Fun Times At The Apollo To Artemis Gala Celebrating The 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 16! #nasa #nasasolarsystemambassador

Did some work on this little guy this evening:

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IMAGE CREDIT: http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr9/en/credits/

Fun at the planetarium! #nasa #apollo #fernbanksciencecenter #planetarium (at Fernbank Science Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwgEmyiniBB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=es8gly4u1kla

Restored Apollo Mission Control Console. #nasa #space #apollo #apollo50th (at Fernbank Science Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B41f495n7eX/?igshid=sw3ocqsox3z1

My third attempt at Mars. I didn’t use a filter on this one, but I’m going to try a red filter tonight. #celestrontelescope #celestron127slt #backyardastronomy #mars #planets https://www.instagram.com/p/CGUu8Xnj12b/?igshid=i4jdoaqhd4c7

On this date, in 1968, Apollo 6 launched as an unmanned test flight. The mission was plagued with trouble, including engine problems that caused a severe pogo effect that could have shaken the rocket apart. Overall, the mission was a “successful failure” because it led to important changes in the F-1 engines. Due to the tragic assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, there was almost no press coverage of this launch. The Apollo 6 CM now sits at the Fernbank Science Center (not to be confused with the Fernbank Museum of Natural History) in Atlanta Georgia. #nasa #apollo #space #atlanta #georgia #solarsystemambassador https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQYFrwDI8Q/?igshid=1t7n3j398zbtm

If Alan Shepard can take swings on the Moon, then I call dibs on Mars. I’ll have Perseverance data to keep me out of the bunkers. @nasa @nasajpl #mars #perseverance #nasaperseverance #marsrover #mars2020 #mars2020rover https://www.instagram.com/p/CDsSY85nQoj/?igshid=192a1toh0qhtm

Pleiades

Ascent Abort-2 crew module arrives in Houston in Orion’s March newsletter: http://bit.ly/OrionMar18