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Last night I watched an hour-long PBS special (via Netflix) called “Race To The Moon”. It’s certainly another recommended addition to your queue. The story is just incredible. How in the world did we pull that off in the sixties… and we’re not going back till 2013 or so???
The video is about Apollo 8, the mission where 3 astronauts went to the moon, orbited 10 times, and returned safely home. The famous Apollo 11 was just 7 (or 9?) months later, when they went the remaining 69 miles to the lunar surface.
A pretty cool part of the trip to the moon was just before they were going to break orbit and head home, they read Genesis chapter one via live broadcast to … the world, I think! The creation story probably sounded a LOT different from the moon. What a vantage point!
Someday… it would be neat to visit there…. but Jen says I have to wait until she dies. She doesn’t want me going while she’s still here… 🙂
Anyway, regardless of whether I get to visit the moon or not, watching the story of those guys who DID… fascinating.
Add it to the queue today!