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The actual role of the Houston Space Center
Norman Greenwood
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| 211. The actual role of the Houston Space Center | 22 | 00:37 | |
| 212. Official invitation to watch Apollo 15 launch | 24 | 04:31 | |
| 213. Visiting India on a sponsored tour | 20 | 02:02 | |
| 214. Souvenir from the Taj Mahal | 26 | 01:16 | |
| 215. Being a tourist in India | 40 | 03:26 | |
| 216. Visiting the science institutes in Bombay | 30 | 01:12 | |
| 217. A sponsored tour to China | 22 | 00:49 | |
| 218. Language difficulties when lecturing in China | 44 | 01:53 | |
| 219. Experiencing the after effects of The Great Leap Forward | 31 | 00:40 | |
| 220. An adventure down the Yangtze river | 25 | 02:57 |
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So that was the Houston Space Center and I don’t think I’d appreciated that the control of the Apollo missions was from Houston after the launch and the crucial moments are when the launch starts and the spacecraft rises up. As soon as it clears the tower it is launched and the monitoring is taken over by the Houston Space Centre.
Norman Greenwood (1925-2012) was born in Australia and graduated from Melbourne University before going to Cambridge. His wide-ranging research in inorganic and structural chemistry made major advances in the chemistry of boron hydrides and other main-group element compounds. He also pioneered the application of Mössbauer spectroscopy to problems in chemistry. He was a prolific writer and inspirational lecturer on chemical and educational themes, and held numerous visiting professorships throughout the world.
Title: The actual role of the Houston Space Center
Listeners: Brian Johnson
Professor Brian FG Johnson FRS, FRSE, FRS Chem, FAcad Eu, FAS. Professor of Inorganic Chemistry University of Edinburgh 1991-1995, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry University of Cambridge 1995-2005, Master Fitzwilliam College Cambridge 1999-2005. Research interests include studies of transition metal carbonyls, organometallic chemistry, nano- particles and homogeneous catalysis. Professor Johnson is the author of over 1000 research articles and papers.
Tags: Houston Space Center, Houston, Apollo 15, Apollo
Duration: 37 seconds
Date story recorded: May 2011
Date story went live: 25 November 2011
