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Encyclopedia > Apollo 20

Apollo 20 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program. Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ...


Based on the normal crew rotation scheme used by Chief Astronaut Deke Slayton, the crew would have been: Deke Slayton prepares for a pre-mission test leading up to his Apollo-Soyuz flight Donald K. Deke Slayton (March 1, 1924–June 13, 1993) was an American astronaut. ...

This crew however had been transferred to the Skylab program and Conrad had already walked on the Moon. So it is thought that the crew would have been: Charles Pete Conrad, Jr. ... Astronaut Paul J. Weitz Paul J. Weitz (pronounced WHITES) (born July 25, 1932) was an American astronaut who flew in space twice. ... Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ... The Skylab 3 crew: (left to right) Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, and Alan Bean Jack Robert Lousma (born February 29, 1936) is a former NASA Astronaut. ... The Apollo Lunar Module was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program to achieve the transit from Moon orbit to the surface and back. ... Drawing of Skylab with components labelled Americas first space station, the 75 metric ton Skylab, was in Earth orbit from 1973-1979, and visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ...

Before cancellation, (according to "NASA OMSF, Manned Space Flight Weekly Report - July 28, 1969."), Apollo 20 was scheduled to land on the Moon at crater Copernicus in December 1972. Other NASA sources list the landing site as Tycho. Stuart Allen Roosa (August 16, 1933 - December 12, 1994) was a NASA astronaut, who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. ... Don Leslie Lind is a former NASA astronaut who was born in Midvale, Utah on May 18, 1930. ... The Apollo Lunar Module was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program to achieve the transit from Moon orbit to the surface and back. ... The Skylab 3 crew: (left to right) Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, and Alan Bean Jack Robert Lousma (born February 29, 1936) is a former NASA Astronaut. ... Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Copernicus is a prominent lunar impact crater located on the eastern Oceanus Procellarum. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands. ...


On January 4, 1970 NASA announced it was cancelling the Apollo 20 as its Saturn V rocket was now needed for the Skylab space station and budget restrictions had limited the Saturn V production to 15 flight models. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Saturn V (popularly known as the Moon Rocket) was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASAs Apollo and Skylab programs. ... Drawing of Skylab with components labelled Americas first space station, the 75 metric ton Skylab, was in Earth orbit from 1973-1979, and visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974. ... The Saturn V (popularly known as the Moon Rocket) was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASAs Apollo and Skylab programs. ...


CSM-115A, the Command/Service Module, that would have been used for the mission was never completed and scrapped. LM-14, the Lunar Module was also scrapped before completion, though there are some unconfirmed reports that some parts (in addition to parts from LTA-3) are included in LM on display at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. The Saturn V that would have launched the mission, SA-515, was unused in the end, after the cancellation of Apollo 18 and 19. Its first stage is found at the Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, Louisiana. Its second stage is part of the Saturn V display at the Johnson Space Center. The third stage was converted to serve as a backup for Skylab and is now at the National Air and Space Museum. Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ... The Apollo Lunar Module was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program to achieve the transit from Moon orbit to the surface and back. ... The Franklin Institute is the national memorial to Benjamin Franklin, that serves to perpetuate his legacy; the museum contains many of Franklins personal effects. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... The Saturn V (popularly known as the Moon Rocket) was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASAs Apollo and Skylab programs. ... Apollo 18 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program, which would have been the eighth attempted lunar landing. ... Apollo 19 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program. ... Michoud Assembly Facility in 1968 The Michoud Assembly Facility is an 832 acre (3. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ... The Saturn V (popularly known as the Moon Rocket) was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASAs Apollo and Skylab programs. ... An aerial view of the complete Johnson Space Center facility in Houston, Texas in 1989. ... Drawing of Skylab with components labelled Americas first space station, the 75 metric ton Skylab, was in Earth orbit from 1973-1979, and visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974. ... Interior of museum, with Gemini capsule, Soviet rockets, and Wright Flyer visible The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the United States Smithsonian Institution maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. ...


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Apollo 18 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program, which would have been the eighth attempted lunar landing. ... Apollo 19 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program. ...

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