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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
The Last Moon Shot
Explanation: In 1865 Jules Verne predicted the invention of a space capsule that could carry people. His science fiction story “From the Earth to the Moon” outlined his vision of a cannon in Florida so powerful that it could shoot a Projectile-Vehicle carrying three adventurers to the Moon . Over 100 years later NASA , guided by Wernher Von Braun 's vision, produced the Saturn V rocket . From a spaceport in Florida, this rocket turned Verne's fiction into fact , launching 9 Apollo Lunar missions and allowing 12 astronauts to walk on the Moon . As spotlights play on the rocket and launch pad at dusk, the last moon shot, Apollo 17 , is pictured here awaiting its December 1972 night launch.
| Date | December 10, 2005 |
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| Credit | Credit: Apollo Program , NASA ( image scanned by J.L. Pickering) |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |