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I have a question about this moon mission
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:28 pm
If Apollo 13 had to use the moon as a slingshot in order to return…..why is this moon mission historical? Didn’t Apollo 13 see the dark side of the moon too?
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Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:29 pm to oldcharlie8
The moon was in a different phase position for the Apollo missions. This was the first time they’ve ever gone behind the moon while it was illuminated.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:30 pm to oldcharlie8
Here's a mindblower. Every Apollo mission that landed on the moon also saw the dark side.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:30 pm to The Boat
I believe Apollo launched with a waxing moon phase for the low light angle so they could see more features on the surface while trying to land. Apollo 13 did not see the dark side for this reason.
This post was edited on 4/10/26 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:31 pm to oldcharlie8
Well it’s mostly historical in the sense that we went back.
As for the significance of far side vs now, manned landings were timed when the side facing earth was in full daylight for the mission. They didn’t need to do that here, so more of the far side was illuminated than the manned Apollo missions.
As for the significance of far side vs now, manned landings were timed when the side facing earth was in full daylight for the mission. They didn’t need to do that here, so more of the far side was illuminated than the manned Apollo missions.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:31 pm to oldcharlie8
Apollos 8-17 all orbited the moon.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:31 pm to oldcharlie8
It’s not really that historic
It’s just hyperbole to get people to tune in for ad revenue
It’s just hyperbole to get people to tune in for ad revenue
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:32 pm to oldcharlie8
I remember having to watch the first crewed SpaceX mission in 2020 to the ISS on the internet. But everyone's losing their shite over this one for whatever reason. Elon catches a fricking rocket with gigantic robotic chopsticks and it's crickets. But OMG NASA.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:37 pm to oldcharlie8
AI is wonderful
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:37 pm to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
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Apollos 8-17 all orbited the moon.
Apollo 9 was in low earth orbit and Apollo 13 was a free return trajectory.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:39 pm to theunknownknight
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It’s not really that historic
The pictures are pretty historic.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:42 pm to Obtuse1
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The pictures are pretty historic.
The product placement is truly historic. It’s happy Gilmore level. I love me some Nutella, uncrustables…
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:44 pm to The Boat
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The moon was in a different phase position for the Apollo missions. This was the first time they’ve ever gone behind the moon while it was illuminated.
I just want to know whether they got the shitter fixed.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:50 pm to Volvagia
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Well it’s mostly historical in the sense that we went back
But we didn’t go back to the moon.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:51 pm to oldcharlie8
There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 9:05 pm to oldcharlie8
The short answer is no. They couldn't have done this safely in the 60s.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 9:15 pm to The Boat
That makes sense
Posted on 4/10/26 at 9:15 pm to Shorty_price
The correct term is the far side of the moon. Once we get that term down maybe we can recognize pulling off flying around in space and not dying
Posted on 4/10/26 at 9:16 pm to oldcharlie8
It's time for we landed on the moon to do a reunion show
Posted on 4/10/26 at 9:16 pm to oldcharlie8
All Apollo missions orbited the moon. I think what makes this mission historic is their orbit took them farther out on the other side of the moon than all the Apollo missions.
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