Posts: 52803 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-26-2024 03:50 PM
The 2024 Olympic Summer Games opened in Paris today (July 26) with a floating ceremony on the Seine river. As part of the final torch relay, an animation paid tribute to France's role in space exploration, both in science fiction and real life.
The segment included scenes with the new Ariane 6 rocket, Jules Verne's "De la Terre à la Lune" ("From the Earth to the Moon"), Le Petit Prince ("The Little Prince"), Pierre Boulle's "Planet of the Apes" and the International Space Station.
Separately from the opening ceremony, the astronauts aboard the space station recorded a video for the athletes competing in the games:
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52803 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-26-2024 04:20 PM
Earlier during its relay, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet ran with the torch.
Mont Saint-Michel, in my home region Normandy, is one of the most iconic places in France. Its characteristic silhouette, crowned by the abbey perched on a steep rock, seems to emerge from the sea and sharply contrasts against the sands of its spectacular tides.
[On May 31], I have had the immense privilege of carrying the Olympic Torch there. So much energy from the crowd!
posted 07-26-2024 03:50 PM
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