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ALANBEAN-FANTASY.jpg"Buddies" forever85 visitePete Conrad, Dick Gordon and I were assigned by head astronaut Deke Slayton as the backup crew for Apollo 9. This was super news because this meant we would fly three missions subsequent and make one of the first Moon landings.
The most experienced astronaut was designated commander, in charge of all aspects of the mission including flying the lunar module. Prudent thinking suggested that the next most experienced crew member be assigned to take care of the command module since it had a heat shield and was our only way back home. This left the least experienced to accompany the commander. Pete Conrad had flown two Gemini flights, the second with Dick Gordon as his crew mate. I had not flown at all.
During training, Pete and I frequently practiced our lunar surface activities such as emplacing experiments, gathering rock samples, or making observations. We were excited. We were going to have the ultimative adventure someone in our profession could experience. But while we did, Dick Gordon would be orbiting 60 miles above us. We often fantasized Dick joining us on the Moon for all the fun, but we could never really find a way. But now I'm an artist and in my paintings I can have it my way. Now, at last, our best friend has come the last 60 miles.
One last story. Dick was the more experienced astronaut, yet I got the prize assignment. In the three years of training preceding our mission, he never once said: "It's not fair, I wish I could walk on the Moon too." I do not have his unwavering discipline or strength of character.
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ALANBEAN-MANKINDROCK.jpgMankind Rock96 visiteThis is Gene Cernan as he was near the end of the third moonwalk of Apollo 17. He and astronaut-geologist Jack Schmitt had completed most of their work and were just gathering final equipment and samples, putting them aboard the lunar module. At this point, Gene turned toward the television camera and said, "Jack has picked up a very significant rock, composed of many fragments of many sizes and many shapes, probably from all parts of the Moon, probably billions of years old, but a rock of all sizes and shapes and even colors that had grown together to become a cohesive rock, outlasting the nature of space, sort of living together in a very coherent, very peaceful manner. We'd like to share a piece of this rock with many of the countries throughout the world. We hope that this will be a symbol of what our feelings are." Then they continued their preparations for leaving the Moon.
Gene knew he would be the last man on the Moon for quite a long time. As he closed his checklist and prepared for his ascent up the ladder, he said, "As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave it as we came and, God willing, we shall return with peace and hope for all mankind." Gene Cernan, last man on the Moon, 5:34 a.m. GMT, December 14, 1972.
I felt this was such a fitting and proper occasion in the history of manned lunar exploration that I created two nearly identical paintings of this moment.
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Beyond_the_Hills.jpgBeyond the Hills (by Ermes Sansottera)257 visite"...Vedere e capire ciò che è giusto fare, e poi non farlo, significa non avere coraggio..."
(Confucio)MareKromium
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Blooming_Colours.jpgBlooming Colours (by Ermes Sansottera)236 visite"...Parla forse il Cielo? Eppure, nonostante il Suo Silenzio, le Stagioni seguono il loro corso e le Creature continuano a nascere, a vivere, e a morire..."
(Confucio)MareKromium
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Giulia_s_Berries.jpgGiulia's Berries (by Ermes Sansottera)240 visite"...L'unico modo che abbiamo per salvaguardare la nostra solitudine è quello di ferire tutti, a cominciare da coloro che amiamo..."
Émile Michel CioranMareKromium
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Night_Beauties-ES.jpgNight Beauties (by Ermes Sansottera)123 visite"...A man can be destroyed but not defeated..."
Ernest HemingwayMareKromium
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Rice_Merchants.jpgRice Merchants (by Ermes Sansottera)180 visite"...In qualsiasi direzione tu vada, vacci con tutto il cuore..."
(Confucio)MareKromium
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The_Rings-PIA10081.jpgIcy Rings53 visiteCaption NASA:"This is an artist concept of a close-up view of Saturn's Ring particles. The planet Saturn is seen in the background (yellow and brown).
The particles (blue) are composed mostly of ice, but are not uniform. They clump together to form elongated, curved aggregates, continually forming and dispersing. The space between the clumps is mostly empty. The largest individual particles shown are a few meters (yards) across". MareKromium
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The_Rings-PIA10082.jpgMittens53 visiteCaption NASA:"This is an artist concept of the view from Cassini during the star occultation that detected "Mittens," the small object to the right of the star. As Cassini watched the star pass behind Saturn's F-Ring (foreground), the star blinked out when Mittens blocked it, indicating it may be a solid moonlet".MareKromium
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ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-HandWriters.jpgMartian "Sandy Paintings"159 visiteDall'occhio e dalla simpatica arguzia del Dr Faccin, ecco un (ennesimo) esempio di come, se si vuole (e, talvolta, anche se NON si vuole...), guardando una immagine orbitale si può vedere qualsiasi cosa...
In questo caso, che cosa stiamo guardando?
Un profilo umanoide?
La rappresentazione di una "Divinità Alata"?
Una lettera?
E che dire dell'equivalente "sabbioso" di una pittura rupestre?
O forse stiamo solo osservando un dettaglio superficiale al quale solo i nostri occhi e la nostra mente, uniti dalla umanissima capacità di compiere associazioni, sono stati capaci di attribuire un significato "superiore" e "trascendente"?
Scritture e Pitture Marziane? No grazie...MareKromium
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