Geophysical association cohosted this event. Good evening. Im david ferriero. Its a thrill to welcome you here. Whether youre here in the room with us or participating through facebook or youtube. And a special welcome to our cspan audience. Im pleased you could join us for tonights Program Small steps and giant leaps how apollo 11 shaped our understanding of earth and beyond. Tonights program is presented in parer inship with the American Geophysical union. Its made possible in part by the National Archives foundation through the generous support of the boeing company. We thank them for our support. For the next four days we are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the historic flight of apollo 11 and the first moon landing. Tomorrow night, well screen the recent celebrated documentary apollo 11 draft frd newly discovered video and audio recordings here at the National Archives. Following the film, bill barry will moderate a discussion with director todd douglas miller, thomas peters
Archivist of the United States and a pleasure to welcome you here to the william g. Mcgowan theater at the National Iraq ives. Whether in the room or participating through facebook or youtuben a special welcome to our cspan audience. Im pleased you could join us for tonights Program Small steps pan giant leaps how apollo 11 shaped our understanding of earth and beyond. Tonights program is presented in partnership with the American Geophysical union, swrating its 100th anniversary this year and made possible in part by the National Archives foundation through the generous support of the boeing company. We thank them for support. Starting tonight a and the next four days we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic flight of apollo 11 and the first moon landing. Tomorrow night, july 18th well screen the recently recent celebrated documentary, apollo 11, crafted from newly discovered video and audio recording here at the National Archives. Following the film, the nasa chief histori
Problem of feeding astronauts in weightlessness and on the anticipated longduration missions of the apollo program. Announcer when john glenn got hungry during his flight, he simply opened the visor on his helmet and popped a pill from into his mouth. This was more than he actually needed for the 4. 5 hours in orbit. The purpose of the meal was to find out whether a man could eat in a weightless condition. Since 1961, food scientists have been hard at work studying and developing space foods and measuring their effect upon man. The problem even for short flights has been a problem. As we continue to launch longer and longer flights into space, new considerations must be dealt with. How space food scientists are doing this is our story today on science reporter. John hello, i am jon fitch, m. I. T. Science reporter. Today we are at the national , aeronautics and Space Administration where they are supporting Considerable Research into the problems of space feeding. It is by no means a s
Beginning on monday, july 18th. Each week American History tvs reel america gives you archival films that provide context for todays Public Affairs issues. This marks the 40th anniversary of the air and space museum on july 1st, 1976. Leading up to the celebration, reel america will be showing a series of nasa films, up next, science reporter, food for space travelers. A half hour 1966 nasa tv program, one of 13 produced in cooperation with m. I. T. And wgbh boston. This episode examines the problem of feeding astronauts in weightlessness and the anticipated Long Duration missions of the apollo program. When john glenn got hungry during the preorbit flight, he opened a advice or on the helmet and popped a high energy tablet in his mounl. This pill and water and occasional squeezing of baby food were more than glenn needed for the four and a half hours he was in orbit. The purpose of the meal was to find out whether man could eat in a weightless condition. Meal time was hardly more than
We could test on the ground. With that we had the greatest Carbon Dioxide removal system in the world. We get it on orbit, we find out that all of the dust clouds everything up. On the water system, the tubing is permeable to Carbon Dioxide. Carbon dioxide goes into the water system and creates a nutrient rich environment for bacteria. We tested on the ground and we saw none of those problems. Station can give you that chance to really dry run and test the equipment on orbit. You do not use station as an ancillary piece. You pick pieces that are absolutely necessary. Some things are better for us than on the ground. You make a smart decision about what you want to go do. Would you be looking to make a station or some capability like that . You would be spending considerable resources to get a platform to operate. Do not forget the transportation angle. The station provides a Research Platform that already has propulsion. The focus on the technology and try to leverage what else is out