Apollo in Hollywood: 8 Moonlanding Movies

Unlike previous voyages of exploration, humanity’s first steps on the Moon did not inspire great works of art and literature. In fact Project Apollo has rarely even intruded in to popular culture. However in the past forty years there has been a smattering of movies and TV shows featuring Project Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 14 yearsJune 9, 2011 ago

Human Exploration

Apollo 8’s Christmas space odyssey

Christmas 1968 saw three men from Earth make a remarkable and unprecedented voyage of exploration. A dramatic and hurriedly planned mission gave the crew the first human view of the Moon’s farside and the whole human race saw our homeplanet in a new way. This is the story of Apollo Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 14 yearsDecember 20, 2010 ago

Apollo 13 movie

Apollo in Hollywood: 8 Moonlanding Movies

Apollo 8’s Christmas space odyssey