{"601014":{"#nid":"601014","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sticking to the Schedule was Difficult for Apollo Astronauts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENo one plans like NASA, and when it came to exploring the moon, the Apollo program was no different. However, even despite their best efforts, the astronauts consistently demonstrated the challenges of keeping to schedule.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers analyzed the archived mission reports from the Apollo moonwalks to see how well moonwalkers were able to stick to their expected timelines.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOn almost every walk or drive on the lunar surface, astronauts fell behind \u0026mdash; sometimes as much as an hour, forcing them to drop specific tasks from the schedule.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe report could held guide officials as they plan for crewed missions to mars. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/lunar-landing-logs\u0022\u003ELearn more\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Crews often fell behind while driving or walking on the lunar surface"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology researchers analyzed the archived mission reports from the Apollo moonwalks to see how well moonwalkers were able to stick to their expected timelines. The Georgia Tech team also examined life support systems \u0026mdash; oxygen, power and water consumption levels \u0026mdash; to see if the relationships between NASA\u0026rsquo;s pre-flight estimates and timeline performance were accurate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New report finds that Apollo astronauts often fell behind schedule while on the moon. "}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2018-01-18 20:59:52","changed_gmt":"2018-01-18 20:59:52","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"601013":{"id":"601013","type":"image","title":"Apollo Astronaut on the Moon","body":null,"created":"1516308732","gmt_created":"2018-01-18 20:52:12","changed":"1516308732","gmt_changed":"2018-01-18 20:52:12","alt":"Moonwalker","file":{"fid":"229074","name":"Spacewalks.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Spacewalks.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Spacewalks.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":169538,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Spacewalks.jpg?itok=3j_lQJ0S"}}},"media_ids":["601013"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/lunar-landing-logs","title":"Read the Full Story"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"},{"id":"282661","name":"Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR)"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4191","name":"moon"},{"id":"408","name":"NASA"},{"id":"173831","name":"astronauts"},{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"89371","name":"CSTAR"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nNational Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmaderer@gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}