I was listening to the DVD of the Apollo 11 Moonwalk, with the flight
controller's loop on. A controller reports that Lick Observatory got
a laser return from the LRRR retroreflector. This is in the
transcript (http://next.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html , then click on "EASEP
Deployment and Closeout") at 111:32:09, but they didn't report it to
the crew. (They tell Collins about it at 112:34:29.) However, there
are comments in the transcript saying that they tried to detect the
LRRR but didn't (until August 1). I remember that live coverage at
the time said that they didget a return from the retroreflector.
<j.mccra...@comcast.net> wrote:
>I was listening to the DVD of the Apollo 11 Moonwalk, with the flight
>controller's loop on. A controller reports that Lick Observatory got
>a laser return from the LRRR retroreflector.
And what about the Apollo 14 and A15 retroreflectors - how soon after
the astronauts deployed them were they detected?
In <rj7048pa1cd5bgq9cat4r0i90nlm9ej...@4ax.com> Jan Philips <j.mccra...@comcast.net> writes:
>I was listening to the DVD of the Apollo 11 Moonwalk, with the flight
>controller's loop on. A controller reports that Lick Observatory got
>a laser return from the LRRR retroreflector. This is in the
>transcript >(http://next.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html , then click on "EASEP
>Deployment and Closeout") at 111:32:09, but they didn't report it to
>the crew. (They tell Collins about it at 112:34:29.) However, there
>are comments in the transcript saying that they tried to detect the
>LRRR but didn't (until August 1). I remember that live coverage at
>the time said that they didget a return from the retroreflector.
>So was this early report correct or in error?
--- then it appears that they did try bouncing the laser off the moon possibly before Armstrong and Aldrin had lifted off, but the moon's position in the sky was too low for solid results to be gotten for a couple weeks.
>--- then it appears that they did try bouncing the laser off the moon >possibly before Armstrong and Aldrin had lifted off, but the moon's >position in the sky was too low for solid results to be gotten for a >couple weeks.
Thank you, then the initial report of succes by Lick Observatory while
they were still on the Moon seems to be incorect.
>>--- then it appears that they did try bouncing the laser off the moon >>possibly before Armstrong and Aldrin had lifted off, but the moon's >>position in the sky was too low for solid results to be gotten for a >>couple weeks.
>Thank you, then the initial report of succes by Lick Observatory while
>they were still on the Moon seems to be incorect.
Well, thanks for asking the question. It's rare enough finding a point that hasn't been chewed over so much as to lose its interest, or better, one that can be reasonably clearly answered.
