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

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.

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.

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

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


about how astronauts became photographers, NYT Lens blog.

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

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

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.