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J. Steven York RESISTS<p>The model was scaled to the Monogram First Lunar Landing model kit, because I happened to have one of the astronaut figures from that laying around. It would have been VERY small, like mini-van sized probably. I was comparing it to narrow-gauge logging and agricultural railroads here on Earth, where things are scaled down. I designed a locomotive and passenger cars too, on paper, but never built them.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceflight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceflight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apollo11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apollo11</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plasticModels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticModels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceModeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceModeling</span></a></p>
IT News<p>ALSEP: Apollo’s Modular Lunar Experiments Laboratory - Down-Sun picture of the RTG with the Central Station in the background. (Credit: N... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/12/23/alsep-apollos-modular-lunar-experiments-laboratory/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/12/23/alsep-</span><span class="invisible">apollos-modular-lunar-experiments-laboratory/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/moonlanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moonlanding</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/alsep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alsep</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Supercon 2023: Restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/11/06/supercon-2023-restoring-the-apollo-guidance-computer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/11/06/superc</span><span class="invisible">on-2023-restoring-the-apollo-guidance-computer/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/2023HackadaySuperconference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2023HackadaySuperconference</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ApolloGuidanceComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloGuidanceComputer</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/2023HackadaySupercon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2023HackadaySupercon</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/HackadayColumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackadayColumns</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apollo</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/cons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cons</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/agc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agc</span></a></p>
neoteotihuacan<p>One of only three Saturn V rockets left in the world, this one is on display in the Saturn V Hall of the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, AL. </p><p>And it is massive. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/saturnv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saturnv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/saturnrocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saturnrocket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apollo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>
Kyle SullivanSaturn V Hall of the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, AL. <br> <br> And it is massive. <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/saturnv?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#saturnv</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/saturnrocket?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#saturnrocket</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/apollo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apollo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/apolloprogram?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apolloprogram</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nasa?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nasa</a>
Skoog510<p>One giant leap.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MoonLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoonLanding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MNastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MNastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apollo11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apollo11</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saturnv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saturnv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronauts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronauts</span></a></p>
New Space Economy<p>Most Americans support NASA – but don’t think it should prioritize sending people to space</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/anti-satellite-weapons/" target="_blank">#AntiSatelliteWeapons</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/apollo/" target="_blank">#Apollo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/apollo-program/" target="_blank">#ApolloProgram</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/artemis/" target="_blank">#Artemis</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/asteroids/" target="_blank">#Asteroids</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/astronauts/" target="_blank">#Astronauts</a> <a rel="nofollow 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Dennis Wilkinson<p>Only recently displaced as the most powerful machine ever built.</p><p>And still, I hear the MTV "bump, da dump, da dump da dump, bump, da dump, da dada dada dump, da dump, et cetera" every time I see the Saturn V. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saturnv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saturnv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kennedyspacecenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kennedyspacecenter</span></a></p>
Dennis Wilkinson<p>Business end of a Rocketdyne F-1 at Kennedy Space Center. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saturnv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saturnv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kennedyspacecenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kennedyspacecenter</span></a></p>
Dennis Wilkinson<p>Looking down along the Saturn V at the Apollo/Saturn V center at Kennedy Space Center. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saturnv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saturnv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kennedyspacecenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kennedyspacecenter</span></a></p>
Heron&Fox Photo<p>The <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/spacesuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacesuit</span></a> that Alan <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Shepard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shepard</span></a> wore on the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> during the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo</span></a> 14 mission.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AlanShepard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlanShepard</span></a> was the first American in space and the second person in space after Yuri Gagarin.<br>He was grounded after he was found to have developed an inner-ear disease. A surgery fixed the problem and he returned to flight to command <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo14" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo14</span></a>.</p><p>Get a print of this image or another at <a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/alan-shepard-spacesuit-heron-and-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/a</span><span class="invisible">lan-shepard-spacesuit-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloProgram</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photograph</span></a></p>
