Apollo 11

Google Answering: LRO Photos, Apollo 8 Crew & More

By Antonia ⋅ December 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Another trip into the search terms people use in reference to Apollo.

Google Answering: Crew Positions, Gemini 8 and More

By Antonia ⋅ September 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

LLH.com answers the questions that people Google that lead to this blog. If we don’t think a question has been answered fully on the page the search lead to, we’ll answer it here for future reference. This edition includes searches on crew positions, Gemini 8 astronauts and perhaps our favourite Google search term ever used.

What Do Neil Armstrong and The Beatles Have In Common?

By Antonia ⋅ September 11, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s a bizarre post title, I confess – but it’s a fair question, with a genuine answer. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the surface of the moon, The Beatles were a British band who took the 1960s by storm. Armstrong is shy and dislikes publicity… no one could quite accuse The [...]

Google Answering: Radiation, Collins’ Space Suit and More

By Antonia ⋅ September 7, 2009 ⋅ One comment

A lot of people find this blog by typing questions and requesting information from Google and other search engines. Here’s a rundown, the first of a weekly series, through some of the more recent searches used to find this blog. These include details on Michael Collins’ space suit, a question about astronauts’ dying from radiation and photographs of Apollo 1′s memorial plaque(s) and of the crew praying.

Trivia: Fun With Call Signs

By Antonia ⋅ September 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

TRIVIA >> The astronauts and NASA were involved in a igood-natured battle over acceptable call signs for their craft. After allowing Apollo 10 to fly with craft named Charlie Brown and Snoopy, NASA clearly felt that Haystack and Snowcone were a step too far on Apollo 11. Thus we were spared “The Snowcone has landed!”.

Nine Space Oddities Refuted: “Who Filmed The Famous ‘First Step’?”

By Antonia ⋅ August 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

3. “One NASA picture from Apollo 11 is looking up at Neil Armstrong about to take his giant step for mankind. The photographer must have been lying on the planet surface. If Armstrong was the first man on the Moon, then who took the shot?”

Part 1: Logic, Anyone?

By Antonia ⋅ August 13, 2009 ⋅ One comment

This is going to be a cute and perhaps overtly snarky look at some of the conspiracy theories surrounding the Apollo missions, but rather than delving into science, we’re just going to utiltise a commonly known human trait known as logic. Logic is marvellous. It’s what stops most of us from drinking photocopier toner even [...]

Book Review: “Carrying The Fire” – Michael Collins

By Antonia ⋅ July 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Book: Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys Who? Michael Collins, Pilot of Gemini 10 and Command Module Pilot of Apollo 11. Written by: Collins himself – no ghost writer was used. Originally written in 1974, with an updated version including a new preface printed for the 40th anniversary. Style: Written primarily in the first person. [...]

Apollo Quote of the Day: Neil Armstrong

By Antonia ⋅ July 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Commander of Apollo 11 gives his thoughts on the legacy of the Apollo Missions and what they mean to the world: The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited.

Apollo 11 Anniversary: 11 Trivia Facts

By Antonia ⋅ July 20, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Some facts, figures and insights regarding the Apollo 11 mission: 1. The, er, Snowcone has landed. It’s true – the original name for the lunar module of Apollo 11 was Snowcone. Astronaut Jim Lovell, wearing his sensible shoes no doubt, is the one that suggested the name change to the universally known Eagle. And if [...]

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