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They also did it surprisingly safely. Those vessels were tin cans, with little shielding and just about enough fuel to complete a mission; the chance of them cr
by toyg 3y ago
They also did it surprisingly safely. Those vessels were tin cans, with little shielding and just about enough fuel to complete a mission; the chance of them crashing to certain death or not being able to return, every time they went, was very very real. It is half a miracle that effectively nobody ever died as part of actual moon-bound missions, even during testing the fatalities were very low - even more impressive considering it was in the context of a high-pressure arms race.
- glaucon 3y agoI'd just like to add that the fact the Lunar Module was flown successfully, when there was zero experience of flying it in 1/6 normal gravity, was a remarkable achievement, even more so when first time it was done there was 20 seconds of fuel left when they landed. I know there were flying simulators which attempted to simulate 1/6G in earth gravity but I still find it an amazing feat, and a great tribute to everyone involved, particularly, those with their hands on the controls.