New Space Economy<p>Laser Retroreflector Arrays: Enabling Precise Navigation and Ranging in Space</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/apollo-program/" target="_blank">#ApolloProgram</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/artemis/" target="_blank">#Artemis</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/deep-space/" target="_blank">#DeepSpace</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/earth/" target="_blank">#Earth</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/esa/" target="_blank">#ESA</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/gnss/" target="_blank">#GNSS</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/government/" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/gps/" target="_blank">#GPS</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/infrastructure/" target="_blank">#Infrastructure</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/lunar/" target="_blank">#Lunar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/mars/" target="_blank">#Mars</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/materials/" target="_blank">#Materials</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/moon/" target="_blank">#Moon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/nasa/" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/navigation/" target="_blank">#Navigation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/remote-sensing/" target="_blank">#RemoteSensing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/satellites/" target="_blank">#Satellites</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/space-economy/" target="_blank">#SpaceEconomy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/spacecraft/" target="_blank">#Spacecraft</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/category/spacecraft-systems-segments/ground-segment/" target="_blank">#GroundSegment</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/category/space-technology-layers/infrastructure/" target="_blank">#Infrastructure</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/category/satellite-applications/" target="_blank">#SatelliteApplications</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/category/space-economy/" target="_blank">#SpaceEconomy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/category/spacecraft-systems-segments/satellite/" target="_blank">#SpaceSegment</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://newspaceeconomy.ca/category/space-economy-value-chain/upstream/" target="_blank">#Upstream</a></p><p>https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/02/12/laser-retroreflector-arrays-enabling-precise-navigation-and-ranging-in-space/</p>
Rusty Ring<p>Me, watching First Man: </p><p>"Holy crap, guys! Don't go ANYWHERE in that!! For Christ's sake, it's got TOGGLE SWITCHES!! I got a half-built HAM RADIO on my bench that's higher-tech than that!!" </p><p>#1969 <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloProgram</span></a> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/freakinMayflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freakinMayflower</span></a></p>
Heron&Fox Photo<p>The <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> included 2 scimitar <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VHF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VHF</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/antennas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antennas</span></a> for short-range communication with Earth, the Lunar Module, and the lunar surface.<br>The Block II <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSM</span></a>, pictured here, moved the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/antenna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antenna</span></a> to the Service <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Module" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Module</span></a> from the Command Module.</p><p>Get a print of this image or another at <a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/apollo-service-module-scimitar-antenna-heron-and-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/a</span><span class="invisible">pollo-service-module-scimitar-antenna-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloProgram</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ScimitarAntenna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScimitarAntenna</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ServiceModule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceModule</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloCSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloCSM</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radio</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
Daniel M.<p>"The moment of humankind's first voyage to the Moon and back was captured in a series of photos taken at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observing Station in Maui, Hawaii. They show the trans-lunar injection rocket burn which sent Apollo 8 hurtling out of Earth orbit toward&nbsp;the Moon on December 21, 1968"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spaceflight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spaceflight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apollo8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TLI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TLI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/photographing-apollo-8s-orbit-toward-moon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">airandspace.si.edu/stories/edi</span><span class="invisible">torial/photographing-apollo-8s-orbit-toward-moon</span></a></p>
Heron&Fox Photo<p>In spite of the joke that NASA spent a million dollars developing a pen that could write in space, while the Soviets just used a pencil, the real story is more complicated.<br>In reality, US astronauts used pencils, crayons, and grease pencils, as did Soviet cosmonauts. None were an adequate solution.<br>Paul <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Fischer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fischer</span></a>, of Fischer <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Pen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pen</span></a> Company, had been working on a pen that could write upside down or in any other position, something useful for many jobs, and offered it to NASA at a discount of $3 per pen.<br>When the Soviets eventually turned up asking for pen, they had to pay full retail.</p><p>Get a print or other item with this image at <a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/original-astronaut-space-pen-heron-and-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/o</span><span class="invisible">riginal-astronaut-space-pen-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloProgram</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SpacePen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpacePen</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FischerPenCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FischerPenCompany</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PaulFischer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulFischer</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photograph</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PPOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PPOD</span></a>: This oblique view of the Moon was taken from the Lunar Module during the Apollo 12 mission on 1969-11-19 and shows the 107 km diameter Copernicus crater near the horizon at the center of the frame. Reinhold crater, 42 km across, is in the foreground. The Carpathian mountain range is visible on the horizon at the lower left. This area is just to the north of the Apollo 12 landing site. The view is looking northeast. Credit: NASA</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Danielle Rose Baker<p>Happy Moon Landing Day and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InternationalMoonDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InternationalMoonDay</span></a> !!! The Apollo program and Moon exploration is a life-long obsession of mine. I’m so excited for our return on Artemis 2 and 3!