Apollo Month Recap: Happy 50th Anniversary Apollo 11
In case you missed any of the many posts across GeekMom and GeekDad, here’s a recap of all the content from our Apollo Month.
In case you missed any of the many posts across GeekMom and GeekDad, here’s a recap of all the content from our Apollo Month.
Today, as we celebrate 50 years since mankind first stepped onto the surface of the moon, some of the GeekMoms and GeekDads took time to reflect.
‘The Apollo Missions for Kids’ by Jerome Pohlen is a fantastic book that covers every Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini mission in detail.
Reading Time: 8 minutes Space has always been something that’s fascinated me. Being a child of the Shuttle era, I’m not old enough to remember the Apollo moon landings; however, that did not stop the landings and space exploration from having a huge impact on my life. One of my earliest memories is of the […]
Apollo in Real Time lets you eavesdrop on everything going on between Apollo 11 and Mission Control exactly 50 years ago. Courtesy: https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Chronicle Books has produced a 100-piece moon puzzle using an image from the NASA archives.
Reading Time: 3 minutes This year, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest news stories of the 20th century, the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. Capturing the interest, hearts, and intellect of countless people around the world, the space race, leading up to the first moon landing, was a serious […]
‘Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views & Undiscovered Moments’ shows us more of that amazing story through dozens of previously unpublished photos.
‘Girls on the Up’ is the final book in the ‘6 Chelsea Walk’ collection and takes place in London during July 1969 when all eyes turned to the moon.
‘Space Dogs’ by Martin Parr looks at the history of the Soviet Union’s space dogs program and the dogs that worked there in detail.
Patricia’s family has a geeky obsession with the Saturn V rocket. After all, there has been nothing else in existence to carry humans out of low-earth orbit.
‘Space Record Breakers’ is a fun new book which explores space through its high achievers, from the smallest planet to the largest spacecraft.
We were sent a Harry Potter Studio Tour Shuttle Bus by Corgi and took a look through their other licensed IP model ranges & Apollo 11 items.
John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech imploring America to set her sight on landing on the moon is one of the most inspirational speeches in American history. I’m proud to wear the quote on my back, quite literally, to celebrate #apollo50th.
Space Fact: Australians were the first to watch the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, ahead of everyone else in the world. By around 0.3 seconds.
‘Space Race’ is a book that uses a dedicated app and augmented reality to tell “the story of space exploration to the moon and beyond.”
The National Space Centre in Leicester, UK, is an interactive museum dedicated to the past, present, and future of space exploration.
In ‘The Spectacular Journey Into Space,’ kids punch out sections of the images to create floating shapes of planets, space vehicles, & more.
‘Capturing the Universe’ is a coffee table style book that showcases a range of astrophotography looking all across the universe.
‘History Heroes: Space’ is a card game for ages eight plus that teaches kids and adults about all aspects of space exploration.