A colloquium presentation by Dr. Dean Eppler; September 14, 2022
Outline of Dr. Eppler’s presentation (time code)
- Introduction by Laurie Grindle and introductory remarks by Dr. Eppler and recommended reading (0:00:00)
- Basic terminology and acronyms (0:06:53)
- Written definitions appear at 0:07:46
- Basic approach for landing on the Moon (0:08:05)
- Key lunar module systems (0:09:48)
- Challenges of the Moon’s surface (0:11:38)
- About aborts/abort modes (0:27:37)
- Constraints for landing site selection (0:30:35)
- How we did the landing (0:32:28)
- Why We Did It This Way: A recap of lunar descent and landing (0:49:12)
- Audio of Apollo 17 approach and landing (0:52:16)
- Conclusions and recommendations: (1:05:09)
- The need for pilots
- Lander design
- Astronaut aviation experience
- Training
- Information technology (IT) design
- Navigation
- Lighting constraints
- Q&A (1:11:55)