New Apollo17.org is live in time for the 43rd anniversary of the mission

[ka9q]

And Firefox has an excellent ad blocker, adblock plus. Used it for years.

[bfeist]

It's now officially the 43rd anniversary of the mission!

Between Dec 6th, 9:55pm EST and Dec 19th 3:29pm EST (when the mission ends), this link: http://apollo17.org/?t=rt will drop you into the mission exactly 43 years ago to the second.

The crew might be working, eating, walking on the moon, or even sleeping. At any time you can jump out of "real time" mode and explore the whole experience, or click to sync back up with today's date an time to continue along.

A friend and I created this site independently. There's no commercial aspect to it, and it's not officially affiliated with NASA. I hope the world takes interest, for at least long enough to pause and remember that for the next 13 days exactly 43 years ago, we reached the pinnacle of human space exploration. Please share if you like it.

[Zakalwe]

Tremendous work!

[bfeist]

If anyone's still interested, the crew has started their first EVA, and the mission's first television transmission from the moon will start at around 8:07pm EST.

http://apollo17.org/?t=118:14:02

[bfeist]

3 minutes to #splashdown http://apollo17.org/?t=304:28:54

I hope you all enjoyed the live coverage!

[Allan F]

3 minutes to #splashdown http://apollo17.org/?t=304:28:54

I hope you all enjoyed the live coverage!

Oh yes.

[ka9q]

Yes, all of us on planet Gliese309-3 enjoyed the mission very much. Congratulations to all you earthlings. But you won't see this message for another 40 years.

[Glom]

Such a wealth of information.

Works better in portrait than landscape on my Android tablet.

Is the timeline on the top right supposed to track? It wasn't moving on mine.

But most importantly of all, did Gene really say "son of a bitch" on the radio during the launch?

[bknight]

Such a wealth of information.

Works better in portrait than landscape on my Android tablet.

Is the timeline on the top right supposed to track? It wasn't moving on mine.

But most importantly of all, did Gene really say "son of a bitch" on the radio during the launch?

Yes right after the second stager ignition.

[bfeist]

Such a wealth of information.

Works better in portrait than landscape on my Android tablet.

Is the timeline on the top right supposed to track? It wasn't moving on mine.

But most importantly of all, did Gene really say "son of a bitch" on the radio during the launch?

Glad to hear it works on your android tablet at all. The site is very processor intensive and works to varying degrees on mobile platforms depending on their hardware. I'll put some thought into how I could better accommodate less powerful devices in future. Give it a try on a desktop or laptop.

[bfeist]

The site is up for an internet award. Please take a second to vote if you liked it!
http://www.awwwards.com/best-websites/apollo-17-in-real-time/

[ChrLz]

WOW!!!  That is just amazing stuff!  Applause...  I will be recommending this elsewhere.

Thanks guys  (umm, when will you be doin' 11? )