Alas! I fear we as a species have lost the stomach for this kind of exploration. The Bureaucrats are in charge now, along with the money men. Thesis: Given all the same technological conditions of 1963, but with today's political environment, I would hazard a 0% chance of repeating this historic act. For, indeed, it was incredibly risky, and could have easily failed. Fun fact to know and share - when the moon missions were flying regularly, there was a massive solar storm that hit the moon and would have killed anyone there, but luckily, Apollo was in between missions.
But again, that poison well....
So, let's focus on the cool: Descent of the Eagle:
And finally, a thing of beauty, as always, perspective on a grand scale - Earthrise:
3 comments:
That's a photo of Neil Armstrong, not Buzz Aldrin.
Are you sure? Did the internet lie to me by naming this "Buzz Happy"?
I got the fact checking monkeys on it. You were right. Updated! Thanks.
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