Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
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Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
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Re: Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
#2That photograph of them on the edge of the crater is wonderfully dramatic. Makes me wonder what instructions they had, precautions they took, preparations they made to make sure they didn't tumble in accidentally.
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#3Quote:"Now thirty five years later, Cernan and Schmitt are still the last to walk on the Moon."
That page was last updated in December of 2007, so add another four years.
How many people in this forum can truthfully say this sentence: "Man has not walked on the moon in my lifetime."
Say it again. Say it again. Say it again until righteous rage makes you want to spit on all of the bureaucrats, activists, and other parasites who clipped humanity's wings.
Repeat after me: "Man has not walked on the moon in my lifetime."
Re: Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
#4Quote:"Now thirty five years later, Cernan and Schmitt are still the last to walk on the Moon." That page was last updated in December of 2007, so add another four years. How many people in this forum can truthfully say this sentence: "Man has not walked on the moon in my lifetime." Say it again. Say it again. Say it again until righteous rage makes you want to spit on all of the bureaucrats, activists, and other par…
Well, they have in my lifetime... but at bordering 42 I'm higher than the average here. Still, I was too young to remember it which is about the same.
Re: Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
#5Quote:"Now thirty five years later, Cernan and Schmitt are still the last to walk on the Moon." That page was last updated in December of 2007, so add another four years. How many people in this forum can truthfully say this sentence: "Man has not walked on the moon in my lifetime." Say it again. Say it again. Say it again until righteous rage makes you want to spit on all of the bureaucrats, activists, and other par…
Personally I'd rather take heart looking at the private-industry space vehicles getting off the ground - if humans do avoid blowing ourselves up and make it to the stars, the ability to do it profitably and sustainably will be much more significant than hooning around in a government-run rover again.
"righteous rage" is a little much.
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#6Not to feed the conspiracy nuts...but why are the shadows on the left and right of the shot being cast in different directions?
Re: Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
#7Not to feed the conspiracy nuts...but why are the shadows on the left and right of the shot being cast in different directions?
Because its a panorama taken of multiple shots that span a very wide area of whole scene, almost making the resulting shot a 360° view.
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#8Not to feed the conspiracy nuts...but why are the shadows on the left and right of the shot being cast in different directions?
"This sharp panorama is digitally stitched together from pictures taken by Cernan as he and Schmitt roamed the valley floor."
Re: Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
#9Quote:"Now thirty five years later, Cernan and Schmitt are still the last to walk on the Moon." That page was last updated in December of 2007, so add another four years. How many people in this forum can truthfully say this sentence: "Man has not walked on the moon in my lifetime." Say it again. Say it again. Say it again until righteous rage makes you want to spit on all of the bureaucrats, activists, and other par…
I look on this as another example of the miraculous leap the moon program was. Being so far before it's time, it was miraculous but doomed nonetheless.
You can't commercialise something that was only affordable because two countries were trying to out-cold-war each other.
Now, I hope and believe, we can.
Re: Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
#10Quote:"Now thirty five years later, Cernan and Schmitt are still the last to walk on the Moon." That page was last updated in December of 2007, so add another four years. How many people in this forum can truthfully say this sentence: "Man has not walked on the moon in my lifetime." Say it again. Say it again. Say it again until righteous rage makes you want to spit on all of the bureaucrats, activists, and other par…
Reminds me of this graphic: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/303619_...
Ugh...