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 Apollo 10's Command Module Charlie Brown - London, UK
N 51° 29.865 W 000° 10.449
30U E 696141 N 5708965
On display, at the Sience Museum of London, you can be really close of the Command Module Charlie Brown, that was part of Apollo 10's manned mission.
Waymark Code: WMFZAV
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/22/2012
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From Wikipedia ( visit link) quote:
Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program. It was an F type mission—its purpose was to be a "dry run" for the Apollo 11 mission, testing all of the procedures and components of a Moon landing without actually landing on the Moon itself. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon and an all-up test of the lunar module (LM) in lunar orbit. The LM came to within 8.4 nautical miles (15.6 km) of the lunar surface during practice maneuvers.
According to the 2002 Guinness World Records, Apollo 10 set the record for the highest speed attained by a manned vehicle at 39,897 km/h (11.08 km/s or 24,791 mph) during the return from the Moon on May 26, 1969.
Due to the use of their names as call signs, the Peanuts characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy became semi-official mascots for the mission. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz also drew some special mission-related artwork for NASA.
( visit link) The Science Museum is one of our favorite Museums in London. Has so much interesting things to see, learn and interact. Definitely a must visit!
Hours:
10.00 - 18.00 (last entry 17.15) every day except 24 to 26 December.
Fee (if no fee, enter 'none'): none
How Long a Hike: In the main hall
Amount of time an average person would spend here: Half a day (2-4 Hours)
Accessible?: yes
Location is wheelchair accessible?: Yes
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