon" when 9 never got close, so
obviously all he cared about was that '9' rhymed with 'fine'.


Interesting. I think the only other Apollo related song I know of is
"For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me" by Jethro Tull. I'm sure there
are others.

From rwalker :
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:52:41 -0800 (PST), Stuf4

wrote:
Adam Ant didn't forget about Apollo 9. *Ha! *He closed his 'Apollo 9'
song with "busy lassoing the moon" when 9 never got close, so
obviously all he cared about was that '9' rhymed with 'fine'.

Interesting. *I think the only other Apollo related song I know of is
"For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me" by Jethro Tull. *I'm sure there
are others. *

If you like Blink 182, you might enjoy The Flight Of Apollo, by Angels
& Airwaves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdsdR3Unhcc

In the same album as that song, Tom Delonge also wrote 'The Moon-
Atomic'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZy4cxj4SGQ
This song can be seen as telling the story of the space race as driven
by the nuclear threat.

Delonge was even more specific in his previous album with the song
'Love Like Rockets'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKcp9UlbUDA
The intro has the recording of the first voice message transmitted
from space. It's Eisenhower's SCORE satellite transmitted radio
address:
"... Through the marvels of scientific advance, my voice is coming to
you from a satellite circling in outer space.
.... Through this unique means I convey to you and to all mankind
America's wish for Peace on Earth..."

That one's not quite Apollo, but without Eisenhower funding Von
Braun's Army Saturn, there would have been no hope of Apollo
succeeding in the 60s. Following the SCORE audio in that song,
there's a recording of a Russian transmission. Someone here might
know the significance of that.

For a more mellow Apollo song, there's 'Neil Armstrong' by Races To
April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAPWmuRtmlY&t=4m16s
....containing this lyrical gem:
"I love you like Neil Armstrong loves the moon".

But yeah, it is strange that there's nothing on par with Rush's
'Countdown' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5vPrrnb6tw) for a
passionately inspired song about any Apollo mission that was produced
during the era. With all the amazing talent pouring out of the late
60s and through the 70s, you'd think that someone would have done
that. I wonder if any space historian (or music historian) has
attempted an explanation as to why that didn't happen.

~ CT