I've been fortune to have had one of the most interesting experiences of my life in a 747-400 (no not that one!!!). When the cockpit cabin door opened, the vision out the front of the plane was one of the most memorable in my life. It was dawn, the sky was glowing a luminous purple colour that faded into deep blackness high above revealing a few solitary stars. Directly in front of us all blazoned an enormous full moon, its silvery brilliance exposing every crater on the moonscape and bright enough to cast shadows in the cabin as it hovered majestically just above the horizon, creating the illusion that we were flying to the moon. It was both an incredible sight and experience, and perhaps even a precursor to what future travel may be like.
My sincere thanks goes to the Singapore Airlines crew for providing this incredible experience.