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Apollo 11 crew filling out US Customs and Immigration Form after returning from the Moon

October 10, 2011 @ 11:11 pm

Here’s an interesting tidbit of space trivia for you. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were required (as a sort of joke) to fill out U.S. Customs and Immigration Forms while returning to U.S. soil in Hawaii after landing … Continue reading →

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Apollo 11 Saturn V launch in slow-motion HD

April 16, 2010 @ 11:38 am

Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo. Mark Gray, the Executive Producer for Spacecraft Films, narrates this piece of space history by showing the launch of the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket in slow-motion. … Continue reading →

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The Hasselblad EDC: the camera that took the first lunar photos

July 20, 2009 @ 7:10 pm

Says the official Hasselblad website (where you can see more cameras designed specifically for space exploration): This is a specially designed version of the motorized 500EL intended for use on the surface of the moon, where the first lunar pictures … Continue reading →

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Apollo 11 live replay

July 20, 2009 @ 4:22 pm

Kottke has put together this great looking tribute to the late Walter Cronkite and the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

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Fantastic black and white photo of the Earth

July 18, 2009 @ 8:42 pm

This is the first time I’m seeing a black and white image of the Earth taken from Apollo 11 and I think it is my new favorite photo of home. Does anybody know the NASA image ID to this particular … Continue reading →

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