Space costs and pay for Apollo 11 crew revealed
NASA has spent about 23.9 billion dollars on space flight over ten years to land the first man on the moon. Arm strong earns about 32.92 dollars per hour for the two hour and forty minute moonwalk while Aldrin and Collins receive standard officer pay. Apollo 11 costs total about 350 million, with 69 million for mission support, and eight astronauts have died in the program.
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Edwin E.aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
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Kansas Helps Put Apollo On Surface of the Moon
Wichita based Boeing Wichita Division built about 75 percent of the Saturn V S-10 first stage booster for Apollo 11. The project employed peak 3,700 workers in August 1964 and shipped major sections to NASA for the moon mission slated July 20.
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Apollo
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Boeing Company
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Boeing-Wichita
Seattle
Collins Dreading Publicity In Apollo 11 Mission
Michael Collins, 38, Apollo 11 command module pilot, prefers anonymity and dislikes publicity. He survived a near career end after a vertebrae nerve issue required risky surgery. The piece notes his background, West Point, Air Force career, and ties to Beech Aircraft’s life support and cryogenic storage systems used in NASA’s Apollo program.
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Air Force
Collins
Boston
Patricia M. Finnegan
France
U.S. Air Force
Benefits of Moon Landing Said to Unite Nation
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Dr George E Mueller NASA associate administrator for manned space flight discusses the value of the moon mission. He says the landing will inspire pride, advance technology, and renew global cooperation while boosting the economy and education through space exploration. He defends the $24 billion program as essential for national wealth and future progress.
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