{"id":4391,"date":"2019-07-24T10:57:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2019-07-24T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:59:58","slug":"apollo-11-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/apollo-11-day-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Apollo 11: Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Apollo 11: This past week marked the 50<sup>th<\/sup>\nanniversary.&nbsp; Doctor Aviation will post a\ndaily blog recounting each day of the voyage.&nbsp;\nJuly 24 marks Day 9, the eight day after the launch.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Morning Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the biggest day since the landing on the\nmoon.&nbsp; The astronauts would return to the\nearth.&nbsp; Recalling John Kennedy\u2019s\nchallenge, the mission was to send a man to the moon and return him safely to\nthe earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russians returned their cosmonauts to earth on\nland.&nbsp; NASA used the ocean to catch the\nastronauts.&nbsp; At 6:47am, the astronauts\nawoke to prepare for splashdown.&nbsp; The\nPacific Ocean was the target.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Descent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recall the three parts of the Apollo spacecraft. &nbsp;The Lunar Module was left in orbit over the moon.&nbsp; The Command and Service Modules were still attached.&nbsp; The astronauts lived and worked in the Command Module, the Service Module \u201ccarried the equipment\u201d.&nbsp; Now that the astronauts were about to return, the equipment was no longer needed.&nbsp; The Command and Service modules were separated at 12:21pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/800px-Apollo-CSM-LM-e1563836726886.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4314\" width=\"278\" height=\"146\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Command Module would drop down through the earth\u2019s\natmosphere.&nbsp; The friction caused by the\nmetal capsule racing through the atmosphere resulted in extreme heat.&nbsp; The most vulnerable time for the astronauts\nwas a period of intense heat and, due to atmospheric conditions, no radio\ncontact with Mission Control.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/uss-hornet-e1563982857610.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4390\" width=\"289\" height=\"176\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At 12:35pm, the Command Module re-entered the earth\u2019s atmosphere.&nbsp; Down she plunged toward the Pacific.&nbsp; The target was roughly 800 miles southwest of\nHawaii.&nbsp; The USS Hornet waited in the vicinity\nto pick up the astronauts.&nbsp; Millions, including\nmy neighbors and me watched on television.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/splashdown-1-1024x981.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4386\" width=\"249\" height=\"238\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon a capsule, suspended by a red and white parachute\nappeared in the Pacific sky.&nbsp; The\nastronauts splashed down at 12:51pm.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Recovery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the capsule bobbed in the ocean, Navy frogmen made\ntheir way to the capsule.&nbsp; At 1:20pm, a\nfrogman was perched on the bobbing craft, the hatch opened.&nbsp; The frogman handed the astronauts isolation\nsuits.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/splashdown.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4388\" width=\"246\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/splashdown.jpg 404w, https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/splashdown-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/splashdown-320x211.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a fear that the astronauts may return with\nunknown, yet dangerous germs, from either the lunar surface or multiple days in\nthe spacecraft.&nbsp; The isolation suits were\ndesigned to protect those around the astronauts from such germs, should they\nexist.&nbsp; For further protection, the astronauts\nwere sprayed with disinfectant as they emerged from the spacecraft at 1:28pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A helicopter lifts the astronauts from the craft and flies them to the USS Hornet.&nbsp; Sailors line the deck to catch a glimpse of the now famous three.&nbsp; The helicopter lands at 1:57pm and is taken to the hangar deck.&nbsp; The astronauts emerge from the helicopter with a wave and are shuttled immediately to a mobile quarantine trailer where they will spend the next three days.&nbsp; Again, this was to protect against possible contamination.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/splashdown-Nixon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4387\" width=\"271\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/splashdown-Nixon.jpg 338w, https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/splashdown-Nixon-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/splashdown-Nixon-320x209.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>President Richard Nixon is onboard.&nbsp; He waves at the astronauts through the window\nof the trailer at 3:00pm.&nbsp; The then says\nover an intercom, \u201c&#8221;This is the greatest week in\nthe history of the world since the Creation&#8230;. As a result of what you have\ndone, the world&#8217;s never been closer together &#8230;. We can reach for the stars\njust as you have reached so far for the stars.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/uss-hornet-capsule-826x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4389\" width=\"256\" height=\"317\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Command Module is plucked from\nthe ocean and arrives on the Hornet.&nbsp; The\nCM, The Columbia, traveled 952,700 miles over the nine days.&nbsp; It is nearly 4:00pm.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total mission time was 195 hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds.&nbsp; The event is nearly unparalled in the worldwide attention and happiness that it brought.&nbsp; It was truly a unifying event.&nbsp; Although, the USSR was quite sad that the US beat them to the prize. &nbsp;Most in the world rejoiced at the achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the culmination of nearly a decade\nof effort.&nbsp; To send a man to the moon and\nreturn him safely to the earth.&nbsp; It required\nmillions of dollars, much effort and several lives (especially Grissom, White\nand Chaffee) along the way.&nbsp; Great scientific\nadvancement was achieved (thinks of the pocket calculator\u2019s that come out of\nthe project as one example).&nbsp; It was certainly\none of America\u2019s finest hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for a future blog to chronicle the\nlives of Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins after Apollo 11.&nbsp; See the footnote below on further resources\nto learn about the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I leave you with Neil Armstrong\u2019s words from fifty years ago, \u201cThis is one small step for a man\u2026one giant leap for mankind\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/history.nasa.gov\/ap11ann\/apollo11_log\/log.htm\">NASA site<\/a> upon which I drew most of the information for Doctor Aviation\u2019s daily blogs: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov\/pages.ashx\/1201\/Fifty Years Ago The Journey to the Moon Begins\">Excellent article<\/a> on the launch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apollo 11: This past week marked the 50th anniversary.&nbsp; Doctor Aviation will post a daily blog recounting each day of the voyage.&nbsp; July 24 marks Day 9, the eight day after the launch.&nbsp; The Morning Hours This was the biggest day since the landing on the moon.&nbsp; The astronauts would return to the earth.&nbsp; Recalling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":338,"featured_media":4286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[39],"tags":[185,1050,596,1051],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Apollo 11: Day 9 - Doctor Aviation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Apollo 11: This past week marked the 50th anniversary. 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