NASA Releases a Stunning 4K Video Recreation of the Apollo 13 Astronauts' View of the Moon
NASA has shared an incredibly cool video that is a recreation of what the Apollo 13 astronauts saw of the dark side of the moon when they were on their mission to land there. As you know, they never made it as they had to abandon the mission when some big, life-threatening problems arose.
This is a stunning video that anyone who has a fascination with space travel and NASA will appreciate. This is the note that came along with the video:
This video uses data gathered from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft to recreate some of the stunning views of the Moon that the Apollo 13 astronauts saw on their perilous journey around the farside in 1970. These visualizations, in 4K resolution, depict many different views of the lunar surface, starting with earthset and sunrise and concluding with the time Apollo 13 reestablished radio contact with Mission Control. Also depicted is the path of the free return trajectory around the Moon, and a continuous view of the Moon throughout that path. All views have been sped up for timing purposes — they are not shown in "real-time.
The video is filled with some seriously awe-inspiring and breathtaking visuals. It must’ve been incredible to be able to see this in person. Damn… I want to be an astronaut.