{"id":5441,"date":"2023-02-05T13:46:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T13:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photold.org\/?p=5441"},"modified":"2023-02-05T13:46:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T13:46:05","slug":"scientists-studying-moon-phases-on-models-in-preparation-for-us-manned-flight-to-moon-1962-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/2023\/02\/05\/scientists-studying-moon-phases-on-models-in-preparation-for-us-manned-flight-to-moon-1962-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists studying moon phases on models in preparation for US Manned Flight to Moon, 1962."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div><p>In 1962, the United States was making history as it prepared for its first manned spaceflight to the moon. As part of the preparations for this monumental mission, scientists were studying the moon&#8217;s phases on the models in the laboratory. This research was vital for the mission&#8217;s success, as the astronauts needed to be aware of the different lunar cycles that would impact the mission.<\/p>\n<p>The scientists utilized a range of data sets, including telescopic observations, lunar photographs, and astronomical charts, to develop an accurate model of the moon&#8217;s phases. This data was then used to create a detailed map of the moon&#8217;s surface that could be used to identify potential landing sites and to plan out the mission&#8217;s trajectory. The research also helped the astronauts understand the moon&#8217;s gravitational pull and the timing of the mission&#8217;s launch.<\/p>\n<p>This groundbreaking work laid the foundation for the successful launch of Apollo 11 in 1969. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this historic mission, it&#8217;s important to remember the dedicated scientists who worked on the project and their invaluable contributions to the success of this mission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5442\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8.jpg?resize=720%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"image-8-jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8.jpg?resize=720%2C720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1962, the United States was making history as it prepared for its first manned spaceflight to the moon. As part of the preparations for this monumental mission, scientists were studying the moon&#8217;s phases on the models in the laboratory. This research was vital for the mission&#8217;s success, as the astronauts needed to be aware of the different lunar cycles that would impact the mission. The scientists utilized a range of data sets, including telescopic observations, lunar photographs, and astronomical charts, to develop an accurate model of the moon&#8217;s phases. This data was then used to create a detailed map &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/2023\/02\/05\/scientists-studying-moon-phases-on-models-in-preparation-for-us-manned-flight-to-moon-1962-2\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Scientists studying moon phases on models in preparation for US Manned Flight to Moon, 1962.<\/span> r\u00e9szletei&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[109,2092,1522,1521,1523,2090,2091,1770,1520,2094,2093],"class_list":["post-5441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-photo","tag-109","tag-apollo11","tag-flight","tag-manned","tag-moon","tag-moonphases","tag-moonresearch","tag-nasa","tag-scientists","tag-spaceflight","tag-usmannedflight","post_format-post-format-image","has-post-thumbnail","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5441"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5443,"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5441\/revisions\/5443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressnavigator.hu\/photold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}