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To: Campion

Shows how perilous the Apollo 11 landing was, running out of fuel, and big craters nearby.


14 posted on 08/04/2023 1:44:54 PM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: Rinnwald

They picked Armstrong to command because he showed he had nerves of steel on Gemini 8.


15 posted on 08/04/2023 1:46:40 PM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: Rinnwald

American picture of the Apollo 11 site, from LRO. You can see the same double crater as is seen in the Indian image, immediately down and to the left from the LEM. Image shows some of the other big craters in the vicinity. The faint gray lines are the astronauts' footprints.

18 posted on 08/04/2023 1:52:47 PM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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