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  Mythography | The Greek God Apollo in Myth and Art
Indeed, Apollo is most often associated with the cultivated arts of music and medicine, and his role as the leader of the Muses establishes him as a patron of intellectual pursuits.
According to the Greek poet Hesiod (Theogony, 918-20), Apollo was the son of the Olympian Zeus and the Titan Leto, and the brother of the goddess Artemis.
Apollo was then cared for by Themis, who fed him nectar and ambrosia for a few days, after which time he was an adult capable of assuming the full responsibilities of a god.
www.loggia.com /myth/apollo.html   (528 words)

  
 A Shadow on the Moon, and Back on the Front Page
Apollo 17 was planned initially as a visit to the volcanic domes in the moon's Marius Hills.
Apollo 18 was to be dispatched to investigate the mysterious transient red flares sighted from Earth.
Carrying an extended stay-time lunar module (LM), Apollo 20 was to descend to the floor of the giant crater Copernicus to obtain samples from deep inside the moon.
www.space.com /news/spacehistory/apollo13_public_impact_000415.html   (1208 words)

  
 Apollo 20
Apollo 20 was originally planned in July 1969 to land in Crater Copernicus, a spectacular large crater impact area.
The remaining Apollo missions were stretched out to six-month intervals, which would have placed the Apollo 20 flight in 1974 had it not been cancelled.
NASA had canceled the Apollo 20 mission and stretched out the remaining seven missions to six-month intervals, Deputy Administrator George M. Low told the press in an interview after dedication of the Lunar Science Institute (next to MSC in Houston).
www.astronautix.com /flights/apollo20.htm   (868 words)

  
 Apollo 11 & 13
Apollo 11 orbited the earth one and one-half times before firing the rocket again to send them accelerating out of the earth's gravitational pull, at a speed of 24,245 mph (Sullivan 26).
Apollo 11 then had to separate from the Saturn V rocket and extract the Lunar Module (LM).
On July 20, Mission Control gave Apollo 11 the news: "We're go for undocking." The lunar module was released with Armstrong and Aldrin inside, on their way to the moon.
www.msu.edu /~kleinmeg/space2.htm   (1154 words)

  
 Apollo 18 through 20
There were originally 3 more Apollo missions scheduled to fly to the Moon in the initial Apollo plan, all were cancelled due to budgetary constraints.
The flights planned for Apollo 15 and Apollo 19 were cancelled in September, 1970, the remaining missions were then renumbered 15 through 17.
(The ASTP is often referred to as "Apollo 18" although the original Apollo 18 was the planned Moon mission.) Charles Conrad and Paul Weitz were assigned to the first crew to Skylab, Weitz later commanded a shuttle mission.
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov /planetary/lunar/apollo_18_20.html   (305 words)

  
 Contact Light - a personal retrospective of Project Apollo
The Apollo project was dealt a major setback in early 1967 with the tragic Apollo 1 fire and death of its crewmen during training, and it wasn't until October of 1968 (23 months after the final Gemini flight) that manned missions resumed with the launch of earth orbital mission Apollo 7.
Apollo 16 continued the lunar "J" mission series in April of 1972, landing in the Moon's Descartes region.
Apollo 17 set records for total duration of lunar EVA's (22 hours), distance driven with the LRV (36 km.) and lunar samples collected (254 lbs.), and brought the manned lunar landing missions to conclusion in grand fashion with a spectacular televised lunar liftoff.
www.apolloarchive.com /apollo_retrospective.html   (3583 words)

  
 Gel
Apollo gel is double-coated because many designers appreciate the color consistency found in the double-coated process.
Apollo Gel is available in 20" x 24" sheets, 24" x 24" sheets (click here for availability) and 2' x 25' gel rolls (click here for availability).
Apollo Gel is made of double coated, heat-resistant polyester.
www.internetapollo.com /products/productline.aspx?pl_id=8   (228 words)

  
 Apollo CSM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Apollo spacecraft 009, first of the type that would carry three astronauts to the moon and back, was accepted by NASA during informal ceremonies at North American.
Apollo Program Director Samuel C. Phillips notified the three manned space flight Centers that they were requested to plan for a dual AS-207/208 mission, assuming that launch would occur one month later than the 207 launch now scheduled.
A parachute test (Apollo Drop Test 84-1) failed at EI Centro, Calif. The parachute test vehicle (PTV) was dropped from a C-133A aircraft at an altitude of 9,144 meters to test a new 5-meter drogue chute and to investigate late deployment of one of the three main chutes.
www.friends-partners.org /partners/mwade/craft/apolocsm.htm   (17145 words)

