%2F1000x800%2F9fb8972f-a2ae-479a-b22c-2445e4a7505f-john-c-from-palette.jpg&w=2048&q=100 "John C. Houbolt at blackboard, showing his space rendezvous concept for lunar landings.")
%2F1000x800%2Fec94c150-8fcf-43c6-a792-b1d2179f9a06-dead-man-who-saved-nasa.webp&w=2048&q=100 "John C. Houbolt at blackboard, showing his space rendezvous concept for lunar landings.")
John C. Houbolt at blackboard, showing his space rendezvous concept for lunar landings.
Lunar Orbital Rendezvous (LOR) would be used in the Apollo program. Although Houbolt did not invent the idea of LOR, he was the person most responsible for pushing it at NASA.
Depicted:Olexander Shargey Yurii KondratyukOriginal copyright: All rights reservedRestoration copyright: All rights reserved
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%2F991x661%2Fc7b8add5-85d0-46ae-aed5-80766339d8ac-18-sofia-jablonska-maroc-hd-2.jpg&w=2048&q=100 "Sofia Yablonska sits on the hood of a car in Morocco")
%2F950x991%2Fabc2d1f1-f581-4a84-a431-24322c68a952-17-sofia-jablonska-angkor.jpg&w=1920&q=100 "Two boys riding two bulls in the town of Angkor")
%2F991x661%2F0a0b73b8-6918-4614-85f5-7887fae297a0-16-sofia-jablonska-borneo-hd-2-color.jpg&w=2048&q=100 "Traveling by car on the beaches of the island of Borneo by Sofia Yablonska")
%2F942x991%2F2a952294-2cfd-4133-92ab-bf72c8379f01-15-sofia-jablonska-talifou-lgvip-hd.jpg&w=1920&q=100 "An unknown man in an unknown place called Talifou in the lens of Sofia Yablonska")
%2F991x661%2F489e4e48-e0c7-4dfe-bf93-788d64dcef28-13-sofia-jablonska-borneo-hd-2-color.jpg&w=2048&q=100 "Ferry crossing on the island of Borneo during the travels of Sofia Yablonska")
%2F942x991%2F4e580146-ca0b-4c3a-bdb5-9f1739a869e2-12-sofia-jablonska-yunnan-hd-1.jpg&w=1920&q=100 "A crowded city street in Yunnan province in the eyes of Sofia Yablonska")
%2F942x991%2F2bf612dd-fbbd-4f5c-9c32-2333593ee4fb-11-sofia-jablonska-yunnan-26-nsokb-hd.jpg&w=1920&q=100 "Interesting constructions of places in Yunnan province by Sofia Yablnska")
%2F942x991%2F369fba9a-ca59-4318-bf50-dcca0e164cbb-10-sofia-jablonska-yunnan-hd.jpg&w=1920&q=100 "Sofia Yablonska films residents selling fresh fruit at a bazaar in Yunnan Province")