Photo taken by astronaut Bill Anders' Apollo 8 "
I wanted the first photograph that hung on my blog (which I struggled to figure out how to) outside it. For several reasons. Because I love all the deeds and stories that happened during the space race. I'm excited because all that it represented the Apollo program . Because of all missions there, the ones I liked were the Apollo 8 and Apollo 17 . Because I'm a fan of the geosciences. Because I love this picture, and above all, because I love the Earth.
And also because this day marks the anniversary of something very special.
These days are fulfilled 36 years of a historical event. Met 36 years of Apollo 8 moon mission , the legendary mission took 3 men to bypasses for the first time our only natural satellite.
A date like today, 36 years ago, the 3 crew Apollo 8, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, were road the Moon. A December 21, 1968, were put in motion the engines of the Saturn V rocket , and he also tore the Apollo 8 mission . She forged then one of the greatest moments of the entire Apollo program, all the space race and, by extension, one of the most glorious moments in the history of mankind.
The main objective of the mission was to carry the ring to the moon, which was considered as a step to be able to make a landing. Much of the success of the entire Apollo program resided precisely in this mission. Actually, these 3 astronauts were the real pioneers. After a trip
70 hours, December 24 (nice date spot) entered lunar orbit and gave 10 returns to the moon. With this mission, NASA was able to verify that it was indeed possible to go to the moon, were able to see the mission with a spacecraft reentry from the Moon, and finally opened the door for a man were to land on the lunar surface.
Contrary to what might appear, the appearance of the moon that watched the 3 astronauts were amazed. It seemed extremely bleak and desolate, reaching their own words qualify as a desolate landscape tremendously. However, in its first lunar orbit was something that moved. When passed through the path orbit corresponding to the dark side were startled to discover that the moon disappeared and took on the appearance of a massive black hole. But when they began to enter the part corresponding to the visible face ran into a stunning spectacle and, so far, few have been able to see, could see an "out" of the Earth. As you begin to enter the visible, due to be orbiting, they could see as the globe began to take off in the distance something like a terrestrial dawn. And they saw our planet as remarkable for its intense blue color. Frank Bormann is when our planet qualifies as "Blue Planet", a phrase that surely we've all heard. Such was the admiration and sense of beauty that sparked this scenario in the 3 astronauts, who, contrary to schedule, Bill Anders took the camera from the mission and took a picture of our planet. In my opinion the most beautiful and moving picture that has ever made.
The achievement of these 3 men and the entire team of scientists and engineers who made this possible, is at the height of the rush by Magellan and Elcano when first circumnavigated the globe.
When talking about the moon landing, often speaks of the Apollo 11 , and forgets or ignores the other missions. No However, there were missions missions before and after. And they have all been linked with history.
Finally, a phrase I remember hearing Bill Anders said in an interview to mark the anniversary of the landing on the moon. Not exact words, but he said something like what he felt when he entered lunar orbit was a "feeling that we had traveled thousands of miles and come so far, for the most important thing that we contemplated outside our own planet, Earth" . Paradoxically, having to go so far to marvel at what we have so close. Could not have been better expressed.
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