Apollo and Beyond cont.
Apollo 14 Jan. 31 1971 Experiments on the moon and samples of moon rocks.
Apollo 15 July 26th 1971 Long duration moon landings.18 ½ hours http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFnh7s4i-Jo Olivine basalt
Apollo 16 April 16th 1972 Landed in the Lunar highlands 71 hours on the moon
Apollo 17 Dec. 7th 1972 Final Apollo mission Apollo 17 also broke several records set by previous flights, including the longest manned lunar landing flight; the longest total lunar surface extravehicular activities; the largest lunar sample return, and the longest time in lunar orbit.
Why Stop There? Loss of interest Vietnam War
Space Shuttle Program First Launch April 12th 1981 Last Launch July 21st 2011 partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft
Space Shuttle Program numerous satellites, interplanetary probes, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST); conducted science experiments in orbit; and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station.
Challenger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPYmSdyVZc
Columbia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crew_of_STS-107,_official_photo.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhoAisKO6ZM
STS 135 Atlantis NASA’s final STS mission. July 8th 2011