Architecture can serve many purposes. It can provide shelter and comfort for its inhabitants but it can also frame a view. Sometimes that view is mundane but other times it can literally be out of this world.

The transcript for the episode can be found here.

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The International Space Station

Apollo 16

Moonwalker by Charlie and Dotty Duke

1972 documentary of Apollo 16

raw photos form Apollo 16

raw video from Apollo 16

Special Thanks to:

Charlie Duke

Reid Wiseman

Blake Dumesnil

Nicole Cloutier

Music by Chris Zabriskie

Logo by Julie Pizzo Wood

The view of Italy from the International Space Station (image courtesy NASA)
Astronaut Reid Wiseman in front of the Cupola on the International Space Station. (image courtesy NASA)
The interior of the International Space Station. (image courtesy NASA)
Charlie Duke at Mission Control in 1969. (image courtesy NASA)
The launch of Apollo 16. (image courtesy NASA)
The view of Earth from the Command Module. (image courtesy NASA)
The view of the Moon from the Lunar Module. (image courtesy NASA)
Charlie's home on the surface of the Moon. (image courtesy NASA)
Charlie Duke on the Moon. (image courtesy NASA)
The photo left by Charlie Duke. (image courtesy NASA)
The ascent stage of the Lunar Module. (image courtesy NASA)
The view. (image courtesy NASA)