Book Review: ‘The Apollo Chronicles, Engineering America’s First Moon Missions’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/03/15/book-review-the-apollo-chronicles-engineering-americas-first-moon-missions/

Ancient counterfeit Greek gold stater showing the goddess #Athena, 336-323 BC

Greek gold stater showing the god #Apollo, 359-336 BC

Ayuso busca atraer inversiones de Apollo Global Management a Madrid mientras el fondo expande su influencia global

📰 Título original: Apollo, el fondo dueño del Atleti al que Ayuso quiere vender Madrid

🤖 IA: Es clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: Es clickbait ⚠️

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#economía #apollo #ayuso #...

Ayuso busca atraer inversiones de Apollo Global Management a Madrid mientras el fondo expande su influencia global

📰 Título original: Apollo, el fondo dueño del Atleti al que Ayuso quiere vender Madrid

🤖 IA: Es clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: Es clickbait ⚠️

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#economía #apollo #ayuso #...

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116206138417947730

#SpaceX initially wanted touchscreens only, with limited flight commands available to astronauts.# NASA pushed back and wanted what were essentially joysticks 🕹️ for #astronauts to fly the vehicles like previous spacecraft.

#NASA #moon #Apollo

📚 NASA setzte früh auf klare Kommunikation mit Raumfahrtbesatzungen.

• 🧑‍🚀 Capcom als zentrale Kommunikationsschnittstelle.
• 🗣️ Vermeidung von Kontakt mit vielen verschiedenen Personen im All.

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sternzeit-10-maerz-2026-kein-durcheinanderreden-im-weltraum-100.html

#Raumfahrt #NASA #Kommunikation #Capcom #Apollo

🪷 #InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay 8 March is also the feast of #Artemis / #Diana guardian of animals: Wear purple and leave food for birds! Diana is twin sister of #Apollo, with whom #Antinous is oft identified. Thus, they are spiritual twins. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/03/we-praise-goddess-artemisdiana-guardian.html 🪷

#PositiveDinge in der Woche
- Optikerin hat die Bildschirmbrille als Service repariert, top Service #Apollo
- ich habe meine Webseite, ausgemistet und nun mache ich einen neuen Blog daraus.
- Die Palatschinken sind heute wieder perfekt gelungen
- Düsen vom Tintenstrahldrucker gerreinigt

A Little Town with a Long Name

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-little-town-with-a-long-name/

A Little Town with a Long Name https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-little-town-with-a-long-name/ #NASA #Apollo #EarthObservatory #HumanDimensions #Landsat8LDCMLandsatDataContinuityMission #SurfaceWater #WaterOnEarth

"I Was There" - The Saturn V Launch Experience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLnqMAdHOhg
#SaturnV #NASA #Apollo #history

Wie viel Rechenpower braucht man für die Reise zum Mond? 🌙

Gerade habe ich Frank O’Briens "The Apollo Guidance Computer“ beendet, und es ist eine Lektion in Demut. In den 60ern schufen Ingenieure mit den damaligen Mitteln ein System, dessen Architektur in Sachen Zuverlässigkeit bis heute Massstäbe setzt. Es zeigt: Wahrer Fortschritt liegt nicht in Gigahertz, sondern in technischer Klarheit.

👉 Empfehlenswert für alle Technik-Begeisterten!

https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1009733662

#Apollo #AGC #Engineering

St. George

St. George (Romanized: Georgios), a.k.a. George of Lydda, was a Christian martyr. He’s venerated as a saint. He was born in the late 3rd century (circa 270-281 AD) in Cappadocia in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), to Christian parents of noble Greek descent.

According to tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. He became a soldier in the Roman army. He became a soldier after his dad passed away. He became a Tribunus (a high-ranking officer). He eventually became a member of the Diocletian at Nicomedia.

But he was later executed, as part of the Diocletianic Persecution. In 303 AD, Diocletian issued an edict allowing the persecution of Christians. George was ordered to renounce his faith & offer sacrifices to the Roman gods. He refused. He also tore up the emperor’s edict.

He was beheaded on April 23, 303 AD. His courage was so admired (in some traditions) that it led to Empress Alxandra of Rome to be martyred also.

He’s 1 of the most venerated saints, heroes, & megalomartyrs in Christianity. He has been especially venerated as a military saint since the Crusades. He’s also prominently venerated by the Druze (& by some Muslim groups) as a martyr of monotheistic faith.

In hagiography, he was immortalized in the legend(s) of St. George & the dragon & as 1 of the most prominent military saints. In a famous tale of George rescuing a princess from a dragon in Silene (Libya) 1st appeared in Georgian texts in the 11th century.

It was popularized in the West by the Lombardic “Golden Legend” in the 13th century. In religious iconography, the dragon represents the devil or Paganism, & the princess represents the Church.

In Roman Catholicism, he is also venerated as 1 of the 14 Holy Helpers. His feast day, St. George’s Day, is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The Church of St. George in Lydda (now Lod, Israel) has a sarcophagus traditionally believed to contain George’s relics.

According to tradition, a fierce dragon was causing panic in the city of Silene in Libya when our guy George arrived there. To keep the creature from ravaging the city, the inhabitants gave it 2 sheep each day. But when the sheep were no longer enough, they were forced to sacrifice people chosen by the townesfolk themselves.

Eventually, the king’s daughter was selected, & no one was willing to take her place. Georger saved her by slaying the dragon with a lance. The king was so grateful that he offered George treasures as a reward for saving his daughter’s life.

