This past week there have been quite a few articles focusing on the breakthroughs, accomplishments and historical firsts of the manned Apollo missions. Among my favorites are a recent article in Slate telling the interesting, untold story of the first sculpture on the moon and coverage of the influential 1968 Earthrise photo and how it almost didn’t happen. Popular Science ran an article about alternate Apollo mission plans. The Verge reminded us all of the Apollo Image Atlas with its 17,000 photos and […]

Categories: Memory, Mythologies, Nostalgia • Tags: 1968, Apollo 11, Apollo 8, Apollo missions, China, 玉兔, Earthrise, Mao Zedong, moon landing, Neil Armstrong, space missions, yutu