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(November 30, 1955 - November 10, 2022)
In my opinion, heâll always be the perfect voice of Batman, now and forever. Farewell, Kevin.
DC Pride 2022 [One-Shot] - Kevin Conroy: Finding Batman (June 7, 2022)
Written by: Kevin Conroy [rest in peace] Artist by: J. Bone Lettered by: Aditya Bidikar Edited by: Jessica Chen (editor) Published by: DC Comics
Terry Jones
February 1, 1942 - January 22, 2020
Terry Jones in a script conference for BBC television show âMonty Pythonâs Flying Circusâ, 1974 | Photos: Chris Ridley/Radio Times via Getty Images
WHEN YOUR REPLACEMENT ARRIVES AT THE END OF A STRESSFUL DESK SHIFT
EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENT eBOOK PLATFORMS AND LENDING MODELS
Good overview of Lon Chaney Srâs career!
We need more Chaney video essays in the world.
The new Doctors.Â
The Classic Doctors.Â
Astronaut Neil Armstrong gets suited up for the Apollo 11 mission. (National Archives, Record Group 255)
Apollo 11 Documentary Creators Speak at National Archives for Film Screenings
By Liam Behan  | National Archives News
Fifty years after the Apollo 11 crew walked on the Moon, many memories recall scratchy television images and poor-quality videos. Thanks to a collaboration between documentary filmmakers and the National Archives, audiences can now view pristine film footage of the historic mission from lift-off to landing on the Moon to splash-down.
In the William G. McGowan Theater on July 18, the National Archives hosted two screenings of the award-winning documentary Apollo 11, followed by a panel discussion with director Todd Douglas Miller, producer Thomas Petersen, and National Archives Chief of the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch, Dan Rooney.
Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero introduced both events in the afternoon and evening.
Read more of this story at National Archives News.
So the principal photography for the remake of The Invisible Man begins this month, and so to commemorate the occasion, Iâve created a little meme, showcasing my fears for what is to come for Dr. Griffin, especially when looking back at the last several times Universalâs tried remaking their classic propertiesâŠ
I have no hope for any of this.
iâll be glad to stay home when it comes out. The Mummy 2017 was torture enough!
SoâŠ.I looked this up on IMDB and itâs being directed by Leigh Wannell, who wrote Saw. It doesnât say whoâs adapting the book, but Iâm assuming itâs himâŠand he is a good writer.
But this is the plot summary:
âThe film follows Cecilia, who receives the news of her abusive ex-boyfriendâs suicide. She begins to re-build her life for the better. However, her sense of reality is put into question when she begins to suspect her deceased lover is not actually dead.â
UghhhhhâŠ..
Cecilia is being played by Elizabeth Moss and it doesnât say who is playing JackâŠ.but Iâm not terribly optimistic. How can you replace Claude Rains? Â
He was literally cast because they liked his voiceâŠso if they stuck with that logic, they should cast someone like Benedict CumberbatchâŠbut I donât want his name attached to this likely messâŠ
And who remembers Hollow Man? That was essentially a âdarkerâ remake of The Invisible ManâŠit was awful, but ya knowâŠ.itâs already been done. Do we need another one?
No, we donât, but Hollywood loves name recognition, plus horror is big business these days, so this will probably make some kind of profit. I guess.
Iâm just so tired of all of it. Leave the classics be.
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Lunar Module (LM) pilot, salutes the U.S. flag that has been placed on the moon. (NAID 16685052)
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, we will be featuring articles on topics related to the mission.
Apollo 11: Mementos on the Moon
By David Langbart, Archivist in the Textual Records Division, National Archives at College Park | The Text Message
At a Department of State senior staff meeting on May 27, 1969, part of the discussion concerned the international implications of objects that might be left on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission, intended to be the first lunar landing.
After internal discussion, the Department of State provided NASA with its views on the matter of objects to be left on the Moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts in the following letter.[1]
Apollo 11, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin âBuzzâ Aldrin, Jr., lifted off from Cape Kennedy at 9:32 AM EDT on July 16, 1969. Â The Lunar Module touched down on the Moon at 4:18 PM EDT on July 20. Â Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, stepped on the surface at 10:56 PM EDT, followed shortly by Edwin Aldrin. Â The next day, Armstrong and Aldrin left the Moon. Â The three astronauts landed back on Earth in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii at 12:51 PM EDT on July 24, 1969.
