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Waxing Crescent Moon and Apollo 'Little Joe' Test Vehicle in Houston, JDJ

Waxing Crescent Moon and Apollo 'Little Joe' Test Vehicle in Houston

Waxing Crescent Moon and Apollo 'Little Joe' Test Vehicle in Houston, JDJ

Waxing Crescent Moon and Apollo 'Little Joe' Test Vehicle in Houston

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Posted following the great suggestion by Van McComas under the post "A Celebration of Mankind in Space" to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission...

I spent several years traveling to NASA Johnson Space Flight Center in the mid-2010s, and came to be a big fan of the Rocket Park that sits adjacent to the Center and one passes by each day when entering/exiting the main gate. What a great way to start and end a day!

I was fortunate to be there during a conjunction of the Moon and Saturn on October 23, 2017 that was aligned with some of the great exhibits in the Rocket Park. I scoped out the setting and lines of sight around dusk when only the waxing crescent moon was visible, then returned after dark to capture the Moon, Saturn, and the great rockets that were part of the program that led to us setting foot on the Moon.

This first image captures the waxing crescent moon at dusk over the top of the Little Joe II test vehicle used to prove out the Apollo launch escape system.

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Waxing Crescent Moon and Apollo 'Little Joe' Test Vehicle in Houston, JDJ