49th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing Today
Jul 20, 2018 09:05:01 #
Jul 20, 2018 09:17:02 #
I was in grade school and they had all classes report to the cafeteria and we watched the landing on TV.
Jul 20, 2018 09:31:54 #
catterar
Loc: Angier, NC
I was a Third Class Hospital Corpsman attached to 1st 8" Howitzer Battery (SP) in Dong Ha, Vietnam. The CPO I worked for broke out a can of 180 proof medicinal alcohol and we toasted the achievement.
Jul 20, 2018 09:40:19 #
Jul 20, 2018 10:34:24 #
How sad that after almost 50 years, all we can do now is climb into low earth orbit and even then, by hitching a ride with the Russians although several commercial (American) transports are almost ready. Between lack of funding and conflicting directives from various Presidents (Go to Mars! No, go to asteroids! No, go back to the moon!) it's a wonder NASA even exists anymore. Also sad that when we look for our proudest achievements as a nation, this 50-year-old accomplishment is about the only thing we can come up with.
Jul 20, 2018 10:50:19 #
When it happen I remember see a newspaper headline "So What". All it was a arms race with than USSR. As for today a machine can do that with less cost and no danger to human. We have two machine on Mars now, send more of them forget humans going to Mars.
Jul 20, 2018 12:52:58 #
Jul 21, 2018 06:38:06 #
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
https://fox2now.com/2018/07/20/saint-louis-science-center-celebrates-49th-anniversary-of-apollo-moon-landing-2/
I still have the photos that I took of the landing on TV, b&w, grainy, and lines on the TV!
Jul 21, 2018 08:07:16 #
FrankR
Loc: NYC
catterar wrote:
I was a Third Class Hospital Corpsman attached to 1st 8" Howitzer Battery (SP) in Dong Ha, Vietnam. The CPO I worked for broke out a can of 180 proof medicinal alcohol and we toasted the achievement.
Thanks Doc.
Jul 21, 2018 08:40:34 #
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
https://fox2now.com/2018/07/20/saint-louis-science-center-celebrates-49th-anniversary-of-apollo-moon-landing-2/
Ah, yes. I remember it well.
Jul 21, 2018 09:39:11 #
I missed it, we found out about a month later by then it was okay, but no excitement.
I spent July and August 1969 on the Mang Yang trying to keep Highway QL 19 open to traffic. It was dangerous work but successful.
I spent July and August 1969 on the Mang Yang trying to keep Highway QL 19 open to traffic. It was dangerous work but successful.
Jul 21, 2018 11:13:08 #
I had just returned with my cousin from a day at Disneyland. We settled in to watch. We saw Neil Armstrong step out of the LEM. My cousin pointed at the TV and shouted "Look. That's the site of the next Holiday Inn!"
Jul 21, 2018 11:34:30 #
I was in the Air Force (Air Rescue Service - ridiculously renamed Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service) and, because we were responsible for the safety of the astronauts if there were a pre-launch abort or if the splash down came to far away from a ship, I was sent to the Houston Manned Spacecraft Center during Apollo flights to answer any press questions about our part in the missions. During the Apollo 11 first step onto the moon I was in an auditorium watching Neal Armstrong larger than life-size projected on a theater screen!
Trivia : Although the live transmission of his first words was slightly garbled, Neal confirmed to us later that he actually said, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Notice the "a man" rather than just "man" that is widely quoted.
Trivia : Although the live transmission of his first words was slightly garbled, Neal confirmed to us later that he actually said, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Notice the "a man" rather than just "man" that is widely quoted.
Jul 21, 2018 12:00:58 #
I was in the Navy, stationed at the Construction Battalion Center, Davisville, RI. The barracks' TV rooms were normally off-limits during the day, but the crowds were enormous. I doubt that any work was done on that day. When Neil Armstrong's foot hit the surface of the moon, you could hear the cheers from one end of the base to the other.
To this day, I get a warm feeling just thinking about just what heroes those astronauts were.
To this day, I get a warm feeling just thinking about just what heroes those astronauts were.
Jul 21, 2018 14:48:11 #
I worked in that world from close to the end of Apollo through the end of Shuttle.
My step-son is at Space-X. I explained to him that the ability to land a main stage for reuse was a monumental milestone.
My step-son is at Space-X. I explained to him that the ability to land a main stage for reuse was a monumental milestone.
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