apollo program

Icons of the Sky: An Alternate History of the Space Transport System & Apollo Spacecraft Chapter 1: Divergence July 20, 1969 Mare Tranquilitatis As millions of people across the world watch as two men are about to land on the lunar surface, those men suit up, preparing for their EVA. This was...

Part 1 Intro November 12, 1980 Kennedy Space Center, Florida Launch of Apollo 40 Crew: John Young-CDR Francis "Dick" Scobee-CMP Anna Fisher-MEMP Three Astronauts, donned in their space suits step inside a Command Module. It was the launch of the 37th Manned Apollo Mission and it was about...

Hi i wanted to make this timeline of an expanded Apollo Program ie. More rockets, spacecraft and more lunar missions. I want to share it to this community because i think it would be interesting and all that. So before i post i figured i'd get insight on what the community would think of this...

I am fond of the Apollo Missions and i wondered what if it was extended up to 24? So i came up with this timeline where i will cover from 1965 to 1979 from the POD, up to the launch of Columbia in 1979 so without further ado let's begin and discuss an extended Apollo Program Part 1: An Uncut...

This is an alternate timeline much like For All Mankind where the Space Race continues on beyond Apollo 11. Pathfinder and Sea Dragon also exist because they are friggin awsome and cool so don't @ me. I will update semi regularly and don't worry about accuracies, major plot points or grammar bc...

When Project Apollo was first considered by NASA in 1960, it was going to be the follow-up to Project Mercury. The program was a lot less grandiose than what we eventually got. Apollo would start with missions similar to those flown during Gemini such as long-duration spaceflight, spacewalks...

This is a small timeline I've been working on off and on for a few days, feedback is appreciated. Dark Moon Alt Timeline Gemini 8 Mission: Neil Armstrong fails to turn off the RCS system before blacking out, causing the deaths of him and David Scott. This results in the first death of an...

Before we kick things off, a quick teaser... So, I had an idea last year for a timeline centered around the Apollo Program - basically, what reasonable changes could've happened so that more landings occurred. Nothing too complicated. What started out as a small timeline, however, quickly...

I was wondering, what is the alternative for NASA, if they do not go for Space Shuttle in the post-Apollo era? The STS seems like a good idea on paper, but with the benefit of hindsight many of its flaws are obvious, and could NASA instead go with more "classical" expendable rockets and...

So, I got to do the headline story for the Virginia Gazette and Daily Press for the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon... and I came upon a DOOZIE of a what if a lot of folks have been overlooking about early NASA history. Specifically, a lot of folks I spoke with talked about...

What is the earliest possible date, in a 20th century with closely similar technological progression of spaceflight as in OTL, that the first man on the Moon ends up being an African-American citizen of the US, or a person of Afro-Caribbean descent, or a person born directly in an African...

Was watching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_18_(film) this the other day, and was quite interested by its premise. I did want to explore the on-Earth reactions to the failed mission, and what the USSR would say about their secret moon landing? I personally think that the US wouldn't just...

IOTL, President Richard Nixon discontinued the Apollo Program and approved the development of what would become the Space Shuttle. However, assuming that Bobby Kennedy either enters the presidential race earlier or survives his assassination, and goes on to win both the primary and the general...

Good evening, everyone! I know it's been a little while since @Polish Eagle and I finished writing Right Side Up (and we're both pleased to thank everyone who offered their votes at the Turtledoves this year). That said, I'm proud to present the following, which is something of a spiritual...

July 16 1969, the much anticipated Apollo 11 moon mission begins. The Saturn V rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, and all seems to be going well. Then... exactly 90 seconds after liftoff, Apollo 11 goes up in flames and is consumed by a massive explosion. The moment is caught live by...

The challenge is instead of an Operation Paperclip or recruited by Soviet or even Nasser's Egypt, most of German scientists who worked in Peenemunde facility in Second World War for the Third Reich move to newly-founded Republic of Indonesia and able to jumpstart a genuine space program. What...