The Apollo astronauts (and those who came before and after) have enjoyed views of the Earth that very few have seen. We are also waiting for the ARTEMIS mission. It's been a while coming.
The early Apollo missions were very popular as TV spectacles, although over time, there was less interest - Apollo 13 brought the audiences back for a while, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. The Space Shuttle programme also had its moments, but also some disasters.
The Apollo programme has also influenced other musicians. Mike Oldfield's 'Space Movie' album remixed some of this themes from other albums.
Brian Eno composed this classic ambient album.
The music was originally written for a documentary film about the Apollo program, 'For All Mankind', though the film was not released until 1989.This track 'Under Stars' is one of my favourites off the album:
See other blog posts on the music of Brian Eno, which are connected to the idea of ambient music. Search for his name in the search box.
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