Andrew Shields“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