The Apollo 11 Journey in Photographs

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Post by andyjohnson0 » Sun, Jul 22, 2012, 11:40 PM UTC

The Apollo 11 Journey in Photographs
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Post by rogerbinns » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 1:49 AM UTC

There is a wonderful HD video showing the first 30 seconds of launch from a high speed camera, taking 8 minutes. It is incredible the details just for that part of the mission. http://vimeo.com/4366695

I recall reading somewhere that the walls of the lunar lander were so thin that if you stabbed them with a pencil it would go right through.

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Post by js2 » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 2:01 AM UTC

I cannot recommend "A Man on the Moon" by Andrew Chaikin highly enough. It's an incredible read. Go find it and read it.

The HBO mini-series, From the Earth to the Moon, largely based on that book is also quite excellent. Go find it and watch it. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon_(TV_...

If you're still looking for more material after that, I'd go read "Failure is Not an Option" by Gene Kranz.

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Post by matt_e » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 2:20 AM UTC

I highly recommend the book 'Full Moon' compiled by photographer Michael Light. He's gone through the archives and reproduced many of the old medium format photographs taken by the astronauts on the Apollo Missions. I find the shots from the astronauts on board the craft at least as fascinating as the moon landscapes, seeing them up there strapped into technology (apparent from design, typography, etc) that's so clearly from an era that from today's POV looks so archaic. It really gives an appreciation for how badass those guys were, trapped in a little glass and metal bubble way out in the middle of nowhere, so far from any kind of life support.

http://www.michaellight.net/workFullMoon.html

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Post by sharkweek » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 2:56 AM UTC

I don't mean to go all Carl Sagan on everyone, but these photos are such a great reminder of how stunning of a universe we have left to explore. And while I know the money doesn't exist in exploration funding to really push the space frontier yet, I really hope I eventually see the day where it becomes a priority again.

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Post by kyleslattery » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 3:19 AM UTC

js2 wrote: post #3

I cannot recommend "A Man on the Moon" by Andrew Chaikin highly enough. It's an incredible read. Go find it and read it. The HBO mini-series, From the Earth to the Moon, largely based on that book is also quite excellent. Go find it and watch it. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon_(TV_... If you're still looking for more material after that, I'd go read "Failure is Not an Option" by Gene Kranz…

I haven't read either of the books you mentioned, but "Apollo" by Charles Murray and Catherine Bly Cox is also excellent. From the looks of it, the paperback is hard to find ($125 on Amazon!), but the Kindle edition is only $8.

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Post by cjoh » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:11 AM UTC

This isn't a dig but just a note: every human being in all of these photographs is white. Even the parade picture at the end is, from what I can gather, all white. Makes you think about the real exclusion happening then, and how much progress we've made today, where its almost unsettling to see pictures of major events with political figures containing all whites, and where the president we have today apparently wouldn't have been allowed anywhere near these events.

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Post by jordanb » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:28 AM UTC

cjoh wrote: post #7

This isn't a dig but just a note: every human being in all of these photographs is white. Even the parade picture at the end is, from what I can gather, all white. Makes you think about the real exclusion happening then, and how much progress we've made today, where its almost unsettling to see pictures of major events with political figures containing all whites, and where the president we have today apparently woul…

Gil Scott-heron (of "the Revolution will not be Televised") wrote a beat poem on that very topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtBy_ppG4hY

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Post by dm8 » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:31 AM UTC

I feel mission control crew are under-represented in all the pictures. Without taking any glory from astronauts as they were men on the front, mission control were the brains of this mission. I guess History channel had wonderful documentary on role of mission control and how they were organized. Engineering management at it finest with the inspiration leaders throughout the ranks.

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Post by ommunist » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 7:23 AM UTC

It is unusual how many people still believe in this hoax. Dudes, this never happened. Only the Soviet robots did really something on the Moon. Check the regolite story, check the Stormwind icebreaker mission story. No, you do not want to see the truth, you just like to please yourself with that warm and fuzzy feeling of being proud.