Comments on: Apollo 11 http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/20/apollo-11/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ganesh solanke http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/20/apollo-11/comment-page-1/#comment-206709 Ganesh solanke Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:49:43 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7910#comment-206709 Hi this is raj Hi this is raj

]]> By: PCope http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/20/apollo-11/comment-page-1/#comment-206196 PCope Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:47:37 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7910#comment-206196 Honeysuckle Creek Dish is still operational at Tidbinbilla Deep Space Tracking Station ( as Deep Station 46) 20km SW of Canberra. 20km north of old Honeysuckle Creek Site. Honeysuckle Creek Dish is still operational at Tidbinbilla Deep Space Tracking Station ( as Deep Station 46) 20km SW of Canberra. 20km north of old Honeysuckle Creek Site.

]]> By: RobK http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/20/apollo-11/comment-page-1/#comment-206176 RobK Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:15:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7910#comment-206176 There's another lunar module visible on Google Maps (and Street View) - it's in the grounds of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Apparently it was restored from one that was partially built at the time Apollo was cancelled. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Franklin+Institute,&sll=39.957715,-75.172775&sspn=0.002969,0.006035&ie=UTF8&radius=0.16&ei=h5dlSqOjPIuqNe6kgfUL&sig2=aD5ur9ZzznydqkonsLEM0Q&cd=6&cid=5512096824570806595&li=lmd&ll=39.957738,-75.173492&spn=0.000649,0.001164&t=h&z=20&iwloc=A There’s another lunar module visible on Google Maps (and Street View) – it’s in the grounds of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Apparently it was restored from one that was partially built at the time Apollo was cancelled.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Alex Turnbull http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/20/apollo-11/comment-page-1/#comment-206159 Alex Turnbull Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:44:27 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7910#comment-206159 As expected, as of now, Google Earth has an option to select fully realised 3D moon as your "planet" of choice when using Google Earth: Full details and instructions here: http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2009/07/look_at_the_moon_in_google_earth_-.html As expected, as of now, Google Earth has an option to select fully realised 3D moon as your “planet” of choice when using Google Earth:

Full details and instructions here:
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2009/07/look_at_the_moon_in_google_earth_-.html

]]> By: Johnny http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/20/apollo-11/comment-page-1/#comment-206158 Johnny Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:59:04 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7910#comment-206158 The other place you can see a Saturn V laid out is Space Camp in Huntsville, AL: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=U.S.+Space+and+rocket+center+huntsville&sll=38.892091,-77.024055&sspn=0.40724,0.730591&ie=UTF8&ll=34.710291,-86.654561&spn=0.001625,0.002854&t=h&z=19 The other place you can see a Saturn V laid out is Space Camp in Huntsville, AL:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/20/apollo-11/comment-page-1/#comment-206157 cookie monster Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:13:20 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7910#comment-206157 Here is another (tenuous?) claim by a northern observatory that it was pivotal in the lunar landings! http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8155000/8155355.stm And here it is all its glory! http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.476293,-2.235039&spn=0.000873,0.002317&t=h&z=19 Here is another (tenuous?) claim by a northern observatory that it was pivotal in the lunar landings!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8155000/8155355.stm

And here it is all its glory!

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/20/apollo-11/comment-page-1/#comment-206155 cookie monster Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:30:15 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7910#comment-206155 Lets not forget the contribution made by the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank in 'leafy' Cheshire to the space race. http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=53.236609,-2.309103&z=17 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodrell_Bank_Observatory Lets not forget the contribution made by the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank in ‘leafy’ Cheshire to the space race.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodrell_Bank_Observatory

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