Apollo 8…

[Quantum12]

Launched on this date, December 21, in 1968, Apollo 8.The first crewed flight to orbit the Moon, and the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket. Originally intended as simply an Earth-orbit test mission, Apollo 8 evolved into an ambitious lunar flight at a time when rumors suggested a possible Soviet attempt at a manned orbit of the Moon. The crew — commander Frank Borman, Command Module pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module pilot Bill Anders were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise.

[Tecate]

Very cool, thanks!!

Tecate

[Bootless]

The crew — commander Frank Borman, Command Module pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module pilot Bill Anders were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise.

Earthrise - taken on December 24, 1968

[Quantum12]

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Earthrise - taken on December 24, 1968

Sweet photo. Thank you!

[Encia22]

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Earthrise - taken on December 24, 1968

There's a high resolution version available on Nasa's website.

https://science.nasa.gov/resource/apollo...earthrise/

Thanks for reminding me of the date! According to my parents, that was also the day I first walked, lol.

Not exactly moonwalking, but took my First Step on this Grand Blue Marble.

[Darkorange]

great feat and date. thanks.

time works against Apollo believers. 50 years ago and counting...do you get my drift?


did not mean to spoil the party)

[Darkorange]

i do have a question thought.

why to fly to the moon that many times with no plan to evolve each mission to the level where the next one can pick up where it was left and carry on some actual plan.
for example... second mission delivers instead of a buggy, an inflatable hangar, place some equipment inside, may be even pressurize it with atmoshere and feed the power off solar cells?
next crew could've collect the results and conduct new ones. Silly to repeat same mission and even more silly to brings there a car...how useful was that? it was a show off, me thinks.

[Quantum12]

great feat and date. thanks.

time works against Apollo believers. 50 years ago and counting...do you get my drift?


did not mean to spoil the party)

You did not spoil any party!

[Quantum12]

i do have a question thought.

why to fly to the moon that many times with no plan to evolve each mission to the level where the next one can pick up where it was left and carry on some actual plan.
for example... second mission delivers instead of a buggy, an inflatable hangar, place some equipment inside, may be even pressurize it with atmoshere and feed the power off solar cells?
next crew could've collect the results and conduct new ones. Silly to repeat same mission and even more silly to brings there a car...how useful was that? it was a show off, me thinks.

I see your point! My question is flying through the Van Allen belts.

[UltraBudgie]

did not mean to spoil the party

They will never stop believing in certain things. Just let them have it.

"We went to the moon and they were going to blow up the world so we hid under our desks and then the Internet was robots screaming through the telephone!"
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