[Leica] [LRflex] Apollo Mission Control

[Aram Langhans]

Great shots.  I am envious.  Have been through Houston a few times but 
the traffic was horrible, so never stopped.  I am a space junky like 
you.  Saw all the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo launches glued to the old 
B&W TV.  Would love to see Mission Control.


Aram

On 2/25/2020 7:44 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
> I'm back from 12 days in Texas--Houston and Austin.  A highlight of 
> the trip was a visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center. It was pilgrimage 
> I've wanted to make all my life. Part of me is still that space-crazed 
> kid who watched all the launches, hoping I'd be in one of those 
> spacecraft someday.
>
> Building 30 houses most of the Mission Control rooms, past and 
> present. The room used for the Apollo program has been restored to 
> look as much as possible as it did at the moment Neil Armstrong 
> stepped onto the moon 50 years ago.  The period "artifacts" are very 
> detailed, many contributed by people who  worked there during the 
> Apollo program.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585990292/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> A better view of the center consoles. Flight Director Gene Kranz' 
> console is just left of center.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585990232/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> Another console, closer up:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585753721/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> The building courtyard, with its historic landmark landmark plaque:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585990392/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> A very happy visitor:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585753836/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> The room is smaller than it appeared on TV.  Wide-angle lenses do 
> that.  The viewing area is behind glass in what used to be the VIP 
> observation area--reserved for astronaut's families and visiting 
> dignitaries back in the day.  They normally show an audio-visual 
> presentation of the minutes before and after the landing, but it, um, 
> malfunctioned. No matter. They displayed the "one small step" picture, 
> and a guide talked us through.  All I cared about was that I was THERE.
>
> Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7.  Enjoy!
> --Peter
>
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