The Apollo 11 moon landing, as broadcast by Walter Cronkite, 40 years ago on July 20, 1969.
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Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11
In July, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's challenge to have a successful manned expedition to the moon before the end of the 1990s. Here are several sites that honor this tremendous human achievement.
This site from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum attempts to recreate the Apollo 11 mission in real-time. Visitors can follow the progress of the mission through three different Twitter feeds. A mission counter will displays on what stage the mission is currently. The site also features audio, video, and photos from the mission.
Google Moon features a map showcasing the landing sites of the Apollo Missions.
This site contains links to various NASA websites commemorating Apollo 11's 40th anniversary.
For current news about spaceflight around the moon, visit the website of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter or follow its Twitter feed.
Astronauts to Tweet from Space
NASA astronaut Mark Polansky, who will be commanding the next mission to the International Space Station, has just posted a video to NASA’s official YouTube channel inviting YouTubers and Twitter fans to take part in his next mission, submitting video questions via YouTube and following mission updates over Twitter.
To ask a question, Polansky says to create a video of around thirty seconds and post it to YouTube, then send it to his Twitter account using an @reply. He’ll respond to the questions on NASA TV, which is broadcast nation-wide.
Polansky won’t actually be the first person to Tweet from space -- that title will likely belong to Mike Massimino, who plans to Tweet from Space Shuttle Atlantis, which embarks on mission STS-125 [on May 11].
[via TechChrunch]
To ask a question, Polansky says to create a video of around thirty seconds and post it to YouTube, then send it to his Twitter account using an @reply. He’ll respond to the questions on NASA TV, which is broadcast nation-wide.
Polansky won’t actually be the first person to Tweet from space -- that title will likely belong to Mike Massimino, who plans to Tweet from Space Shuttle Atlantis, which embarks on mission STS-125 [on May 11].
[via TechChrunch]
NASA Rovers Celebrate 5 Years on the Red Planet
I have always been interested in the planets and stars, so this report from the BBC caught my eye: the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is celebrating the 5th anniversary of the landing of two moving robots (rovers), Spirit and Opportunity, on Mars.
The rovers -- which landed on January 3 and 24, 2004, and which were suppose to last about 90 days each -- have been sending back photos and reports from the Red Planet for five years. Among other things, they have gathered more evidence of water on Mars.
Watch some NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory staff speak enthusiastically about the project.
Even more remarkable to me, the rovers have existed this long on solar power. It seems that a solution to our oil dependence might be buried somewhere in there.
The rovers -- which landed on January 3 and 24, 2004, and which were suppose to last about 90 days each -- have been sending back photos and reports from the Red Planet for five years. Among other things, they have gathered more evidence of water on Mars.
Watch some NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory staff speak enthusiastically about the project.
Even more remarkable to me, the rovers have existed this long on solar power. It seems that a solution to our oil dependence might be buried somewhere in there.
