Boston Globe's the Big Picture series takes on Apollo 11 today. Here is a sample.
I like this one as it does a good job of showing the scale of a Saturn V. A Saturn V clocks in at about 111 meters tall. One of the other notable photos shows a very human side of the astronauts as they have breakfast before launch. Check out all the photos.
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
Looking at those pics caused a little chill down my spine, kinda like being there 40 years ago again.
ReplyDeleteI find it amazing. It's funny though, a movie was made about the successful failure, but nothing on that same scale of Apollo 11.
ReplyDeleteI like the quote from Jim Lovell
"I often find myself looking up and wondering 'When will we go back, and who will it be'".
Unfortunately, NASA recorded over the original moon walk video because they were running low on tapes.
ReplyDeleteI heard that piece this morning as well, Mark. I believe it was Landsat data if I remember correctly that was probably taped over it. I lived in Sioux Falls which is where the Eros Data Center is located. There is a good chance the tapes ended up there.
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