The Search for Apollo 10’s Lunar Module

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I can't imagine that it would look too different from its appearance in 1969. Then again, constant exposure to solar radiation could have taken a toll on the module. It's amazing that parts of the Apollo missions 50+ years ago are still out there. Space really is an eternal museum.

Looks like Snoopy had a great journey

I want to bring snoopy back and put it in a museum, that's a cool story!

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In case anybody is feeling sad about snoopy being all alone out there in the endless expanse of space, worry not! The current plan for one of the Artemis missions involves yeeting an HLS out into interplanetary space just like snoopy, so after fifty-something years it’ll finally have a buddy out there!

The Cradle of Aviation Museum in Mitchell Field, Long Island, New York has the LEM intended for Apollo 18. The spacecraft was donated by Grumman. It is a magnificent display.

If you find the Red Baron, then you'll find Snoopy.

What an amazing story, I had no idea that Snoopy had escaped us. Because of the hole in the hatch I assume all of the oxygen within had vented into space, no oxygen = no oxidization, so the interior should be pristine. The exterior should be pretty good too, perhaps a few micro-meteors left their holes here and there, but as nothing had drastically altered the orbit it won't be that bad in my opinion. If it were my choice, I would leave her where she is. Fate chose her path and she is in the best museum that money can't buy. Who knows, she may well "out live" mankind. Those who find her will wonder at who we were and our achievements long after all other traces of us have turned to dust.

I wonder if any microorganisms survived inside for this long. It would be an incredible example of adaptations to deep space with extreme temperature and radiation exposure if they did.

I love the idea of one day being able to retrieve these bits of space flotsam and put them in a museum one day

Snoopy is probaby in relatively good shape just faded a bunch. It would be really cool for it to be put in a museum if we ever retrieve it. Might also be able to study the effects of longterm exposure in space.

Your explanations are so good. The animations are so brilliantly synced with the narration. Thank you.

I have often thought about how Voyager 1 and 2 would look like if it was possible to inspect them up close as they travel through space. It would be interesting to observe the LM AS of Apollo 10 and I would expect to see many signs of it being exposed in space for so long.

Bringing Snoopy back, we can actually see how the extremely low temperatures of the space and solar radiations have modified the lattice structure of Aluminium.

😮🤯🤯… 4 years from now we can finally get some answers. Can’t wait!

the segue into the sponsor is just gold

Honestly, I imagine it would be in a similar condition to how it was in 1969, albeit with a little less atmosphere. Im glad at least one part of the Apollo missions is out there to serve as an eternal history museum (aside from all the S-IVB stages out there).

I was a kid in the 60s and remember this, and the Charlie Brown TV specials, well. The craft is interesting anyway, but that the craft is named "Snoopy" had me welling up tears for some odd reason. It's kind of touching knowing Snooping is still flying out there somewhere.

The geometry of those altered orbits are insane 😂