  
 Apollo:DeveloperFAQ - Adobe Labs
Apollo is currently in its early development stages, and thus all information contained in this FAQ is subject to change.
Apollo is the code name for a cross-operating system runtime being developed by Adobe that allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build and deploy Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) to the desktop.
Apollo 1.0 will be supported on Windows and OS X. We are also researching what additional platforms we will support beyond Apollo 1.0.
labs.adobe.com /wiki/index.php/Apollo:developerfaq   (1769 words)

  
 Project Apollo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This goal was achieved with the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.
The Apollo project was named after the Greek god of the sun.
The Apollo program was at least partly motivated by geo-political considerations, in the context of the Cold War and the Space Race.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Project_Apollo   (3767 words)

  
 WSJ(7/20) How Apollo Investment's Stock Became Godly | newratings.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Apollo Investment is the publicly traded affiliate of well-known private-equity firm Apollo Advisors, which Mr.
Apollo Investment had been caught in a wave of worry, which continues today, over whether there is a bubble in hedge funds and private-equity firms -- and whether they are being dangerously peddled to small investors.
Apollo Investments is toiling in a different field than its well-known affiliate, and if that goes barren, Apollo Advisors could take a hit to its reputation and its ability to raise private-equity funds.
www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_925926.html   (1067 words)

  
 American Experience | Race to the Moon | People & Events | PBS
Apollo missions flew unmanned until October 11, 1968, when Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walt Cunningham orbited the earth for ten days in an Apollo command-service module.
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Dave Scott, Al Worden and Jim Irwin were the crew of Apollo 15, the first mission to use the four-wheel-drive lunar rover.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/moon/peopleevents/e_apollo.html   (918 words)

  
 NASA's Solar System Exploration: News & Events: 07.20.04: Apollo 11 Experiment Still Going Strong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On the afternoon of July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin explored the surface of the Moon for two and a half hours, collecting samples and taking photographs while Michael Collins orbited in the command module Columbia.
On July 21, about an hour before the end of their final moonwalk, they left an experiment on the lunar surface which, after 35 years, continues to work as well as it did the day it got there.
The Apollo 11 laser reflector consists of 100 fused silica half cubes, called corner cubes, mounted in a 46-centimeter (18-inch) square aluminum panel.
solarsystem.nasa.gov /news/display.cfm?News_ID=9155   (840 words)

  
 Apollo 20   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Astronaut Lind was considered by Slayton as next in line for a chance to land as lunar module pilot, but not until the never-funded Apollo 21.
Budget restrictions had brought the decision to suspend Saturn V launch vehicle production after vehicle 515 and to use the Apollo 20 Saturn V to launch the first U.S. space station in 1972.
NASA issued instructions for deletion of the Apollo 20 mission from the program.
www.friends-partners.org /partners/mwade/flights/apollo20.htm   (707 words)

  
 Apollo
Apollo Resources International, Inc. (OTCBB:AOOR - News) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Mountain States Petroleum Corporation, has begun producing natural gas from a well in southeastern Utah which had been shut-in for approximately two years.
Under terms of the deal, Apollo will receive 88.09% of the outstanding common stock in Meadows Springs in exchange its interest in Earth Biofuels.
Apollo Resources announced today that it completed a $3.0 million private placement financing in the form of senior secured 8% convertible notes, with detachable warrants.
www.apolloresources.com /news.html   (444 words)

  
 Space Cowboy Saloon
Mike was supposed to be on the prime crew of Apollo 8, but he had to have a dangerous (but ultimately successful) surgical procedure to remove pressure on his spinal cord.
The crew of Apollo 11 sits down to compare notes with the crew of Apollo 10 on June 3, after the latter have returned to Houston for debriefing.
The simulators have been updated with brand-new data from Apollo 10, which will be vital to a realistic simulation of LM handling characteristics in the vicinity of the Moon.
groups.msn.com /spacecowboysaloon/apollo11.msnw   (1253 words)

  
 Hanks to revisit Apollo? - collectSPACE: Messages
Engle was only bumped from Apollo 17 because Apollo 18 had been cancelled and the powers that be decided NASA's geologist astronaut had to walk on the Moon.
Apollo 20 was cancelled I beleive at the time of thee Apollo 11 mission and so his dreams of walking on the moon were dashed early on.
I beleive that Apollo 20 was cancelled at the time of the Apollo 11 flight but was officially confirmed in Jan 1970.
collectspace.com /ubb/Forum23/HTML/000244.html   (3749 words)

