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t1_j4a89lr wrote

Let's see if I can find the Apollo Surface Journals...

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/

The annotated Apollo PDI to touchdown videos are all good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RONIax0_1ec

And of course Apollo 11 in realtime is cool:

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/

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t1_j4ak6r7 wrote

>Apollo 11 in realtime

I listen every year around the anniversary.

It's kinda crazy how the landing is spine tingling every time even though the outcome is known!

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t1_j4ce5sk wrote

Was just about to post Apollo in real time. Absolutely excellent resource and a ton of work from whoever created that.

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t1_j4agp3c wrote

BBC podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon. Maybe not as detailed as you’re looking for, but one of the last episodes is real time from orbit to the surface.

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t1_j4bbq1s wrote

I really enjoyed both seasons of this. Kevin Fong is a great host and the music is by Hans Zimmer. Totally recommend if anyone haven't listened to it yet.

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t1_j4az34v wrote

Second for this, it is fascinating.

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t1_j4bj86v wrote

I third it.

I'm old enough to have followed the Apollo program live, including watching it live on TV. I used to have my bedroom walls covered with every article I could find about space. Many years later, I still found this podcast to be very compelling, even with a few details that I didn't know.

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t1_j4bjzab wrote

Apollo 8 was the real defining mission, taking man to the Moon and back. Way too much focus is on Apollo 11 & 13.

b.t.w., I was 8 when Apollo 8 took place, and remember it well. Going out in the snow and looking up at the crescent Moon, and wishing I was there or at least could see them. Squinting my eyes, and saying I think I can see them. Yes, even at that age I knew that was a fantasy, but a nice one to have. Then we go inside (probably the other way around, don't remember for sure) and watch the Christmas Eve message from the Moon.

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OP t1_j4bmfnj wrote

I’d have to agree with you. My main interest is these space craft that are SUPER primitive, these guys have 2 tiny windows and a bunch of gauges and switches to pilot all the way to the moon and back. It never ceases to amaze me.

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t1_j4cr6bo wrote

I recommend the book “How Apollo flew to the moon”

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t1_j4dlkcz wrote

Not a moment-by-moment resource, but “A Man On the Moon” by Andrew Chaikin is a really good book on the Apollo program with lots of good background information. It’s the basis for HBO’s “From the Earth to the Moon” miniseries.

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t1_j4dsr05 wrote

If you want something to listen to in the car, I can strongly recommend Michael Annis' Space Rocket History podcast.

https://www.podbean.com/pa/dir-vf26u-26e5f

Incredibly detailed, his episodes cover the entire human space program in chronological order. If your podcast player doesn't list all of his episodes (405 to date), his website hosts his whole archive.

For instance, the entire Apollo program spans episodes #98 through to #380. Most episodes are 40 mins to an hour long.

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t1_j4buc34 wrote

Neil Armstrong's autobiography is a good read. Been a while so I forget how much detail he went in to but probably worth checking out.

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t1_j4cn410 wrote

Magnificent Desolation by Buzz Aldrin was an excellent read on the whole experience.

As a fun aside, I got his signed autograph at KSC when it was released like 15 years ago. As my favorite Apollo Astronaut, it was a really amazing experience to meet him in real life.

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t1_j4e4qqk wrote

At one point in time, there was a post that offered the actual audio of the mission, transcripts, and animations of what was happening while those recordings played.

It was like Apollo in real time, but with an animation. I really liked it, but haven’t been able to find it since.

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t1_j4e7h4o wrote

If you're interested in the Mission Control side in addition to the astronaut perspective, I highly recommend Gene Kranz's autobiography, Failure is Not an Option. It's a pretty fantastic survey of Mission Control and the process and technological challenges and successes from Mercury through Apollo.

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t1_j4baxww wrote

Dont know if its quite what youre after, but How Apollo Flew to the Moon is an excellent book describing exactly how they did it in laymans terms.

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t1_j4c1reg wrote

Homemade Documentary’s on YouTube has great 2+hrs videos on all of them very detailed

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t1_j4aobq8 wrote

Several excellent 50th anniversary documentaries.

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t1_j4cfq0v wrote

Supporting materials to the accounts would be the Haynes manuals. So much great information in them. Just type “Apollo Haynes Manuals” in Amazon.

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t1_j4e3e4c wrote

A library. You can read what they have and have other literature sent to you at the Library from other places that have what they don't.

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