William Atkins
Friday, 18 July 2008 22:03
Science -
Space
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According to the beginning of the report, the mission purpose for the Apollo 11 mission is:
“AS-506, Apollo 11, Mission G-1, is the first manned Lunar Landing Mission. It uses Launch Vehicle SA-506; Command/Service Module 107, Lunar Module 5, Launch Complex 39A; Mobile Launcher #1 and LCC Firing Room #1."
The report continues,
"[Its] purpose is (1) to perform a successful lunar landing (2) [to] assess the capabilities and limitations of the astronauts and their equipment in a lunar surface environment, (3) [to] perform inspection of the lunar surface and obtain soil samples, and (4) to safely return the crew to earth. The crew consists of Neil A. Armstrong, Spacecraft Commander, Edwin E. Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot, and Michael Colins, Command Module Pilot.”
The pdf file of the NASA mission report is found at “
Technical Information Summary—Apollo (A-1S1-506)—Apollo Saturn-V Space Vehicle.”
This report provides much valuable and interesting information on the preparations used to develop the first manned flight to land on the Moon by the United States.
Within the report, it states early names used for the Apollo 11 Command Module and the Apollo 11 Lunar Module.
Page eight of the report states,
“While separated, the astronauts will use the radio for communications using code names “Snowcone” for the Command Module and “Haystack” for the Lunar Module.”
However, these names were later replaced with "Columbia" and "Eagle," respectively.
For additional information on the mission, please read page three.
