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54 years ago #Today, one of the most famous images ever taken was snapped from the orbit of the Moon. Now known as "Earthrise", with modern digital technology, the iconic image -- originally in black and white -- has been remastered ow.ly/Hir130n5JpX
“The vast loneliness up here of the Moon is awe inspiring, and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth. The Earth from here is a grand oasis to the big vastness of space.” — Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell buff.ly/2EMnMMG #Apollo8 #54YearsAgoToday
54 years ago #Today, Apollo 8 entered the lunar orbit. Humans are in orbit around another world for the first time. This is the third TV live broadcast. A #Christmas gift: human eyes see the Moon up close bit.ly/2ionb8I
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They didn't make it to the Moon, but through their efforts and sacrifice we all did. The Apollo1 tragedy happened 54 years ago #Today [source, read more: buff.ly/2jvXRwW]
«If we die we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life» - Virgil "Gus" Grissom, died on the #Apollo1 54 years ago #Today bit.ly/2Bx5UiV
54 years ago #Today, president Lyndon Johnson received this memorandum announcing the tragedy of mission later known as #Apollo1 buff.ly/2jmgSP1
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