In 1968 the first humans to see the far side with their own eyes were the astronauts of Apollo 8. And 2nd topic: Antarctic lichen was subject to the rigors of the red planet’s environment and lived.
Tag: Apollo 8
Jun 28th: Exploring The Far Side & Martian Rolling Stones
Two stories for today: The Apollo 8 astronauts were the first to view the Moon’s hidden side with the unaided eye & Mars’s tiny moon Phobos has strange track-like groves crisscrossing it.
Feb 12th: Apollo 8
Discussion about a feature documentary film about the NASA mission Apollo 8 and the three astronauts that crewed this amazing mission into space.