Clearly, as this iconic photograph from the Apollo 11 mission shows, NASA did not accept the Departmentâs key recommendation about the U.S. flag.[2]
Read more at The Text Message.
Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin near the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly, July 20, 1969. (Image 255-FR-7728)
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with a series of related articles.
50 Years After the Moonwalk: Looking Back at Apollo 11âs Broadcast from the Moon
By Ivy Donnell | The Unwritten Record
Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 spacecraft left the launchpad and began its mission to the Moon with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Previous posts on the Unwritten Record covered the intense training undertaken by the prime crew, including 1/6th gravity simulations and lunar lander flight tests spanning several months leading up to the launch. And the astronauts went through years of preparation before the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) cameras began capturing the films presented here. But it wasnât until the summer of 1969 that the world got to see this hard work come to fruition, broadcast live on television for all to watch in real time.
Live moving images of the Apollo 11 mission were made possible by contracts with the American electronics companies RCA and Westinghouse. RCA designed the color camera that showed the inside of the Command and Service Module, and Westinghouse made the black and white camera that captured activities occurring outside of the Lunar Module âEagle.â Downlink signals from both cameras were received by large antennas in Goldstone, California, and Parkes, Australia, which were then passed along to Houston, Texas, via satellite.
Read more of this story on The Unwritten Record.
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 at the National Archives in DC! Â
Wednesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. â Small Steps and Giant Leaps: How Apollo 11 Shaped Our Understanding of Earth and Beyond In partnership with the American Geophysical Union, we present a panel discussion moderated by NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green. The program will explore the role of geosciences in the legacy of the Apollo missions and the future of the space program. Reserve a seat!
Thursday, July 18 at 7 p.m. â Apollo 11 (2019; 90 minutes) Using original footage newly digitized from National Archives holdings, this documentary charts the path of the famed Apollo 11 mission. The film will be followed by a discussion with Todd Douglas Miller (director), Thomas Petersen (producer), and Daniel Rooney (NARA chief of the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch). Reserve a seat!
Friday, July 19 at 12 p.m. â From the Earth to the Moon: Mare Tranquilitatis (1998; 55 minutes) Episode six of the critically-acclaimed 1998 HBO series, From the Earth to the Moon, Buzz Aldrin (Bryan Cranston) , Neil Armstrong (Tony Goldwyn), and Michael Collins (Cary Elwes) prepare for the Apollo 11 mission. Reserve a seat!
Friday, July 19 at 3 p.m. â Moonwalk One (1970; 96 minutes) This NASA film details the comprehensive coverage surrounding the July 1969 launch of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the moon. The film details activities of both the astronauts and mission control during pre-launch and launch sequences, daily activities aboard the spacecraft and the moonwalk. Reserve a seat!
Saturday, July 20 at 2 p.m. â First Man (2018; 141 minutes) First Man tells the riveting story of the Apollo 11 mission, based on the book by James R. Hanson, starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong and Claire Foy as Janet Armstrong. Reserve a seat!
See related Apollo 11 Featured Document Display in the East Rotunda Gallery through August 7.
We Like Big Rockets and We Cannot Lie: Saturn V vs. SLS
On this day 50 years ago, human beings embarked on a journey to set foot on another world for the very first time.Â
At 9:32 a.m. EDT, millions watched as Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, flying high on the most powerful rocket ever built: the mighty Saturn V.
As we prepare to return humans to the lunar surface with our Artemis program, weâre planning to make history again with a similarly unprecedented rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). The SLS will be our first exploration-class vehicle since the Saturn V took American astronauts to the Moon a decade ago. With its superior lift capability, the SLS will expand our reach into the solar system, allowing astronauts aboard our Orion spacecraft to explore multiple, deep-space destinations including near-Earth asteroids, the Moon and ultimately Mars.
So, how does the Saturn V measure up half a century later? Letâs take a look.
Mission Profiles: From Apollo to ArtemisÂ
Saturn V
Every human who has ever stepped foot on the Moon made it there on a Saturn V rocket. The Saturn rockets were the driving force behind our Apollo program that was designed to land humans on the Moon and return them safely back to Earth.
Developed at our Marshall Space Flight Center in the 1960s, the Saturn V rocket (V for the Roman numeral â5â)Â launched for the first time uncrewed during the Apollo 4 mission on November 9, 1967. One year later, it lifted off for its first crewed mission during Apollo 8. On this mission, astronauts orbited the Moon but did not land. Then, on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission was the first Saturn V flight to land astronauts on the Moon. In total, this powerful rocket completed 13 successful missions, landing humans on the lunar surface six times before lifting off for the last time in 1973.
