Project Apollo

I have put together a list of significant photographers (could have added more) superimposed onto Neil Armstrong's first photo pan on the Moon's surface. He had been on the surface for about eight minutes. This photo pan is the first series of images made by a human being standing on another celestial surface ... as significant as the images made by all the photographers on the list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0nIhDBtEHI

Project Apollo Youth Workshop - Stardust Festival (Canada), August 2022 Project Apollo Youth Workshop focusing on photographs made by the astronauts as tools for a "Literacy Through Photography" exercise. Youngsters write about a...

https://www.facebook.com/projectapolloposters

Project Apollo Posters Posters based on Project Apollo; original images and text courtesy of NASA; images for posters edited/enhanced by Tom R. Chambers (former research analyst at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory, 1969-1972).

https://www.facebook.com/apollovideosclassroom

Project Apollo Videos Tom R. Chambers (former research analyst at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory, 1969-1972) has edited/enhanced numerous Apollo images, and then produced HD videos as teaching tools for the classroom.

My EVAs

Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut outside a spacecraft beyond the Earth's appreciable atmosphere. In this case, it refers to lunar surface exploration (commonly known as a moonwalk).

Go to Google Earth and bring up the Moon feature. Locate and zoom in to show Project Apollo mission (11,12,14,15,16,17) EVAs. Have students study the EVAs ... distances from the lunar module (home base), features visited ... and then plan their own EVAs on the lunar surface in keeping with Project Apollo planning as it relates to ideal locations and logistics.

History:

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin performed the first EVA on the lunar surface on July 21, 1969 (UTC), after landing their Apollo 11 Lunar Module spacecraft. This first Moon walk, using self-contained portable life support systems, lasted 2 hours and 36 minutes. A total of fifteen Moon walks were performed among six Apollo crews, including Charles "Pete" Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan, and Harrison "Jack" Schmitt. Cernan was the last Apollo astronaut to step off the surface of the Moon. (Wp)

Images courtesy of Google Earth.

Student - Neil Armstrong - One Step - Superimpositions

https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-chambers/sets/student-neil-armstrong-one-step-superimpositions

A short Apollo 11 PowerPoint presentation that included a video of Armstrong stepping off the Lunar Module and making his famous statement ... “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” ... was shown, and then WavePad was brought up to play/show Armstrong’s statement (voice wave). The students vocalized/practiced the statement together, and then each student came up and recorded his/her voice making the statement. The recording was saved/shown, and then compared to Armstrong's voice wave as an artistic representation of sound (sound wave).

This exercise was profound in the sense that the youngsters were able to hear their and Armstrong's voice together ... intertwined ... a motivating and empowering moment.

APOLLOPALOOZA Younger Summer Camp (July 17, 2019)

Tom R. Chambers worked with students (8-12 years of age) as a part of the APOLLOPALOOZA event, Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (Denver, Colorado) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission (1969-2019).

Compilation release date:
21 July 2019

Mission Patch Design

Go to the Project Apollo Mission Patch web page:

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2293/apollo-mission-patches/

and have students download patches as guidelines to be able to design their own using graphic arts software.

Apollo Mission Patches | NASA Solar System Exploration A collection of Apollo flight crew patches.

Press Kit Preparation

Utilizing Project Apollo press kits, have students choose a particular mission to research the information, and then plan their own Moon missions.

http://www.apolloproject.com/press/press-kits.html

Literacy Through Photography (LTP) is a teaching methodology that encourages youngsters to use images as catalysts for verbal and written expression.

In this case, and as an example:

Chambers worked with students (8-12 years of age) as a part of the
APOLLOPALOOZA event, Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (Denver, Colorado) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission (1969-2019).

https://edtecharts.blogspot.com/2021/05/apollo-younger-summer-space-camp-july.html

"MY EARTHRISE":

The iconic “Earthrise” photograph made by Lunar Module Pilot William Anders, Apollo 8 was projected, and his statement that he made about this image ... “We set out to explore the Moon and instead discovered the Earth.” ... was mentioned. The students were
asked to think about Anders’ statement, and then focus and concentrate on the projected “Earthrise” photograph in order to write their feelings. They were encouraged to write as much as possible.

A few student responses follow:

“Space is a place where wonderful things can happen, and I feel that Space has a lot of things in store for humanity. This picture shows how fragile Space actually is, and it is just amazing. One day, humanity shall discover new technology and Space equipment, and we will go farther and farther. Humanity is just at its beginning. One day, humanity will be friends, and discover new languages. This perspective is so amazing. It shows how much we have to explore. The universal ‘Earthrise’ is pretty.” AM

“As we were traveling to the Moon to explore the Moon, we discovered the Earth. This is because we saw the Earth from a higher height in Space. So, in a way, we discovered the Earth. By seeing the Earth from Space, we were able to see things that you normally can’t see. You can learn so much just from a different perspective. This gives you the feeling that there can be so much more out there, other planets, other places to live. It gives you a feeling of happiness and so much more. You also get to see the Earth from a different perspective other than the one you see every day. You can be filled with so much emotion by a simple
picture. This is what happens in this picture, ‘Earthrise’.” KA

“I feel this picture is really, really cool. I feel this way because it is like the reverse of what we would do on Earth because the astronaut is taking the picture of Earth from the Moon. It also makes me feel proud because the first person around the Moon actually made it. So yeah, I feel proud for my species. Also, I think the Earth looks awesome, so thank you, NASA.” VKM

“’Earthrise’ is a beautiful picture from Apollo 8. It looks a lot like freedom. I see that we live a little free. We are in the right place. From Earth, we see the Moon, but on the Moon, we see the Earth. Isn’t that amazing? The Moon is just like the Earth in some ways and different in others.” CB

“I feel good about this picture because on Apollo 8 the astronaut said, ‘We set out to explore the Moon and instead discovered the Earth.’ We have found a way to go to other places outside of Earth. It is cool that astronauts can see us from the Moon, and we can see the Moon from Earth.” CCR

Other Apollo photographs can be used of course. Go to the Project Apollo Archives Flickr page:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/projectapolloarchive/albums

and download for editing/enhancement in a photo editor like Photoshop or GIMP.

And then have students do research about the photographs by going to the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal:

https://www.history.nasa.gov/alsj/

so they will have some background information to begin to write.

"Knowledge Visualization via Digital/New Media Art"

https://projapollo.blogspot.com/2021/08/apollo-glitch.html

Chambers utilized this approach in the classroom re: numerous NASA/Science projects as well as other core subject areas, and this particular approach applies to Project Apollo information and images interpreted as "Pop Art" (in keeping with Andy Warhol) to motivate and empower students through the Arts to learn about manned Space exploration.

Examples using "glitch" treatment are attached.

Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong's first photo pan on the lunar surface.

There is an unevenness seen in the frames. This sequence of
frames in its unadulterated form indicates: the change in camera position due to his change in posture as he turned to his right each time to make an exposure; his probable nervousness/excitement because of being on the Moon’s surface; and time constraints of the mission. Armstrong’s movement and tentative approach are sensed. His humanity - fragility - comes to the forefront.

Neil Armstrong's First Photopan on the Moon's Surface Commander Neil Armstrong had been on the Lunar surface about eight minutes when he made his first photo pan. The pan took about two minutes due to carefully ...