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Apollo Lunar Module Thrust Meter Lives Again https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/apollo-lunar-module-thrust-meter-lives-again/
#Hardware #Space #ApolloLunarModule #Apolloprogram #Thrustmeter

Apollo Lunar Module Thrust Meter Lives Again

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/apollo-lunar-module-thrust-meter-lives-again/

<div><img alt="A photo of the thrust meter from the Apollo lunar module" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="450" src="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lunar-Module-Thrust-Meter-banner.jpg?w=800" style="margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: 15px;" width="800" /></div><p>[Mike Stewart] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3bxe7gynQk" target="_blank">powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module</a>. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969. Fortunately [Mike] was able to dig up some old documentation which included the pin numbers. Score! It’s fun to see the various revisions this humble meter went through. Some of the latest revisions are there to address an issue where there was no indication upon failure, so they wired in a relay which could flip a lamp indicator if the device lost power.</p>
<p>This particular examination of this lunar thrust module is a good example of how a system’s complexity can quickly get out of hand. Rather than one pin there are two pins to indicate auto or manual thrust, each working with different voltage levels; the manual thrust is as given but the auto thrust is only the part of the thrust that gets added to a baseline thrust, so they need to be handled differently, requiring extra logic and wiring for biasing the thrust meter when appropriate. The video goes into further detail. Toward the end of the video [Mike] shows us what the meter’s backlights look like when powe

New Nasa lunar contest could pit Elon Musk against Jeff Bezos, as US fears China will win race to Moon
#China #Trump #USA #NASA #ElonMusk #JeffBezos #Tech #Starship #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #MoonRace #Artemis #SpaceExploration #SpaceRace #ApolloProgram
https://the-14.com/new-nasa-lunar-contest-could-pit-elon-musk-against-jeff-bezos-as-us-fears-china-will-win-race-to-moon/

Some of the First-Ever Photos Taken in Space Have Been Lovingly Restored https://petapixel.com/2025/10/22/some-of-the-first-ever-photos-taken-in-space-have-been-lovingly-restored-gemini-mercury-remastered/ #digitallyrestored #photorestoration #spaceexploration #Post-Processing #apolloprogram #andysaunders #spaceflight #astronauts #hasselblad #remastered #Sponsored #spacerace #Features #restored #mercury #Analog #apollo #gemini #NASA

Some of the First-Ever Photos Taken in Space Have Been Lovingly Restored

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://petapixel.com/2025/10/22/some-of-the-first-ever-photos-taken-in-space-have-been-lovingly-restored-gemini-mercury-remastered/

While the US did go to the moon 50+ years ago, keep in mind that this was so long ago that most of this planet's current population wasn't born yet... for most of us, it's a bit of history you hear about from your parents or from history documentaries.

So at this point, dismissing Chinese ambitions with "we did that fifty years ago" is more of a "look how far we've fallen" than a "look how far behind us they are". (sim) #ApolloProgram

The model was scaled to the Monogram First Lunar Landing model kit, because I happened to have one of the astronaut figures from that laying around. It would have been VERY small, like mini-van sized probably. I was comparing it to narrow-gauge logging and agricultural railroads here on Earth, where things are scaled down. I designed a locomotive and passenger cars too, on paper, but never built them.
#NASA #space #spaceflight #apolloprogram #apollo11 #plasticModels #spaceModeling

Assembled Monogram plastic model kit (originally from the 1960s, frequently reissued, maybe still today, not sure) with a Apollo lunar module on a diorama base, complete with craters and footprints for the two astronauts. Also included were reproductions of the instrument packages left on the Moon. The retroreflector on the middle-right is still useable today to bounce lasers that astronomer's telescopes can detect, and is used to accurately measure the Moon's distance. I used one of the astronauts to scale my boxcar model.
(Photo borrowed via MonstersInMotion.com)

One of only three Saturn V rockets left in the world, this one is on display in the Saturn V Hall of the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, AL.

And it is massive.

#saturnv #saturnrocket #apollo #apolloprogram #NASA

Massive rocket hung horizontal above the floor of a big museum, with people walking underneath it.

Saturn V Hall of the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, AL.

And it is massive.

#saturnv #saturnrocket #apollo #apolloprogram #nasa

Massive rocket hung horizontal above the floor of a big museum, with people walking underneath it.

One giant leap.

#MoonLanding #nasa #MNastodon #apollo11 #apolloprogram #saturnv #astronauts

Star Trek’s Enduring Influence on the Space Economy and Technology

#3DPrinting #Apollo #ApolloProgram #ArtificialIntelligence #Asteroids #Astronauts #BlueOrigin #CloudComputing #Communications #Competition #DeepSpace #Earth #ElonMusk #Energy #Enthusiasts #Entrepreneurs #ESA #GPS #InternationalSpaceStation #JeffBezos #Life #Lunar #Manufacturing #Mars #Military #Moon #NASA #Nuclear #OrbitalDebris #Research #Rockets #Satellites #Science #ScienceFiction #SolarSystem #SovietUnion #SpaceAgencies #SpaceEconomy #SpaceExploration #SpaceMining #SpaceSector #SpaceShuttle #SpaceStation #SpaceTourism #SpaceTravel #SpaceX #Standards #Starship #Technology #Vulcan #EditorSPicks #Noteworthy #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/04/15/star-treks-enduring-influence-on-the-space-economy-and-technology/

