http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:10:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. This video clip features excerpts of that speech. It was referenced during the session entitled "Session ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/resource-jfk-congress-speech/ On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy gave a speech at Rice University about the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. This video was referenced during the session entitled "Session 1—Apollo in Context" during the online conference. ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/resource-jfk-rice/ The manned Apollo missions were each launched aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle. The "V" designation originates from the five powerful F-1 engines that powered the first stage of the rocket. The Saturn V remains the largest and most powerful U.S. expendable launch vehicle ever built. In this video clip, Paul ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/ceruzzi-saturnv/ In this video clip, Paul Ceruzzi, Curator in the Division of Space History at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, talks about the Lunar Lander. This video clip is referenced during the session entitled "Session 2—Getting to the Moon: Apollo Technology" during the online conference. To view ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/ceruzzi-lunarlander/ The Discussion areas are a place to introduce yourself to fellow participants and to post comments relating to each conference session. Jump in and share! Please take a moment to introduce yourself to conference participants. You might like to tell us where you work, what city and country you are in, ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/introductions/ ACCESS RECORDED SESSION Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:00 – 11:50 am EST Roger Launius, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum Michael Neufeld, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum What lessons can we learn from the Apollo Moon landing story? President Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the Moon ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/session1/ ACCESS RECORDING Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:00 – 12:50 pm EST Paul Ceruzzi, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum Michael Neufeld, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum How did engineers and scientists figure ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/session2/ ACCESS RECORDING Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:00 – 1:50 pm EST Roger Launius, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum Allan Needell, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum Margaret Weitekamp, Division of Space History, ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/session3/ ACCESS RECORDING Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:00 – 2:50 pm EST Allan Needell, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum Margaret Weitekamp, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum Cathleen Lewis, Division of Space History, ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/session4/ ACCESS RECORDING Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:00 – 3:50 pm EST Roger Launius, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum Jennifer Levasseur, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum What does the imagery from Apollo ... http://www.smithsonianconference.org/apollo/session5/