Andrew ShieldsMar 5
“A Trip to the Moon” (1902), by Georges Méliés, and the Apollo program. #111Words #GeorgesMéliès #ATripToTheMoon #Apollo11 #Apollo8 #Earthrise https://111-words.ghost.io/a-trip-to-the-moon-1902-by-georges-melies-and-the-apollo-program/
“A Trip to the Moon” (1902), by Georges Méliés, and the Apollo program

In "A Trip to the Moon", a 1902 film by Georges Méliès that I discussed with my students yesterday, the space travellers fly to the moon with a rocket carrying a passenger lander. That anticipates the form of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon with a rocket and a

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Calvin GluckFeb 1
No earlier than Sunday, February 8 …
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The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth.
…
The Artemis II crew remains in quarantine in Houston.
”
#NASA #SLS #Moon #ArtemisII #Apollo8
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/01/30/nasa-updates-artemis-ii-wet-dress-rehearsal-launch-opportunities/
NASA Updates Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal, Launch Opportunities - NASA

NASA is targeting Monday, Feb. 2, as the tanking day for the upcoming Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as a

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ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞJan 17
#Apollo8 #1968 #Moon #orbit
#MannedSpaceFlight
#rockets #space #SpaceTravel
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞJan 17
#Apollo8 #1968 #Moon #orbit
#MannedSpaceFlight
#rockets #space #SpaceTravel
Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞJan 17
#Apollo8 #1968 #Moon #orbit
#MannedSpaceFlight
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞJan 17
#Apollo8 #1968 #Moon #orbit
#MannedSpaceFlight
Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞJan 17
#Apollo8 #1968 #Moon #orbit
#MannedSpaceFlight
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞJan 17
#Apollo8 #1968 #Moon #orbit
#MannedSpaceFlight
Rich Stein (he/him)Dec 25

Earthrise — this photo always comes to mind on December 24.
Read or watch about how the photo came to be: https://science.nasa.gov/resource/the-story-behind-apollo-8s-famous-earthrise-photo/

and about its perceived impact on humanity: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230511-earthrise-the-photo-that-sparked-an-environmental-movement
#Earth #Moon #Earthrise #Apollo8 #space

Meteorologist Austen OnekDec 25

"Christmas Eve, 1968.
As their command module floated above the lunar surface, the #Apollo8 astronauts beamed back images of the moon and Earth and took turns reading from the book of Genesis, closing with a wish for everyone “on the good Earth.”

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/apollo/apollo-8-christmas-at-the-moon/

Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon - NASA

Christmas Eve, 1968. As one of the most turbulent, tragic years in American history drew to a close, millions around the world were watching and listening as

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