I'm watching the NOVA program on the first flight to the Moon (it's good) and a memory came to me I wanted to share.
Have you ever been to the Smithsonian and seen one of the actual, for-real capsules that had safely reentered the Earth's atmosphere?
The bottom is burnt black. You imagine if you ran your fingers over it they would come away with black ash.
It's covered in tiles and there were a couple missing, also interesting.
Nothing like actually seeing the real thing to come away with at least some changes to your previous concepts.
Have you ever been to the Smithsonian and seen one of the actual, for-real capsules that had safely reentered the Earth's atmosphere?
The bottom is burnt black. You imagine if you ran your fingers over it they would come away with black ash.
It's covered in tiles and there were a couple missing, also interesting.
Nothing like actually seeing the real thing to come away with at least some changes to your previous concepts.
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