Friday, February 5, 2021

The Explorers' Club, № DCCXCVIII

Operation AXIOM: Destination Moon—The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 14, Part II
5-6 February 1971: Shepard & Mitchell landed the Antares at Fra Mauro & conducted two E.V.A., including the longest foot journey of the entire Apollo program to the edge of Cone Crater, using the Modular Equipment Transporter, or "rickshaw;" Roosa was the first C.M.P. to conduct intensive photo-scientific observations from the Kitty Hawk; at 47, Shepard became the first man to golf on the Moon.
Bonus! Moonshot Songs o' Apollo 14
Michael Giacchino, "Life's Incredible Again" from The Incredibles: Music from the Motion Picture (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

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National Aeronautics & Space Administration, "Apollo 14 Excerpt 9" from The Apollo Missions (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

Commentary:
"Al is on the surface, and it's been a long way, but we're here."
Semper exploro
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