A History of NASA Leadership: Administrators and Their Legacies

#Accident #Apollo #ApolloProgram #Artemis #Astronauts #ClimateChange #Earth #EarthObservation #Financial #Gemini #HubbleSpaceTelescope #InternationalSpaceStation #Jupiter #Launch #Mars #Mercury #Moon #NASA #Orion #Research #Rockets #Satellites #Science #SpaceExploration #SpaceLaunchSystem #SpaceShuttle #SpaceStation #Spacecraft #Spaceflight #Technology #EditorSPicks #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/04/15/a-history-of-nasa-leadership-administrators-and-their-legacies/

NASA’s Ambitious Vision for Manned Mars Exploration in the Early 1980s

#Apollo #ApolloProgram #Astronauts #Countermeasures #DeepSpace #Earth #Energy #Gravity #HumanSpaceflight #Investment #Launch #Life #Lunar #Mars #Materials #Moon #NASA #Navigation #NERVA #Nuclear #Propulsion #Radiation #Research #Rockets #SaturnV #Science #SolarSystem #SpaceAgencies #SpaceExploration #SpaceShuttle #Spacecraft #Spaceflight #Technology #Timeline #EditorSPicks #Emerging #GroundSegment #IndustryReportsPapersAndEBooks #Infrastructure #LaunchSegment #Noteworthy #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy #SpaceLogistics #SpaceSegment #Upstream #UserSegment

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/04/15/nasas-ambitious-vision-for-manned-mars-exploration-in-the-early-1980s/

Wernher von Braun: Rocket Pioneer, Space Visionary, and Controversial Figure

#Apollo #ApolloProgram #Enthusiasts #Ethics #Historical #HumanSpaceflight #Launch #Life #Mars #Moon #NASA #Research #Rockets #Satellites #Science #SolarSystem #SpaceExploration #SpaceTravel #Spaceflight #Technology #UnitedStates #EditorSPicks #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/04/10/wernher-von-braun-rocket-pioneer-space-visionary-and-controversial-figure/

Florida’s Thriving Aerospace Industry: Leading the Way in Space Exploration and Innovation

#AncillaryServices #Apollo #ApolloProgram #BlueOrigin #Business #CommercialSpace #Cybersecurity #Earth #Employment #EnvironmentalImpact #Financial #Infrastructure #Investment #KennedySpaceCenter #Launch #Life #Lunar #Military #Moon #NASA #NorthropGrumman #Professionals #Research #Rockets #Satellites #Science #SpaceExploration #SpaceForce #SpaceTourism #Spacecraft #Spaceports #SpaceX #Startups #SupplyChain #Technology #UnitedStates #EditorSPicks #Emerging #Launch #News #Noteworthy #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/03/25/floridas-thriving-aerospace-industry-leading-the-way-in-space-exploration-and-innovation/

Only recently displaced as the most powerful machine ever built.

And still, I hear the MTV "bump, da dump, da dump da dump, bump, da dump, da dada dada dump, da dump, et cetera" every time I see the Saturn V.

#saturnv #apolloprogram #nasa #kennedyspacecenter

A photograph of the bottom of the Saturn V rocket on display at Kennedy Space Center, showing the five Rocketdyne F-1 engines.

Most Americans support NASA – but don’t think it should prioritize sending people to space

#AntiSatelliteWeapons #Apollo #ApolloProgram #Artemis #Asteroids #Astronauts #BlueOrigin #Canada #China #Constellations #Defense #Earth #Europe #Government #GPS #HumanSpaceflight #Japan #Launch #Militarization #Military #Moon #NASA #PlanetaryDefense #Radar #Research #Rockets #Russia #SatelliteTechnology #Satellites #Science #SpaceDebris #SpaceExploration #SpaceIndustry #SpaceShuttle #SpaceStation #Spacecraft #Spaceflight #SpaceX #Technology #UnitedNations #UnitedStates #VirginGalactic #IndustryReportsPapersAndEBooks #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/03/21/most-americans-support-nasa-but-dont-think-it-should-prioritize-sending-people-to-space/

Business end of a Rocketdyne F-1 at Kennedy Space Center.

#apolloprogram #saturnv #engine #nasa #kennedyspacecenter

A photograph showing the interior of the nozzle of a Rocketdyne F-1 engine.

Looking down along the Saturn V at the Apollo/Saturn V center at Kennedy Space Center.

#apolloprogram #saturnv #nasa #kennedyspacecenter

Project A119: The Plan to Nuke the Moon

#Apollo #ApolloProgram #ArtificialIntelligence #Competition #Earth #Ethics #Government #Historical #InternationalSpaceStation #Launch #Lunar #Militarization #Moon #Nuclear #Policy #Radiation #Science #SovietUnion #SpaceExploration #SpaceHistory #SpaceStation #SpaceTravel #Technology #USAirForce #EditorSPicks #IndustryReportsPapersAndEBooks #Moon #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/03/04/project-a119-the-plan-to-nuke-the-moon/

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