Archive for the 'moon' Category

List of trees planted from seeds taken aboard Apollo 14.

NYTimes slideshow of moon landing photos by the Apollo 11 astronauts. Also notable for having a tip-top slideshow player.

Oh, that Andy Warhol. What will he think up next?

High def footage of the moon shot by a Japanese satellite orbiting the moon on Halloween this year. Unintentionially fascinating quote: "The satellite was confirmed to be in good health through telemetry data received at the Usuda station."

Mentioned in the liner notes of the Criterion "For All Mankind," which does this year's "In the Shadow of the Moon" one better by being soundtracked/scored by Brian Eno. This is the earliest known account of a (speculative) trip to the moon

Called out by Calvino in his essay on "Lightness." Notable for discussing various methods of space travel, including rocketry and vials of dew.