Ep.10 ‘For all mankind’

Jul 14, 2019

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Bill Carpentier

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Guests on this episode include Apollo 11 astronaut Charlie Duke, pioneer of mission control Poppy Northcutt, former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center George Abbey, and more. They discuss topics such as radio static issues during the descent, communication challenges faced by mission control, the significance of the computer in the success of the mission, the tense final descent to the lunar surface, and Capcom Charlie Duke's desk on July 20th, 1969.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

The Start of the Powered Descent and Radio Static Issues

01:53 • 3min

Communication Challenges

04:34 • 6min

Overcoming Challenges

11:00 • 4min

Monitoring Delta H and the Switch Over to P64

14:56 • 3min

The Final Descent

17:33 • 24min

Conclusion of the Oratorio and Capcom Charlie Duke's Desk

42:03 • 4min