Apollo missions

During the course of the Apollo space program astronauts were charged with enduring unknown perils, conducting science experiments, piloting spacecraft, walking on the surface of the moon, and comprehending sights, sounds, and physical stresses never before experienced by humans. All the while, they were also asked to snap a couple thousands photographs of practically every moment with a modified Hasselblad camera. Last Friday, for the first time ever, NASA uploaded the entire catalogue of…

Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 145/D - EVA-2, Post-EVA-3 & Orbit

Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 20/E - Earth orbit, EVA

Thousands of photos from Nasa’s Apollo missions to the moon have been added to Flickr

NASA Apollo Missions - This timeline will also provide the students a foundation of the important dates to include in their timeline of NASA and the Apollo missions.

LIFE photo, source Google/Life 2008 (Free). Saturn -5 rocket launch with apollo 11 spacecraft. Apollo 11 astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. SCAN AND REMASTERED by Dan Beaumont

40 years ago, three human beings - with the help of many thousands of others - left our planet on a successful journey to our Moon, setting foot on another world for the first time. Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the July 16, 1969 launch of Apollo 11 with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. aboard. The entire trip lasted only 8 days, the time spent on the surface was less than one day, the entire time spent walking on the moon, a mere 2 1/2…

ORIGINAL AB Emblem - APOLLO 1 - 11 - 17 Mission PATCH NASA COLLAGE - USA - MINT

Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 3/M - Earth Orbit

Apollo 15 Hasselblad image from film magazine 85/LL - SEVA, Pre-EVA-1, EVA-1 & 2