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50 years ago today, Apollo 8 broadcasted live footage from lunar orbit
Posted on 12/24/18 at 12:35 am
Posted on 12/24/18 at 12:35 am
Video of the Genesis reading
Left to right: Jim Lovell, William Anders, Frank Borman
Liftoff on December 21, 1968
First picture of Earth in its entirety
Inside command module Snoopy
Earthrise
The far side of the moon as seen from Snoopy
Left to right: Jim Lovell, William Anders, Frank Borman
Liftoff on December 21, 1968
First picture of Earth in its entirety
Inside command module Snoopy
Earthrise
The far side of the moon as seen from Snoopy
This post was edited on 12/24/18 at 12:38 am
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Posted on 12/24/18 at 12:49 am to willymeaux
Incredible achievement in American history.
Posted from my phone which has more computing power than all of NASA in 1968.
Posted from my phone which has more computing power than all of NASA in 1968.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 12:53 am to Lou Pai
I remember in the 90s they made a big deal about scientific calculators being more powerful.
The shuttles weren’t much better. I think my iPad has more power than any of the original fleet of shuttles.
The shuttles weren’t much better. I think my iPad has more power than any of the original fleet of shuttles.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 1:40 am to MSUDawg98
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remember in the 90s they made a big deal about scientific calculators being more powerful.
The shuttles weren’t much better. I think my iPad has more power than any of the original fleet of shuttles.
And our children will laugh at technology used on the ISS today and in the newest 797 aircraft.
C’est la vie.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 1:56 am to willymeaux
I know where this is going. We went to the moon.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 2:01 am to Ingloriousbastard
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Posted on 12/24/18 at 2:18 am to willymeaux
Read Michael Collins' (Gemini 10, Apollo 11) book.
He mentioned that one of his biggest regrets is that the pictures he had taken on his spacewalk were lost due to the camera he used floating out into space while trying to close the airlock.
Everytime I see Earthrise I'm reminded of that.
He mentioned that one of his biggest regrets is that the pictures he had taken on his spacewalk were lost due to the camera he used floating out into space while trying to close the airlock.
Everytime I see Earthrise I'm reminded of that.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 5:43 am to BlackCoffeeKid
Remember watching this on TV. 
The world had came to a stand still when this went down.
The world had came to a stand still when this went down. 
Posted on 12/24/18 at 6:17 am to willymeaux
And during the Obama years, he wanted to stress Islam's contributions to NASA. Funny how times have changed.
Well not totally, an atheist sued NASA back then for the Bible verse reading.
Well not totally, an atheist sued NASA back then for the Bible verse reading.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 7:46 am to willymeaux
Allegedly
Posted on 12/24/18 at 8:56 am to Revelator
Link to this, please. Otherwise it's another internet lie.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:33 am to TGFN57
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:38 am to willymeaux
no stars.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:43 am to StarSaint
Flat earth folks do not approve of this thread.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:50 am to StarSaint
No stars here either. Did you ever stop to think that there might be a legitimate scientific explanation as to why stars never show up on videos from either earth or lunar orbit?
ISS video feed
ISS video feed
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:54 am to Lou Pai
So, a shout out to the muslims in the 10th century that came up with algebra. NOT any contribution to NASA.
Get it right.
Get it right.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:29 am to TGFN57
Bizarre spin invoking hairsplitting, but okay.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:33 am to willymeaux
That picture of the rocket makes me want to fire up Kerbal Space Program.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:40 am to RollTide1987
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No stars
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No stars here either. Did you ever stop to think that there might be a legitimate scientific explanation as to why
The exposure time for the images (it’s actually three images: red, green and blue) was too short for any stars to be seen. Earth and the Moon were bright enough that a short-duration exposure was all that was needed. The brighter an object is, the shorter the exposure time required to capture an image of it. It’s similar to why you don’t really see them on landing videos or pictures - the subjects being photographed were so much brighter than the background stars that the exposures weren’t long enough to capture the stars.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:40 am to Revelator
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Funny how times have changed.
Well not totally, an atheist sued NASA back then for the Bible verse reading.
I've brought this up before whenever someone talks about PC stuff being a recent invention. People have getting offended over the most minute, petty things for decades; it just gets more attention and coverage now.
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