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Apollo 11 almost failed. How did the crew beat the odds to land on the Moon?



In this new Astrum Extra exclusive, we’re deconstructing the mission that defined an era. We’ll dive deep into the near-disasters, the groundbreaking physics, and the human grit that took the Apollo 11 crew to the Moon and back again.



This is the first video of our Mission Profile series here on Astrum Extra. Please let us know what you think in the comments! And join us again soon for Part 2 of the Apollo mission.



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0:00 The Apollo 11 Mission
2:34 Hydrogen Leak
5:53 Breathing Oxygen
9:02 Van Allen Radiation Belts
11:27 Slingshot Trajectory
14:05 In-flight Assembly
16:40 Apollo Guidance Computer
19:30 The BBQ Roll
21:08 Solar Storms
23:32 Communication
26:28 Lunar Surface
30:54 Moon Landing
34:15 Return to Earth



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References:
“Apollo 11 Mission Overview”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/apollo11overview

“Apollo in 50 Numbers: The Workers”, via bbc.com https://astrumspace.info/apollonumbers

“Apollo 11 Flight Journal: Day 2 - Mid-Course Correction”, via apollojournals.org https://astrumspace.info/a11day2

“How Did We Get to the Moon?”, via iop.org https://astrumspace.info/moonmission

“Apollo 11 and the Van Allen Radiation Belts”, via thewire.in https://astrumspace.info/vanallen

“Apollo 11 Final Flight Plan”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/a11flightplan

“Apollo 11 Mission Report”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/a11missionreport

“Apollo 11 Press Kit”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/a11presskit

“Apollo by the Numbers”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/apollostats

“Apollo Guidance Computer and the First Silicon Chips”, via airandspace.si.edu https://astrumspace.info/agc



Credits:
Writer: Kiki Lawrance
Video Editor: John Moschopoulos
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



With special thanks to:
NASA/ESO/ESA



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