But George refused & urged him to give to the poor instead. The townspeople were so astonished by what they saw that they all became Christians & were baptised.

George (In Arabic, Jirjis or Girgus) is included in some Muslim texts as a prophetic figure. The Islamic sources state that he loved a group of believers who were in direct contact with the last apostles of Jesus. He was described as a rich merchant who opposed Dadan, the king of Mosul, in his reaction to Apollo’s stature.

After confronting the king, George was tortured many times to 0 effect, was imprisoned, & was aided, allegedly, by angels. Eventually, he was exposed to the fact that the idols were possessed by Satan. But was martyred when the city was destroyed by God in a rain of fire. (This is giving serious Sodom & Gomorrah vibes.)

According to Muslim legends, he was martyred under the rule of Diocletian & was killed 3x. But was resurrected every time. The legend is more developed in the Persian version of al-Tabari, wherein he resurrects the dead, makes trees sprout, & pillars bear flowers.

After 1 of his deaths, the world is covered by darkness, which is lifted only when he’s resurrected. He’s able to convert the queen, but she’s put to death. Then he prays to God to allow him to die, which is granted.

Al-Tah’labi says that George was from Palestine & lived in the times of some disciples of Jesus. He was killed many times by the king of Mosul, & resurrected each time. When the king tried to starve him, he touched a piece of dry wood brought by a woman & turned it green, with varieties of fruits & veggies growing from it. After his 4th death, the city was burnt along with him.

English soldiers under Richard the Lionheart invoked St. George at the Siege of Acre. They brought his “cult” back to Britain, where he replaced Edward the Confessor as the nation’s primary patron because he represented “active” chivalry rather than “passive” monasticism.

In 1348, King Edward III founded the Order of the Garter (the oldest and highest order of chivalry in England), putting it under the patronage of St. George. The current British monarch, King Charles III, is the head of the order today.

In the General Roman Calendar, George’s feast day is on April 23. In the Tridentine calendar of 1568, it was given the rank of “Semi double.” In Pope Pius XII’s calendar, the rand was reduced to “Simple.” In Pope Paul VI’s 1969 revision, it appears as an “optional memorial.”

In some countries, like England, the rank is higher. It’s a Solemnity (Roman Catholic) or Feast (Church of England): if it falls between Palm Sunday & the Second Sunday of Easter inclusive, it’s transferred to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter.

The Russian Orthodox Church also celebrates 2 additional feasts in honor of St. George. One is on November 3, commemorating the consecration of a cathedral dedicated to him in Lydda during the reign of Constantine the Great (305-337). When the church was consecrated, George’s relics were transferred there. The other feast day is on November 26 for a church dedicated to him in Kyiv (or Kiev, Ukraine), circa 1054.

In Bulgaria, St. George’s Day is celebrated on May 6. It’s customary to slaughter & roast a lamb. George’s Day is also a public holiday.

In Serbia & Bosnia & Herzegovina, the Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates St. George on May 6. It’s a common slava (patron saint day) among ethnic Serbs.

In Egypt, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria calls St. George the “Prince of Martyrs.” They celebrate his martyrdom on the 23rd of Paremhat of the Coptic Calendar (equal to May 1). The Copts also celebrate the consecration of the 1st church dedicated to him on the 7th of the month of Hatour of the Coptic calendar (equal to November 17).

George is the patron saint of England. His cross forms the national flag of England. By the 14th century, he was declared both the patron saint & protector of the British royal family. He’s also the patron saint of Georgia (the country), Ethiopia, Iberia, Russia, & Bulgaria.

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Jim McDivitt’s Apollo 9 Flown Crew Log Book ❔🧑‍🚀

#9 #apollo #book #crew #flown #jim #log #mcdivitt

▶️ 1 new picture from Individuals (Flickr) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jim_McDivitt%E2%80%99s_Apollo_9_Flown_Crew_Log_Book_%2855127291598%29.jpg

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Apollo 9 ✧

Apollo 9 (March 3–13, 1969) was the third crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program. Launched by a Saturn V and flown in low Earth orbit, the mission flight-qualified the Lunar Module, showing that its crew could fly it independently, then rendezvous and dock, as would be required for Apollo 11, the firs...

#UnitedStates' #LunarModulePilot #CommandModulePilot #CommandModuleGumdrop #Apollo #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_9

Moon's Magnetic Mystery Solved: It Was a Titanium Blip, Not a Billion-Year Shield

#LunarScience #Apollo #Artemis #SpaceExploration #NatureGeoscience #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-01-moons-magnetic-mystery-solved-it-was-a-titanium-blip-not-a-billion-year-shield-bbb2a315

With Artemis II supposed to be Apollo 8 bis,
now Artemis III is supposed to be Apollo 9 bis.
What are the odds then that there will be an Apollo 10 bis?
Three or four to one?

Nasa announces change to its Moon landing plans
<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6270030neyo>

#Apollo
#Artemis
#Diana
#MoonLanding
#NASA
#Selena

Antonio de Bellis, The Flaying of Marsyas by Apollo, c. 1637-40 Oil on canvas Ist-century poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses, Marsyas, a satyr, was flayed alive for having the arrogance to challenge Apollo, the god of music, to a contest of musical ability. #painting #oilpainting #mythology #apollo

#NASA reschedules the first crewed lunar landing since the #Apollo era for 2028, and slips in a test mission in 2027 that could put the #BlueOrigin lunar lander through its paces in low Earth orbit. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/nasa-overhauls-artemis-moon-program-blue-origin/ #Space #Artemis #BlueMoon #Moon