#apollo50

[therealuniverse]

Apollo 15 was the first Apollo mission to carry a rover and it had rather intense geological training for the astronauts prior to launch. As part of the effort to characterize the site's geology, the first step the astronauts planned was a "Stand up EVA" where they depressurized the Lunar Module and astronaut Dave Scott stuck his head out the top to describe the morphology of the surrounding landscape. Using data collected by the high-resolution Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, NASA released this video recreating his view of the Hadley Rille landscape and stand up view.

[nasa]

July 20, 1969: People around the world tune their radios and television sets to watch humans step foot on the Moon for the first time.

Gather ‘round with us today and experience history as it unfolded 50 years ago.

Watch NASA TV at 4:02 p.m. EDT as we replay the original live broadcast of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. 

Then, at 10:38 p.m. EDT, watch the replay of the original live broadcast of the first steps on the Moon, as the world watched it in 1969: 

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com.

[humanoidhistory]

How to wear an Apollo 11 spacesuit. “It might be called a one-man spaceship of the smallest possible dimensions.” From the NASA documentary Moonwalk One, 1971.

[bbcamerica]

50 years ago this week... 1. The Saturn V launch vehicle (SA-506) for the Apollo 11 mission liftoff at 8:32 am CDT, July 16, 1969, from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. 2. Apollo 11 Official Crew Portrait. L-R: Neil A. Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot. 3. Buzz Aldrin's bootprint in the lunar soil. 4. Buzz Aldrin poses beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface.  5. Mission Operations Control Room of the Mission Control Center applauding the splashdown & success of Apollo 11. 6. President Richard M. Nixon welcomes the Apollo 11 astronauts home aboard the USS Hornet, prime recovery ship for the mission. 7. Full Moon photographed from Apollo 11 during its trans-Earth journey homeward, 10,000 nautical miles away. All images courtesy of @nasa.

[historical-spaceflight]

“... All engines running. Liftoff! We have a liftoff ... 32 minutes past the hour, liftoff on Apollo 11. Tower clear.”

[nankliang]

For The Lily @ Washington Post. 


A series of illustrations celebrating Apollo’s 50 Anniversary.

[lostinhistory]

Enhanced images reveal life on stricken spacecraft

Enhanced images reveal life aboard Nasa's stricken Apollo 13 spacecraft in unprecedented detail.

I’ve been listening to Apollo 13 in real time, and it is both less and more dramatic than the film.

[frogshunnedshadows]

Collage of my NASA Apollo technician costume references & in-progress shots, and final. Put this together last year for the 50th anniversary. I used a white jumpsuit / coveralls I had (left over from a previous costume).

Managed to get a similar but not exact headset & converted it as best I could. Washed it (it reeked of cigarette smoke), took it apart, washed it, repainted it, reassembled it. Made some labels for it in Adobe Illustrator.  Bought a white surgical scrubs cap and added a vintage NASA patch (from eBay). Used inkjet printer fabric to make my own Apollo ‘mission patch’ & NASA chest patch. Scavenged a big NASA back patch from a cheapie drawstring backpack (not shown). Recreated the area permit & employee ID using reference photos & images of actual IDs. Bought some period ID tag clips from eBay (not necessary, but I’m proud of that attention to detail). Got a short sleeved white dress shirt & a vintage tie. Took a lot of work & research, and I’m very pleased with this costume.