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Apollo Discussions => The Reality of Apollo => Topic started by: Inanimate Carbon Rod on December 30, 2012, 06:59:14 PM

Title: Skylab on the moon
Post by: Inanimate Carbon Rod on December 30, 2012, 06:59:14 PM

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From November 1965 to July 1966, Douglas and IBM studied a way of making the S-IVB/IU combination even more useful for lunar exploration. Their concept, which involved soft-landing S-IVB/IUs on the moon, was called Lunar Applications of a Spent S-IVB/IU Stage (LASS). The study team estimated that the first LASS lander might reach the moon in 1970 or 1971.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/skylab-on-the-moon-1966/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/skylab-on-the-moon-1966/)

The sheer inventiveness of the engineers involved in Apollo staggers the mind. If only they been allowed to continue, we'd be surely living on the moon today.

Title: Re: Skylab on the moon
Post by: ipearse on December 31, 2012, 06:45:32 PM

If only....

Title: Re: Skylab on the moon
Post by: ka9q on December 31, 2012, 08:15:19 PM

And imagine doing it all with modern technology -- modern computers, modern digital communications and cameras. Sigh.