Space Launch System (SLS)Â
Just as the Saturn V was the rocket of the Apollo generation, the Space Launch System will be the driving force behind a new era of spaceflight: the Artemis generation.
During our Artemis missions, SLS will take humanity farther than ever before. It is the vehicle that will return our astronauts to the Moon by 2024, transporting the first woman and the next man to a destination never before explored â the lunar South Pole. Over time, the rocket will evolve into increasingly more powerful configurations to provide the foundation for human exploration beyond Earthâs orbit to deep space destinations, including Mars.
SLS will take flight for the first time during Artemis 1 where it will travel 280,000 miles from Earth â farther into deep space than any spacecraft built for humans has ever ventured.
Size: From Big to BIGGERÂ
Saturn V
The Saturn V was big.Â
In fact, the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center is one of the largest buildings in the world by volume and was built specifically for assembling the massive rocket. At a height of 363 feet, the Saturn V rocket was about the size of a 36-story building and 60 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty!
Space Launch System (SLS)
Measured at just 41 feet shy of the Saturn V, the initial SLS rocket will stand at a height of 322 feet. Because this rocket will evolve into heavier lift capacities to facilitate crew and cargo missions beyond Earthâs orbit, its size will evolve as well. When the SLS reaches its maximum lift capability, it will stand at a height of 384 feet, making it the tallest rocket in the world.
Power: Turning Up the HeatÂ
Saturn V
For the 1960s, the Saturn V rocket was a beast â to say the least.
Fully fueled for liftoff, the Saturn V weighed 6.2 million pounds and generated 7.6 million pounds of thrust at launch. That is more power than 85 Hoover Dams! This thrust came from five F-1 engines that made up the rocketâs first stage. With this lift capability, the Saturn V had the ability to send 130 tons (about 10 school buses) into low-Earth orbit and about 50 tons (about 4 school buses) to the Moon.
Space Launch System (SLS)
Photo of SLS rocket booster test
Unlike the Saturn V, our SLS rocket will evolve over time into increasingly more powerful versions of itself to accommodate missions to the Moon and then beyond to Mars.
The first SLS vehicle, called Block 1, will weigh 5.75 million pounds and produce 8.8 million pounds of thrust at time of launch. Thatâs 15 percent more than the Saturn V produced during liftoff! It will also send more than 26 tons  beyond the Moon. Powered by a pair of five-segment boosters and four RS-25 engines, the rocket will reach the period of greatest atmospheric force within 90 seconds!
Following Block 1, the SLS will evolve five more times to reach its final stage, Block 2 Cargo. At this stage, the rocket will provide 11.9 million pounds of thrust and will be the workhorse vehicle for sending cargo to the Moon, Mars and other deep space destinations. SLS Block 2 will be designed to lift more than 45 tons to deep space. With its unprecedented power and capabilities, SLS is the only rocket that can send our Orion spacecraft, astronauts and large cargo to the Moon on a single mission.
Build: How the Rockets Stack Up
Saturn V
The Saturn V was designed as a multi-stage system rocket, with three core stages. When one system ran out of fuel, it separated from the spacecraft and the next stage took over. The first stage, which was the most powerful, lifted the rocket off of Earthâs surface to an altitude of 68 kilometers (42 miles). This took only 2 minutes and 47 seconds! The first stage separated, allowing the second stage to fire and carry the rest of the stack almost into orbit. The third stage placed the Apollo spacecraft and service module into Earth orbit and pushed it toward the Moon. After the first two stages separated, they fell into the ocean for recovery. The third stage either stayed in space or crashed into the Moon.
Space Launch System (SLS)
Much like the Saturn V, our Space Launch System is also a multi-stage rocket. Its three stages (the solid rocket boosters, core stage and upper stage) will each take turns thrusting the spacecraft on its trajectory and separating after each individual stage has exhausted its fuel. In later, more powerful versions of the SLS, the third stage will carry both the Orion crew module and a deep space habitat module.
A New Era of Space ExplorationÂ
Just as the Saturn V and Apollo era signified a new age of exploration and technological advancements, the Space Launch System and Artemis missions will bring the United States into a new age of space travel and scientific discovery.
Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing and hear about our future plans to go forward to the Moon and on to Mars by tuning in to a special two-hour live NASA Television broadcast at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, July 19. Watch the program at www.nasa.gov/live.
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