0
20JULY1969 by W.W. Cooper
They made it, we all made it, just a bit
like vikings leaving runes and little more.
taking the lesser light where God placed it
to show ourselves what a heaven's for.
They loped like divings uited kangaroos
over that sterile world of one night stands,
driving moon bugs and Golf balls to amuse
the children, while the stars slipped through our hands.
They're gone now to their shrinks and shrunken space.
The praise is theirs; it's ours to wonder why
the world's still flat and dreams are out of grace
So I, believing less each summer, pry
open that lost last year to see the bright
earth jewel smooth and blue in velvet night.
(Analog magazine, 1979 if memory serves)
~
ODE TO ALSEP
With all the world waiting
We turned our eyes skyward.
Remember that day when we all looked through
Our electric windows on the universe,
Seeing old spheres from a new point of view?
Three times again, and again, and again,
Descending on dancing flames,
They scurried, slow-motion, through ancient dust
Who still now remembers their names?
They did the unthinkable, achieved the impossible,
Went where none had preceded, and more.
"Ho-hum! ...another launch, you say?
Is football on Channel Four?"
Mechanical colonists left behind
When we blasted back home in our ships
Drew life in their bellies from shattering atoms,
Energizing electronic chips.
They sensed the heat of ancient fires,
Moon-embers, banked deep inside.
They felt the star-bits streaming,
And the rumbling silent tide.
ALSEP voices, talking to Earth
In chattering bits and bytes
Sent their colonial treasures back
Through the lunar days and nights.
They measured the limb-shocked solar winds,
Changing the charges in sputtered lands,
And vibrating signals crossed the void,
Twitching inked fingers on metal hands.
The footprints and tire-tracks, unchanging, remain.
Like paths to the future, they glisten.
Solipsistic sentinals converse with themselves,
But there's nobody left who can listen.
George Hastings
October 1, 1977
What else can I help you with?
Were there any woman on Apollo 11?
No.
What has the author Stefano Cavina written?
Stefano Cavina has written: 'Apollo' -- subject(s): Apollo 11 (Spacecraft), Project Apollo (U.S.), Space flight to the moon
What has the author Helen Zelon written?
Helen Zelon has written: 'The Gemini IV Mission' 'The Apollo 13 Mission' 'Apollo 11 mission' -- subject(s): Apollo 11 (Spacecraft), Project Apollo (U.S.), Juvenile literature, Space flight to the moon 'Focus on Health'
How does Apollo give light to the Earth?
Apollo 11 does not give light to the earth in any way.
Was there any more moon landings after Apollo 11?
Yes, there were a total of six moon landings as part of the Apollo program. Apollo 11 was the first landing in 1969, and the last was Apollo 17 in 1972.
What was the Apollo 11 mission called?
Apollo 11
Is Apollo 11 haunted?
No Apollo 11 was not haunted.
How many attempts was there to land on the moon before Apollo 11?
Zero. Apollo 11 was the first attempt to land men on the moon.
Why was Apollo 11 called Apollo 11?
Apollo 11 was named after the Apollo program, which aimed to land a person on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth. The number 11 designates that it was the eleventh mission in the Apollo program's series of lunar missions.
How any moon landings were on the moon?
Apollo 11-17 (with exception of Apollo 13; just watch the movie): 6.
Who launched Apollo 11?
N.A.S.A launched Apollo 11.
When was the Apollo 11 used?
The Apollo 11 was launched in 1969.
