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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1969
Page
5
Space Center Houston report says Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan are in excellent health with one concern dehydration from low water intake and bubbly spacecraft water. Berry plans gas separator for Apollo 12 water line after moon landing.
UPI reports Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford Cernan and Young won approval for 13 to 14 hours of rest after a second engine firing deemed unnecessary. Chief physician Dr. Berry granted the pause as capsule communicator Joe Engle quipped about the impossibility of 15 hours sleep.
Seabrook Texas AP/UPI report: Faye Stafford says the astronauts can have the moon, watching daily live TV as Thomas P Stafford and crew study their lunar approach. Barbara Young reports home is peachy keen. the Young child Sandy stays home sick while dad demonstrates weightlessness on air.
UPI reports Apollo 10 astronauts urged students of all ages to keep studying during the week and to apply spaceflight discipline to daily learning. The message framed learning as essential, linking curiosity with achievement and future opportunities.
UPI reports Apollo 10 astronauts John W. Young and crew observed the Earth and the Moon in one view during their lunar voyage. Young described the Moon as a thin crescent in the left window while Earth appeared in the right.
As Apollo 10 moves farther from Earth the signal travel time grows. Mission Control asks for time synchronization and the crew notes the message arrived about one second late, with Charles Duke confirming the early timing.
The UPI report details Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford Cernan and Young targeting a 50 000 foot approach to the moon. They will test the lunar lander rendezvous and descent engines ahead of the July 1969 Apollo 11 landing attempt.
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