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Post by jdp1161 on Jan 21, 2011 12:09:23 GMT -4
Hey Folks! Newbie here with a question... Hope this is the right place for it, and sorry if it isn't. Though a huge fan of Apollo, I have to admit I've never really researched deeply. A few questions that I've had are, if there had been no fire on Apollo 1, would the crew assignments for the future missions have changed (or is there a list of what they were set to be prior to the A1 tragedy)? Would some of the astronauts that did walk on the moon have missed their opportunity? Lastly, would A11 still have been the target mission for the first landing?
Sorry if my questions seem a bit on simplistic side!
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Post by Bob B. on Jan 21, 2011 13:04:40 GMT -4
I don't know how advanced the plans were in January 1967. I highly doubt a plan was in place that early that outlined the missions and crews. It wasn't until September 1967 that NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center proposed the mission types that would lead up to a landing: List of Apollo mission typesI imagine that in early 1967 there were enough unknowns that it would be very hard if not impossible to project what would have happened crew-wise had the Apollo 1 incident not occurred. |
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Post by jdp1161 on Jan 21, 2011 13:24:15 GMT -4
That makes perfect sense. With the need to test all the aspects of the new hardware and mission requirements, I can see where long range planning would have been pretty much just wishful thinking.
Thanks for the link, though! I appreciate that info.
I guess I was just speculating that, if Grissom, Young, and Chaffee had not died, they would likely have been on the schedule for future missions. With only so many seats available, would that mean that some of the astronauts that DID moonwalk would not have had that opportunity. I know, I know... Too many variables with "what if?" scenarios.
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Post by laurel on Jan 21, 2011 14:11:38 GMT -4
Grissom, Ed White and Chaffee were the ones who died. John Young is still alive.
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Post by Glom on Jan 21, 2011 14:26:04 GMT -4
Grissom, Ed White and Chaffee were the ones who died. John Young is still alive. No, it was a ghost that flew the Space Shuttle. That's why the programme has been so tragic. It was haunted. |
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Post by Bob B. on Jan 21, 2011 14:58:37 GMT -4
I guess I was just speculating that, if Grissom, [White], and Chaffee had not died, they would likely have been on the schedule for future missions. With only so many seats available, would that mean that some of the astronauts that DID moonwalk would not have had that opportunity. Having those three astronauts still alive probably would have impacted future crew assignments because, as far as I know, all three were planning to stay in the program. As you say, it's likely somebody else would have been bumped from a mission. I just don't think its possible to speculate how the crew assignments would have changed. |
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Post by banjomd on Jan 21, 2011 16:32:20 GMT -4
Slayton is no longer with us but, in his book, "Deke" he stated that Gus Grissom would've had a good shot at being the first on the moon.
Gonna re-read the book to, once again, review the early crew assignments.
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Post by Obviousman on Jan 21, 2011 18:16:29 GMT -4
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Post by jdp1161 on Jan 21, 2011 21:27:21 GMT -4
Grissom, Ed White and Chaffee were the ones who died. John Young is still alive. Oh, dear... Major brain cramp...  I know better than that... Ugh! Thanks for the link obviousman... Great stuff. |
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Post by gonetoplaid on Jan 26, 2011 2:00:05 GMT -4
Slayton is no longer with us but, in his book, "Deke" he stated that Gus Grissom would've had a good shot at being the first on the moon. Gonna re-read the book to, once again, review the early crew assignments. I agree. Deke, were he still alive, really is the only one who could answer this question since he was responsible for crew assignments. |
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I know better than that... Ugh!