A moment of silence - go out and look at the moon

[plummerl]

This is in memory of Neil, taken tonight, 8/25/2012.

[Jamie Pillers]

And here's to all those involved that had the imagination to think such a feat was possible! It was an effort that lit us up for generations to come!

Go with grace, Neil.

[FrozenInTime]

The World would not be the same today if all they had done was send a robotic rover to take landscape pictures and shoot back a few rocks.

The images of the astronauts on the surface and how they viewed the experience, the moon and the earth will forever be remembered.

I was reading about the computer technology used : the Apollo Guidance Computer used 'core rope memory' - just like some ancient Andean Quipu document.
Comparatively, it seems that todays technology makes Mars someplace we can go when it is convenient.

[Richard G]

Originally Posted by plummerl

This is in memory of Neil, taken tonight, 8/25/2012.

Nice touch Larry. And fine photo. I happened to notice the moon coming into the house last evening, just before learning of the news.

[Pablito]

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0...?smid=fb-share


about how astronauts became photographers, NYT Lens blog.

[funkydog]

Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky (ok so it's an urband legend. cute story though).

[Eric T]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7365105...in/photostream

[zuiko85]

Even now, whenever I look up at the moon I can't help but think there are, sitting on it's surface;
6 LM desent stages
3 parked rovers
5 crashed S-IVB boosters (seismic experiments)
5 empty LM assent stage crash sites (more seismic readings)
Numerous experiments and scientific equipment
12 discarded PLSS backpacks
12 pair lunar excursion overboots (and a lot of boot prints in the moon regolith)
5 Surveyor landers (1 crashed surveyor)
3 Ranger impact sites
7 Soviet Luna landers (1 Luna crash site)
Who knows what else










When you think about it, quite a bit of stuff over the last 50 years.