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Geophysical association cohosted this event. Good evening. Im david ferriero. Its a thrill to welcome you here. Whether youre here in the room with us or participating through facebook or youtube. And a special welcome to our cspan audience. Im pleased you could join us for tonights Program Small steps and giant leaps how apollo 11 shaped our understanding of earth and beyond. Tonights program is presented in parer inship with the American Geophysical union. Its made possible in part by the National Archives foundation through the generous support of the boeing company. We thank them for our s...

Archivist of the United States and a pleasure to welcome you here to the william g. Mcgowan theater at the National Iraq ives. Whether in the room or participating through facebook or youtuben a special welcome to our cspan audience. Im pleased you could join us for tonights Program Small steps pan giant leaps how apollo 11 shaped our understanding of earth and beyond. Tonights program is presented in partnership with the American Geophysical union, swrating its 100th anniversary this year and made possible in part by the National Archives foundation through the generous support of the boeing ...

Problem of feeding astronauts in weightlessness and on the anticipated longduration missions of the apollo program. Announcer when john glenn got hungry during his flight, he simply opened the visor on his helmet and popped a pill from into his mouth. This was more than he actually needed for the 4. 5 hours in orbit. The purpose of the meal was to find out whether a man could eat in a weightless condition. Since 1961, food scientists have been hard at work studying and developing space foods and measuring their effect upon man. The problem even for short flights has been a problem. As we conti...

Beginning on monday, july 18th. Each week American History tvs reel america gives you archival films that provide context for todays Public Affairs issues. This marks the 40th anniversary of the air and space museum on july 1st, 1976. Leading up to the celebration, reel america will be showing a series of nasa films, up next, science reporter, food for space travelers. A half hour 1966 nasa tv program, one of 13 produced in cooperation with m. I. T. And wgbh boston. This episode examines the problem of feeding astronauts in weightlessness and the anticipated Long Duration missions of the apoll...

We could test on the ground. With that we had the greatest Carbon Dioxide removal system in the world. We get it on orbit, we find out that all of the dust clouds everything up. On the water system, the tubing is permeable to Carbon Dioxide. Carbon dioxide goes into the water system and creates a nutrient rich environment for bacteria. We tested on the ground and we saw none of those problems. Station can give you that chance to really dry run and test the equipment on orbit. You do not use station as an ancillary piece. You pick pieces that are absolutely necessary. Some things are better for...