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>watercolor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>apollo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/apollo11" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>apollo11</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/moonlanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>moonlanding</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/craters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>craters</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lunar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mineralogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mineralogy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpaceArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpaceArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpaceArtist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpaceArtist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AstroArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AstroArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/watercolorart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>watercolorart</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/watercolours" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>watercolours</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASAMoonSnap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASAMoonSnap</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/apolloprogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>apolloprogram</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/spaceflight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spaceflight</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/crewedspaceflight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crewedspaceflight</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rockets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rockets</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rocketsmakemehappy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rocketsmakemehappy</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.beachcom.org/@nasa" class="u-url mention">@<span>nasa</span></a></span></p>
Heron&Fox Photo<p>Today is the anniversary of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo11</span></a> Moon landing!<br>At Kennedy <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> Center’s Visitor Complex, it’s possible to visit the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo</span></a> / Saturn V Center, where a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SaturnV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaturnV</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> is on display, with its stages separated.<br>These are the 5 J-2 engines that powered the S-II stage that was the second stage on the Saturn V.<br>They burned liquid hydrogen (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LH2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LH2</span></a>) and liquid oxygen (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LOX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LOX</span></a>). This high-energy combination of propellants made it much easier for the United States to build a successful <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> mission, whereas the Soviets were forced to stick with hypergolic fuels or kerosene, making lunar missions impractical.<br>Get a print or other merchandise at <a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/s-ii-stage-aft-from-side-heron-and-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/s</span><span class="invisible">-ii-stage-aft-from-side-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KennedySpaceCenterVisitorsComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KennedySpaceCenterVisitorsComplex</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KSC</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloSaturnFiveCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloSaturnFiveCenter</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/J2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>J2</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RocketEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocketEngine</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/J2Engine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>J2Engine</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloProgram</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MoonLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoonLanding</span></a></p>
Heron&Fox Photo<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SpaceSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceSaturday</span></a>: The <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo</span></a> 14 Command Module, named Kitty Hawk for the first place a heavier-than-air aircraft took off, just decades before <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> took people to the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KittyHawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KittyHawk</span></a> is on display at the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> at the Kennedy <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> Center Visitors Complex’s Apollo/Saturn V Center, alongside a full-sized <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SaturnV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaturnV</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a>. It was recovered from the Pacific Ocean after landing by the USS New Orleans.<br>It sent Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell to the Moon, and Stuart Roosa into lunar orbit along on <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KittyHawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KittyHawk</span></a>.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photograph</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photograph</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo14" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo14</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KennedySpaceCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KennedySpaceCenter</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KSC</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KSCVC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KSCVC</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloSaturnVCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloSaturnVCenter</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USSNewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSNewOrleans</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CommandModule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommandModule</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloProgram</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloCommandMondule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApolloCommandMondule</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FlowSpacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlowSpacecraft</span></a><br><a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/apollo-14-cm-kitty-hawk-at-the-apollo-saturn-v-center-heron-and-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/a</span><span class="invisible">pollo-14-cm-kitty-hawk-at-the-apollo-saturn-v-center-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p>