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NASA
Photos
Some of my favorite photos
from the NASA
Photo Archive:
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The launch of Apollo 11, the flight that took the first
men to the Moon. I have a poster similar to this image hanging on
my wall. |
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"Earthrise"
The Earth as it appeared to the Apollo 11 crew as they rounded
the Moon on their first orbit. I also have a poster of this on my
wall.
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Man on the Moon
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My Grandfather was involved with the Viking mission
to Mars, so I've always held a certain fascination for this project
since childhood. |
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An excellent launch photo of the Shuttle, in this case
Endeavour on mission STS-47, on September 12, 1992. |
Nike-Hercules
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The Nike-Hercules is one of my favorite missiles. This particular
Nike-Herc sits in front of Robert Goddard Middle School in Littleton,
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Houston Space Center
Here's some of the pics I took
on my tour of Space Center Houston/Johnson Space Center in the summer
of 1999
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Taken from the tram on the way to Johnson Space Center.
Even from way back here, you can see how the Saturn V dwarfs the Redstone
and Little Joe rockets in the background. |
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Me standing by the massive F1 engine. The Saturn V used
five of these engines, each delivering 1.5 million pounds of thrust. |
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Me again, standing behind the Saturn V. "Massive"
doesn't even begin to describe this thing. I think "sublime"
is an appropriate word. You have to actually stand next to one of
these monstrosities to appreciate just how big it is. |
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Here you can see the giant fuel tank for the third stage. |
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Replica of Alan Shepard's Mercury-Redstone rocket that
carried him on his brief, 15-minute trip into space on May 5, 1961. |
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Little Joe II, the vehicle used to test the Saturn V's
launch escape system. |
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Mace
Surface-to-Surface Missile
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This
missile sits in Belleview Park in Englewood, Colorado. The "emblem"
under the wings is the Englewood city emblem.
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