Tag Archives: Apollo 8

Apollo 8: 50 Years On

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

Fifty years ago, the Apollo 8 mission gave the world an especially exciting Christmas, as it became the first ever manned space flight to leave Earth orbit and travel to the Moon. The crew of Apollo 8 consisted of commander … Continue reading →

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Meeting astronaut Jim Lovell!

Posted on November 2, 2015 by

Last year, my dad and I went to see Apollo astronaut Ken Mattingly give a lecture in Pontefract, organised by Space Lectures. This year, the same organisation persuaded an even more famous astronaut to come over to the UK: none … Continue reading →

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The race to the Moon – as told by the Radio Times

Posted on October 16, 2014 by

Today I learned about the BBC Genome Project, which has made TV listings information from the Radio Times – ever since 1923 – available on the net. Pretty cool, right? I did what a few people have and checked out … Continue reading →

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