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  1. The model was scaled to the Monogram First Lunar Landing model kit, because I happened to have one of the astronaut figures from that laying around. It would have been VERY small, like mini-van sized probably. I was comparing it to narrow-gauge logging and agricultural railroads here on Earth, where things are scaled down. I designed a locomotive and passenger cars too, on paper, but never built them.
    #NASA #space #spaceflight #apolloprogram #apollo11 #plasticModels #spaceModeling

  2. "The moment of humankind's first voyage to the Moon and back was captured in a series of photos taken at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observing Station in Maui, Hawaii. They show the trans-lunar injection rocket burn which sent Apollo 8 hurtling out of Earth orbit toward the Moon on December 21, 1968"

    #Spaceflight #Apolloprogram #Apollo8 #TLI

    airandspace.si.edu/stories/edi

  3. Today is the anniversary of the #Apollo11 Moon landing!
    At Kennedy #Space Center’s Visitor Complex, it’s possible to visit the #Apollo / Saturn V Center, where a #SaturnV #rocket is on display, with its stages separated.
    These are the 5 J-2 engines that powered the S-II stage that was the second stage on the Saturn V.
    They burned liquid hydrogen (#LH2) and liquid oxygen (#LOX). This high-energy combination of propellants made it much easier for the United States to build a successful #Moon mission, whereas the Soviets were forced to stick with hypergolic fuels or kerosene, making lunar missions impractical.
    Get a print or other merchandise at heronfox.pixels.com/featured/s

    #KennedySpaceCenterVisitorsComplex, #KSC, #ApolloSaturnFiveCenter, #J2 #RocketEngine, #J2Engine, #ApolloProgram, #MoonLanding