Although not officially announced, the original backup crew consisted of Fred Haise ( CDR ), William R. Pogue ( CMP ) and Gerald Carr ( LMP ) who were targeted for the prime crew assignment on Apollo 19.

Although previous Apollo expeditions, including Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 obtained samples of pre-mare lunar material, before lava began to upwell from the Moon's interior and flood the low areas and basins, none had actually visited the lunar highlands.

Although their work was controversial, the American Apollo Moon landings, which were in progress at the time, provided supportive evidence by recognizing the rate of impact cratering on the Moon.

Although Orestes ’ actions were what the god Apollo had commanded him to do, Orestes had still committed matricide and because of this, he was pursued by the terrible Erinyes.

Although Lugus may originally have been a deity of light or the sun ( though this is disputed ), similar to the Roman Apollo, his importance as a god of trade made him more comparable to Mercury, and Apollo was instead equated with the Celtic deity Belenus.

Although Apollo and Artemis are given the blame, the mass murderer is a mortal grappling for power.

Although space probes have returned to Earth in the decades since Apollo 12, this remains the only occasion in which humans have visited a probe that had been sent to another world.

Although Apollo clearly had won, he disagreed with the other judges.

Although this film was released in 1979, the ring announcers say that it takes place ten months after Rocky's first fight with Apollo Creed, putting the Rocky II fight with Apollo in November 1976.

Although Capricorn One is thematically a typical 1970s government-conspiracy thriller with similarities to Hyams's subsequent film Outland, the story was inspired by conspiracy theories surrounding the Apollo Moon landings.

Although Apollo systems were easy to use and administer, they became less cost-effective because the proprietary operating system made software more expensive than Unix software.

Although normally tasked with tracking unmanned spacecraft, the Deep Space Network ( DSN ) also contributed to the communication and tracking of Apollo missions to the Moon, although primary responsibility was held by the Manned Space Flight Network.

Although there is no U. S. law specifically against the ownership of Apollo moonrocks, none has ever been ( or is likely to ever be ) given or sold by the U. S. government to private citizens.

* Although not designed or intended as one, Apollo 13 used the Lunar Module ( LM ) as a lifeboat when the service module suffered an explosion causing the command module to have to be shut down.

Although the mission of Apollo 16 was terminated one day early, due to concern over several spacecraft malfunctions, all major objectives were accomplished through the ceaseless efforts of the mission support team and were made possible by the most rigorous preflight planning yet associated with an Apollo mission.

Although the flight carried no lunar module, Cunningham was kept busy with the myriad system tests aboard this first launch of a manned Apollo mission.

Although it is uncertain which synthesizers Vangelis employs on this album, other instruments include acoustic drums, bass, percussion, a xylophone, a gamelan ( track 2 ) and recordings of the speaking clock ( courtesy of Post Office communications ) and the Apollo moon landing ( courtesy of NASA ).

Although Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong was first to set foot on the moon, he left his 105. 012 Speedmaster inside the Lunar Module as a backup because the LM's electronic timer had malfunctioned.

Although they appreciate their freedom, the landing party shows remorse for Apollo, with Carolyn devastated and Dr. McCoy specifically wishing that the crew weren't forced to take such extreme measures.

Although progress has been made in America's system of libraries it still falls short of what is required if we are to maintain the standards that are needed for an informed America.

Although focused on his running, he falls in love with a leading Gilbert and Sullivan soprano, Sybil ( Alice Krige ).

Although there are no known magnetic monopoles in nature, there are magnetic dipoles in the form of the quantum-mechanical spin associated with particles such as electrons ( although the accurate description of such effects falls outside of classical electromagnetism ).

Although local meteorological conditions play a contributing role, rain usually falls when tropical air masses are dominant.

Although hail falls on many of the higher areas of the island ( including Antananarivo ), there is no snowfall except on the Ankaratra massif where above it may occasionally fall and even remain for several days.

Although the deployment of nuclear weapons from aircraft falls into the category of strategic bombing, and likely represents the ultimate form of both strategic and terror bombing, the term strategic bombing is generally used in reference to the release of non-nuclear air-ground ordnance from strategic aircraft.

Although rain falls throughout the year, about 50 percent of the annual total arrives in the summer rainy season that extends from May to the end of July along the coast and from April through September farther inland.

Although snow sometimes falls in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains, it is very rare in Los Gatos.

Winter months are rainy with the average amount being around, Although rain falls in all months of the year, it is less pronounced in the summertime.

Although heavy snow sometimes falls on nearby Mount Tamalpais, snow is rare in Kentfield ; however, traces were reported on January 28 and December 13, 1972.

Although snow often falls in the winter in the Santa Lucia mountains west of the city, it is quite rare in the Salinas Valley ; however, fell in January 1957 and fell in December 1954.

Although snow rarely falls in St. Helena, there is an annual average snowfall of.

Although exceedingly heavy snow falls on the nearby mountains, it very rarely falls in the city ..

Although snow rarely falls in the lowlands, 6. 5 inches fell in December 1967.

Although near Bay City, TX the site of Van Vleck falls outside the ETJ of Bay City, TX and is regulated by county police and county ordinance.

Although Stonehenge falls within the parish of Amesbury, the town does not directly benefit from the monument's fame.

Although he seems scary on the outside, he is very weak and often falls to pieces, an can magically put the pieces back.

Although most countries whose music falls into the Western tradition have contributed to the organ repertoire, France and Germany in particular have produced exceptionally large amounts of organ music.

Although often referred to as a " two-stage drop ", the falls actually consist of three sections:

Although the date of Eid ul-Fitr is always the same in the Islamic calendar, the date in the Gregorian calendar falls approximately 11 days earlier each successive year, since the Islamic calendar is lunar and the Gregorian calendar is solar.

Although she falls in love, the young woman does not give in to his pressures, but eventually allows herself to be abused and impregnated by another character, letting the object of her affection know that she had thought of him all along.

Although the work of Edward Burne-Jones was exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery which promoted the movement, it also contains narrative and conveys moral or sentimental messages hence it falls outside the given definition.

" Although he falls in love with Lili, he can only express his feelings through the puppets.