Moonmen have strict time schedule
SPACE CENTER, Houston (UPI)—The first thing Apollo 11's landing crewmen will do after settling down on the moon is prepare to launch themselves back into space. One of the next things they do is eat dinner.
Here is a schedule of their lunar surface activities, including the first moonwalk men have attempted. All times are EDT, approximate, based on the on-time launch from Cape Kennedy and subject to change:
Sunday, July 20
4:19 p.m.—Lunar lander named "Eagle" touches down on moon. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin quickly check craft in case they have to blast off immediately.
4:22 p.m.-A decision whether to remain on the surface, at the southwest corner of the lunar Sea of Tranquility, for the next seven minutes is made.
4:29 p.m.—Safely past the first two checkpoints, a decision is made whether to remain on the moon inside the landing craft for about two hours while fellow crewman Michael Collins circles the moon once in the command ship "Columbia." Armstrong and Aldrin begin simulated countdown for blast-off, but with power to ascent engine cut off.
5:38 p.m.—Decision is made whether to go ahead with surface stay.
6:23 p.m.—Armstrong and Aldrin begin first meal on moon.
7:03 p.m.—Astronauts start four hour rest period.
11:03 p.m.-Rest period ends and crew eats a snack.
Monday, July 21
Monday, July 21
12:18 a.m.-Armstrong and Aldrin begin donning the backpacks which will keep them alive outside the lunar lander.
1. 15 a.m.-Final communication and equipment checks before leaving the lander begin.
2:12 a.m.—Armstrong begins moving through the hatch.
2:17 a.m.—Armstrong pulls lanyard opening panel in front of television camera, then moves down to stand on landing craft footpad.
2:19 a.m.—Armstrong places his left foot on the moon, gingerly testing the surface. Then he steps from landing craft footpad onto the surface.
2. 27 a.m.—Armstrong begins collecting small two-pound "Grab" sample of moon material in case mission has to be terminated before other rock samples are gathered. He stows this in a pocket on the left leg of his space-suit.
2:44 a.m.—Aldrin joins Arm-
strong on moon surface.
2:52 a.m.-Aldrin sets up an experiment to capture particles from the solar wind stream. It looks like an aluminum foil window shade.
2:53 a.m.—Armstrong, joined by Aldrin, places television camera on stand about 30 feet from landing craft so it can survey remainder of surface exploration.
2:56 a.m.Armstrong begins collecting about 50 pounds of soil, rock fragments and loose rocks. This is the first of two lunar surface samples.
3:13 a.m.—Armstrong closes and seals the first sample box. He Aldrin begin detailed walkaround inspection of lunar lander.
3:25 a.m.—Aldrin opens equipment bay door and removes two scientific experiments to be left behind on moon. One checks and reports to earth lunar seismic activity. The other provides a reflector target for laser beams measuring precise earth-moon distance. Aldrin carries experiments to their location about 70 feet from lander.
3:33 a.m.-Armstrong positions
ray laser reflector and adjusts it.
3:34 a.m.—Aldrin begins setting up the seismic experiment. He pulls a cord and solar panels to provide electricity flop open. Then he adjusts antenna toward earth.
3:42 a.m.—Astronauts begin collecting second major material sample, documenting and photographing the location of each sample. Aldrin picks up rocks. Armstrong puts them in numbered bags, and drops them in a sack Aldrin wears on his waist.
4:10 a.m.—Armstrong retrieves solar wind experiment and puts it in sealed bag.
4:24 a.m.—Armstrong joins Aldrin in the cabin.
4:40 a.m. - Astronauts close hatch and repressurize cabin.
5:51 a.m.—Astronauts depressure cabin, open hatch to throw out equipment no longer needed, then reclose cabin and fill it again with oxygen.
A University of Kansas student will take part in an intensive special study of Stratford Hall, the home of the Lee family in Westmoreland County, Va., according to an announcement from the National Parks Service.
Denis W. Jacobs will participate in the project, which is being handled by the Historic American Buildings Survey. George B. Hartzog, Jr., park service director, said the survey will prepare measured drawings of the main house, including plans, elevations, sections and full-sized details. The information will be placed in National Archives.
Melvin M. Rotsch, a professor at Texas A&M, will head the survey team. Rotsch will be assisted by Jacobs and Charles F. Sanders, a student at Tulane.
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6:53 a.m. -- Armstrong and Al-Dirn nap for 4 hours, 40 minutes.
11:58 a.m.—Astronauts eat final meal on moon.
1:55 p.m.—Ascent school of lander off from moon with a 6.6
minute rocket blast, using lower half of lander as launch pad, and hurls astronauts into lunar orbit.
5:32 p.m.—Ascent stage of lander docks with command ship. Moon explorers rejoin Collins in command ship and jettison landing craft cabin.
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