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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing relive the journey in one single LIVE broadcast over six days. Track the mission as it unfolded from the viewpoint of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins using NASA video and photo archive, visual reconstructions, and unedited audio between Mission Control and the […]
Here is an excellent 3D breakdown of the LEM. I haven’t seen anyone do this beter, not even in the great Apollo documentaries over the years. This YT channel is excellent on other subjects too.
Destin of SmarterEveryDay visits the lab where all the moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions are stored. Fascinating to see the euipment and attention to detail in this facility. Bonus fact: Destin is an unashamed American patriot and has had SJW mob campaigns against him in the past, but he has prevailed and […]
From 2002, but only recently posted to youtube. Reconnaisance footage of a firefight where one John Chapman’s actions won him the Medals of Honor. HERE
“…the parachutes were sewn by hand, and then folded by hand. The only three staff members in the country who were trained and licensed to fold and pack the Apollo parachutes were considered so indispensable that NASA officials forbade them to ever ride in the same car, to avoid their all being injured in a […]
I think memes can be a great way to cut to the chase of an argument with an NPC unthinking leftist. I’ve been collecting these for years, and in becoming a member here only just started sorting them out as I thought they could be useful to others when categorized according to subject and put […]
I am an ex-pat Brit. I totally identify with this sentiment. And Happy Birthday to the country I love
For Apollo and Gemini fans, this is the book to read. 50th Anniversary edition HERE at Amazon. The best writer of all the astros, Collins’ style becomes apparent as soon as you start to read his work. A couple of quotes: “We are off! And do we know it, not just because the world is […]
Just a link to this ArsTechnica post and gallery of the newly restored Mission Control Center – MOCR2 – where most Apollo missions were controlled from. The article, clearly written by an Apollo junkie like myself, describes the painstaking attention to detail, from getting the original carpet manufacturer to analyze what was left of the […]
Here are two excellent examples of space exploration made in spectacular 3D. The first is a short film “Wanderers” which uses some of Carl Sagan’s poetic narration from Cosmos, and imagines human exploration of our Solar system using accurate – as far as possible – simulations of the planets and moons. It’s a very impressive […]