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The world feels a little crazy right now - so I& #39;m thinking about space instead. Happy #yurisnight, happy Easter, and happy (they got back safely) Apollo 13 anniversary too. Since my brain isn& #39;t working, how about I show you something awesome and mindboggling? #Apollo13
It& #39;s a photograph. A special photograph indeed. It& #39;s a photograph of Jim Lovell, and he& #39;s signing a photograph of Jim Lovell signing a photograph of Jim Lovell with a picture of me and Jim Lovell on the table beside it. And it makes me smile. A lot. #Apollo13
This photo wouldn& #39;t have been possible without #NasaTweetUp (now #NasaSocial), my awesome STS133 buddies Nate and @therealdjflux, plus the amazing people at @space_lectures - which is where this photo was taken. I wrote up Jim Lovell& #39;s talk: http://spacekate.com/2015/amazing-encounters-apollo-13s-jim-lovell/">https://spacekate.com/2015/amaz...
Bonus anecdote: When Lovell was in London receiving an honour from GAPAN (which is when I got to meet him the second time), there was a photo call in front of the Apollo 10 capsule at @sciencemuseum. He was so patient while photographers asked him to look this way, then that...
...and then he said jokingly "It& #39;s not even my capsule!".
I asked him as question later on - a bundle of nerves - about the dark side of the Moon. He quickly corrected me - *far side* - and I& #39;ve been careful never made the mistake since.
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I asked him as question later on - a bundle of nerves - about the dark side of the Moon. He quickly corrected me - *far side* - and I& #39;ve been careful never made the mistake since.
