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General Discussion / Re: Other Apollo Missions
« on: November 30, 2023, 08:58:45 AM »Short answer: NASA is having difficulty getting the historical tapes from the National Archives.Wow! Are there issues with other missions or just 16?
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Short answer: NASA is having difficulty getting the historical tapes from the National Archives.Wow! Are there issues with other missions or just 16?
I've regarded him as probably one of the most senior FIDOs in the Trench, particularly after Bostick and Shaffer became leaders of the Flight Dynamics branch. Jay Greene was brilliant, of course, but Reed had all the confidence in the world - a must when dealing with other members of his cohort.No argument on "one of the most senior." You only have to look at the fact that Reed and Greene were the only two FIDOs ever to work a lunar descent. Their reputation must have been high indeed.
https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/?t=136:46:43&ch=57 There's a question of whether "Merlin" (I think?) is going to leave. "No." "What, you gonna stay here 'til it quits?"
Edit: I think near the end of the conversation, Will Fenner is referring to an "alidade in the back room" though he gets cut off so it's hard to tell.