NASA, Photo of "The Flight Crew Of Apollo 10, Fourth Manned Apollo Mission" (Eugene A. Cernan--Left; John W. Young--Center; and Thomas P. Stafford--Right), 1969-05-18 - 1969-05-26

Item — Box: 34, Folder: 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The 31 boxes in this collection contain a variety of subjects and media. The collection encompasses Dr. Stuhlinger's work at NASA as well as housing a number of familial and personal effects such as photographs and diaries.

Dates

Creation: 1969-05-18 - 1969-05-26

Creator

From the Collection: Stuhlinger, Ernst (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives and Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 32.5 Linear feet (33 boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

There is a description on the back of the photo: "Lunar Module Pilot Eugene A. Cernan, Command Module Pilot John W. Young and Commander Thomas P. Stafford of Apollo 10 are photographed during training in front of the Command Module. During the flight of Apollo 10 from May 18, 1969 to May 26, 1969, the crew, all mission equipment and all vital maneuvers for a lunar landing were tested successfuly. The Lunar Module was separated from the Command Module. The separated LM carrying Astronauts Stafford and Cernan, was maneuvered to within 10 miles from the surface of the moon and positioned for a landing and at this distance orbited the moon for about 40 minutes. LM was in lunar orbit apart from CM, for about 7 hours. The engines of the LM were fired successfully to thrust it farther away from the lunar surface back to the CM for rendezvous and docking. Astronauts Stafford and Cernan made their transfers to and from the LM successfully. Another first for Apollo 10 was the live TV transmission in color to earth from space. The success of Apollo 10 assured approval for the mission of Apollo 11: a manned landing on the moon."