Giant Leap for Mankind
July 16, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, the first mission to land humans on the moon. To celebrate the memory of such a momentous occasion, many websites featured Apollo and Moon-based content today. Here's the roundup:- Boston.com's Big Picture blog posted 40 big, impressive photos related to the mission
- Phil Plait of Discover's Bad Astronomy blog covered NASA's release of restored moon landing footage
- @ApolloPlus40 continues to relive the mission on Twitter as they have for many months now
- Jason Kottke posted a video of the launch of the huge Saturn V rocket on his blog
- Eat Me Daily provided a fascinating overview of the mission's food supply and nutrition
- Craft Magazine showed off some interesting Lunar embroidery
Jul 16, 2009
- Brad Czerniak
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