CharminUltra
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I missed the Moon Bus this morning. You can guess how annoyed I was.
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45 years ago today, Apollo 11 was launched and headed for the Moon (pictures)
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Elfforkusu
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Apollo 8 doesn't get enough love.Fëanor;121365673 said:Greatest picture ever!
.Everyone should watch When We Left Earth if you haven't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_We_Left_Earth:_The_NASA_Missions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-cv_JJOxGI
Escape Goat
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Yes but never a landing resulting in samples returning to earth.
They took plenty of those, just imagine that shot without the Earth.
To be where they were, standing on another celestial body, what I would not give to be there even once.
I love this.
Does this help?
LRO Apollo landing sites.
Apollo 11
Apollo 15
Apollo 17
Now, do you still have doubts?
I'm sure the people at NASA know how to use Photoshop.
CharminUltra
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Nice shops, but were you there?Does this help?
LRO Apollo landing sites.
Apollo 11
Apollo 15
Apollo 17
Now, do you still have doubts?
revolverjgw
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Does this help?
LRO Apollo landing sites.
Apollo 11
Apollo 15
Apollo 17
Now, do you still have doubts?
PHOTOSHOP. Next.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
The Saturn V is so majestic.
Well Surveyor 3 technically returned samples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveyor_3#Soil_mechanics_surface_sampler
Via Apollo 12...
Does this help?
LRO Apollo landing sites.
Apollo 11
Apollo 15
Apollo 17
Now, do you still have doubts?
shopped
kidding. Grandpa worked for NASA on the apollo program. People would ask him if it was faked and he would have to restrain himself from ripping their head off.
Too bad he forgot to put stars in the background.
I know what I'm watching tonight. Thanks!Everyone should watch When We Left Earth if you haven't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_We_Left_Earth:_The_NASA_Missions
CharminUltra
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Kitschkraft
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Thanks for the heads up OP.
For some reason...I had no clue that they did all of this in 8 days. I always had this thought in my head that they were souring through space for like 2 weeks or something before they landed. It's even more impressive than I originally thought.
Manned Mars Mission in my lifetime please.
For some reason...I had no clue that they did all of this in 8 days. I always had this thought in my head that they were souring through space for like 2 weeks or something before they landed. It's even more impressive than I originally thought.
Manned Mars Mission in my lifetime please.
FelixOrion
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That is Australia. Here's a higher resolution for you. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/images/print/AS11/44/6553.jpg
Imperial Bishop
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Mars is feeling kinda neglected, NASA.
Megalosaro
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Is that Adolf Hitler, second row from the bottom near the left?
Well, he broke past the stratosphere so he is pretty high.
Elfforkusu
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NASA is also feeling kinda neglected. *cue budget graphs*
They should totally hang out together
Hitler helped get us to the moon CONFIRMED.
eh its hard to tell Nazi's apart, but no, we didn't 'rescue' that particular nazi, just the SS scientist and engineers that lead our space program.
Funny you say this, but he literally did, with the V2 rocket and the scientists that developed it.
AstroNut325
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I was not alive to witness this but everyone involved has the utmost respect of the world.
It captured the hearts, minds, dreams and inspirations of everyone. I hope i get to experience such an event in my lifetime.
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I have been watching the When We Left Earth series. Truly amazing.
It captured the hearts, minds, dreams and inspirations of everyone. I hope i get to experience such an event in my lifetime.
EDIT:
I have been watching the When We Left Earth series. Truly amazing.
CharminUltra
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We never saw Hitler's corpse. This can't be a coincidence.
TheVampire
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It's pretty amazing they were able to go to the moon 45 years ago when compared to today their technology was so crap.
It is. One of the greatest achievments of mankind. Somethig that would never be replicated even with our modern technology.
kidding. Grandpa worked for NASA on the apollo program. People would ask him if it was faked and he would have to restrain himself from ripping their head off.
Is your gramps Buzz Aldrin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wptn5RE2I-k
"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."
If this was done today the plaque would say "FUCK OFF, We got it first"
Oh I know that, I'm well versed in space history. It's one of my favorite subjects.
Kinda sad to see the stagnation in space exploration in the past 45 years. Ok, NASA has done some great things with their unmanned probes but I think the people from those days would be disappointed to see how little has been achieved ever since.
If only we would get our priorities straight again instead of wasting all those trillions on wars.
If only we would get our priorities straight again instead of wasting all those trillions on wars.
Hasselblad 500 series with Portra 400 will still give you a better image than most cameras today, including high end digital. They started making them in the late 50's.
MGS3 was set in 1964. The moon landing didn't happen yet. Russians were first into space.
plasmawave
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http://wechoosethemoon.org/
Site for the 40th, you can listen to the real radio chatter as the mission was going. Great site.
Site for the 40th, you can listen to the real radio chatter as the mission was going. Great site.
Wow...thanks so much for this....
BouncyFrag
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This would be an ideal watch today:
You can watch it on youtube but doesn't do it justice. Big screen + sound system = win.
You can watch it on youtube but doesn't do it justice. Big screen + sound system = win.
vas_a_morir
Banned
Were they actually SS or just affiliated with regular branches of the military?
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