ApolloLego

When the Lego Saturn V came out 2 years ago, I had the idea to recreate the Apollo 11 mission using it. In realtime. This was partly inspired by Tom Sachs' art installations, and partly by the moon landing anniversary party I didn't make happen in 1989. A few weeks ago, 50 years after the original events to the ~minute, the reenactment went up on ApolloLego on Twitter. By the end of the mission I had made almost 200 updates with as many unique pictures. The response was good, with the account gaining over 1,000 followers in a week and getting likes and retweets from some people I really respect and admire. And complete strangers were unrelentingly enthusiastic about it. It was the first time I've had a 100% positive experience online in far too long. I'm planning to do it all over again for Apollo 13 next spring.



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