… these were the words with which the crew of Apollo 8 wished a Merry Christmas to the citizens of Earth, during the 9th lunar revolution, some 380,000 kilometers from their home planet… 40 years ago today.
Earthrise from Apollo 8
Dec 252008
Dec 142008
I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but there is something magically beautiful in vintage 1960s high tech. Take JPL’s Space Flight Operations Center, for instance.
JPL Space Flight Operations Center
Sure, wall-size LCD or plasma screens are nowadays a dime a dozen, and as to the computing equipment in that room, hey, my watch probably has more transistors. Still… there is something awe-inspiring in this picture that is just not there when you walk into a Best Buy.