For All Mankind - Specific Views

Specific Views

Several unusual or memorable views are included:-

  • The fires of the Bedouin tribes in the Sahara desert, seen as dots of light in the extreme darkness.
  • Sunrise over the edge of the earth.
  • A space-walk floating in silence over the earth, despite travelling at 25,000 miles per hour.
  • A floating tape recorder providing music to the astronauts during periods of weightlessness... in particular when playing the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
  • The first picture of the earth seen as a whole circle from space...as a live television transmission... a blue planet "floating in a blackness beyond perception".
  • Trying to prevent food from floating off during meals.
  • The first close-up pictures of the moon.
  • Travelling around the dark side of the moon, including the "earth-rise" as our planet came back into view.
  • The lunar module calmly drifting down at a low angle to the surface of the moon, then burning its engines for a more vertical landing.
  • Touchdown in the Sea of Tranquility: "The Eagle has landed."
  • The first footstep onto the moon by Neil Armstrong.
  • Dropping a feather and a hammer together to prove Galileo correct, that both hit the ground together if there is no atmosphere.
  • Erecting the Stars and Stripes on the surface of the moon.
  • Gathering rocks and soil samples from the surface of the moon.
  • An astronaut tripping and speculating on his vulnerability should the suit be ruptured.

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