nasa – A bit of maths and physics

The Eagle has landed

2020-07-022019-07-20 by KJ Runia

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 exravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.

We celebrate our 50th lunar anniversary. On this day, the Eagle landed.

Happy New Year: Earth is Amazing

2020-07-022019-01-01 by KJ Runia

Happy New Year. Earth is amazing. Witness, in 4K, both the visual data and the audio recording of the crew of Apollo 8 when the iconic Earthrise photograph was taken.