Posts Tagged apollo 15

Salute

Posted by Danielle in Picspam on July 2, 2010

Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin salutes the U.S. flag

Today’s NASA Image of the Day — what a fun shot! — reminded me of the photo above, which I used to have as a mini-poster in my room. Happy early birthday, America, and to all my readers, have yourselves a great 4th of July weekend! (Or a great weekend in general!)

Image via The Project Apollo Image Gallery.

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LRO Images Apollo

Posted by Danielle in News & Happenings, Picspam on July 21, 2009

Last month the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) launched and made its way to the Moon, and some of the first images it sent back are these delightful shots of the Apollo landing sites. Shown here is the Apollo 14 landing site; below you can see (in an enlarged view) where the astronauts walked to place their instruments. Which I think is pretty darned incredible. Go here to see the rest!