Space Rocket History #338 – Apollo 15 – CDR Dave Scott Part 2 & The Postal Covers Incident

Space Rocket History Podcast

Michael Annis

History, Technology

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🗓️ 6 May 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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As Command Module Pilot for Apollo 9, Scott’s responsibilities were heavy. The Lunar Module was to separate from the Command and Service Module during the mission; if it failed to return, Scott would have to run the entire spacecraft for … Continue reading →

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0:00.0	We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy,
0:08.0	but because they are hard.
0:10.0	Godspeed, John Glenn.
0:12.0	Roger, zero G, and I feel fine.
0:15.0	Okay, I'm out.
0:17.0	How does it feel for the United States to be the new record holder?
0:21.6	At last, huh?
0:22.6	In that baby lights, there's no doubt about it.
0:26.6	Lift-off.
0:27.6	We have a lift-off.
0:28.6	32 minutes past the hour.
0:30.6	Lift-off in Apollo 11.
0:32.6	Listing, uh, Tranquality base here.
0:35.6	The Eagle has landed.
0:40.4	That's one small step for man.
0:44.4	One giant leap for mankind.
0:52.3	Hello and welcome.
0:58.3	This is Michael Anis, and you're listening to episode number 338 of the Space Rocket History podcast.
1:07.9	And now, Apollo 15, Commander Dave Scott, Part 2, and The Postal Covers Incident.
1:15.4	In the previous episode, we began Dave Scott's biography, ending after his Gemini 8 flight. Today, we continue with Scott's work during the Apollo program. Scott's first Apollo
1:24.2	assignment was as backup senior pilot slash navigator for what would become known as Apollo 1.
1:33.2	It was scheduled for launch in February 1967, with Jim McDivitt as backup commander and Russell Swikert as pilot.
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