Check out the below links for some truly thrilling Apollo recordings that have been transferred to some great weblinks. You’ll even get a little tingle of patriotism with the rousing music in the background. We may not have moon colonies or vacations to Mars yet, but real world space exploration is still pretty cool stuff. And remember, without this mission Star Trek would have faded into obscurity during the 60′s and Sci-Fi wouldn’t be where it is today! Happy Anniversary Apollo 11.
-James DonVito
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By Betsy Mason of wired.com
You can’t say NASA hasn’t capitalized on the Apollo 11 anniversary. The agency has literally gone hog wild with all the ways you can celebrate the moon landing, which happened 40 years ago on July 20. Here are some of the best multimedia experiences NASA has to offer.
Audio time capsule:
NASA is playing the entire Apollo 11 mission audio in real time + 40 years. It started on July 16, two hours and 40 years before the mission launched and will end July 24 with the splashdown of the astronauts’ capsule.
New photos of moon landing sites:
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reached the moon just in time to send us some very cool shots of the Apollo mission’s landing sites, complete with astronaut footprints.
Restored historical video footage of the landing:
Having taped over the original high-res tapes of the landing, NASA is going to great lengths to restore the television broadcast footage. They’ve released clips of some of the key moments in the mission.
Audio that Earth didn’t hear during the mission:
The on-board recordings from the mission are often garbled and out of chronological order, but exciting nonetheless.
Apollo 11 astronauts share their thoughts:
The crew will speak at a sold-out event at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. For those without a ticket, watch it live on NASA TV at 8 p.m. EDT on July 19.
Astronaut news conference:
The Apollo 11 crew will again be on hand for a press conference at 9:30-10:30 EDT from NASA headquarters, which will also stream live on NASA TV.
NASA’s more complete list of Apollo anniversary activities includes local events as well.
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