  
 The Apollo Spacecraft - A Chronology. Vol. IV. Part 3 (1970)
The seismic signal generated by the impact lasted 3 hours 20 minutes and was so strong that a ground command was necessary to reduce seismometer gain and keep the recording on the scale.
The mission was a voyage of discovery, and an important part of the discovery was the revelation of the infinite human potential for achievement as an endless new frontier was opened for future generations.
NASA was canceling Apollo missions 15 and 19 because of congressional cuts in FY 1971 NASA appropriations, Administrator Thomas O. Paine announced in a Washington news conference.
www.apolloexplorer.co.uk /books/SP-4009/v4p3g.htm   (4533 words)

  
 Press Release 8-20-97   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Phoenix, Arizona, August 20, 1997 -- Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, the University of Phoenix (University of Phoenix), received approval to operate in Oregon and Washington.
We believe, based on our experience with recent openings in Florida, Louisiana and Michigan, that there is a large demand in the U.S. for high quality, affordable higher education that addresses the needs of the working adult student.
Apollo Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries the University of Phoenix, the Institute for Professional Development and Western International University, is one of the largest providers of higher education programs for working adults in the United States, with total enrollments of over 53,000 students.
www.apollogrp.edu /Releases/press/FY1997/082097.htm   (380 words)

  
 APOD: April 20, 1996 - Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot and the second human to walk on the Moon described the lunar landscape as "a magnificent desolation".
Apollo missions to the moon's surface testify to this apt turn of phrase.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov /apod/ap960420.html   (108 words)

  
 The Apollo Spacecraft - A Chronology. Vol. IV. Part 3 (1969 3rd quarter)
Microscopic examination of dust particles collected from the spacecraft after the Apollo 10 mission and of samples collected from the inside of nine garments worn by the Apollo 10 astronauts confirmed preliminary findings that the itching experienced by the astronauts was due to the insulation in the tunnel hatch of the command module.
During lunar module checkout activities at KSC, the LM-6 (for Apollo 12) guidance computer was removed and replaced because of an unexpected restart during panel revalidation.
In response to a query from MSFC, MSC took the position that primary batteries as opposed to secondary (rechargeable batteries) should be used to power the lunar roving vehicle.
www.apolloexplorer.co.uk /books/SP-4009/v4p3e.htm   (2830 words)

  
 NASA Apollo Mission Apollo-1
On January 27, 1967, tragedy struck the Apollo program when a flash fire occurred in command module 012 during a launch pad test of the Apollo/Saturn space vehicle being prepared for the first piloted flight, the AS-204 mission.
With these changes, the overall safety of the command and service module and the lunar module was increased substantially.
The AS-204 mission was redesignated Apollo I in honor of the crew.
www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/Apollo204   (236 words)

  
 John F. Kennedy Space Center - Apollo 1
), which was scheduled to be the first Apollo manned mission, and would have been launched on February 21, 1967.
became known as the Apollo 5 mission (no missions or flights were ever designated Apollo 2 and 3).
The second launch of a Saturn V took place on schedule in the early morning of April 4, 1968.
www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov /kscpao/history/apollo/apollo-1/apollo-1.htm   (239 words)

  
 NASA Apollo 11 30th Anniversary
On July 20, 1969, the human race accomplished its single greatest technological achievement of all time when a human first set foot on another celestial body.
He was shortly joined by “Buzz” Aldrin, and the two astronauts spent 21 hours on the lunar surface and returned 46 pounds of lunar rocks.
After their historic walks on the Moon, they successfully docked with the Command Module “Columbia,” in which Michael Collins was patiently orbiting the cold but no longer lifeless Moon.
www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/ap11ann/introduction.htm   (108 words)

  
 Techgage - Review: NZXT Apollo
I cannot immediately think of a single thing I don't like about the case, which is something rare.
Some Canadian outlets seem to have the case in stock now, but it may be a few more weeks before they hit e-tailers in the US.
It portrays a futuristic scene which gives the idea that this is how the case should also be regarded.
techgage.com /article/nzxt_apollo   (570 words)

  
 Control Dedicated Hosting Plans Summary Page- Apollo Website Hosting Services
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www.apollohosting.com /dedicatedServers   (165 words)

  
 Garmin: MX20   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
See MX20 I/O Traffic or MX 20 I/O Traffic and Radar.
MX 20 I/O Traffic = Not compatible with Onboard Radar Systems or EGPWS.
Offering an impressive list of features and nav graphic interfaces, the MX20 multi-function display is a fully integrated "big picture" pilot information center.
www.garmin.com /products/mx20   (498 words)

  
 Deep Purple - Hammersmith Apollo, 20 November 1995   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Got a letter today which says that the gigs have been shifted to Brixton "due to a long-running theatrical production".
We will return to you, within 14 days, unreserved standing tickets for the Brixton Academy on the relevant date(s).
I guess if you bought your tickets direct at the Apollo (and therefore they won't know who/where you are) you could do this.
www.thehighwaystar.com /reviews/gary2011.htm   (232 words)

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