Posted on 06/18/2019 1:56:35 PM PDT by central_va
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. As he set took his first step, Armstrong famously said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The Apollo 11 mission occurred eight years after President John F. Kennedy (1917-63) announced a national goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Apollo 17, the final manned moon mission, took place in 1972.
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I remember it well.
No doubt, there are facts and observations that Neil Armstrong took to the grave. Some may call these facts ‘secrets’. I’ll bet his sons know a lot more than the average American. Neil was very private after returning from space.
He may have just been overwhelmed at all the attention.
I care, it was absolutely unbelievable.....the whole world was in awe!!!!!
“There are a bunch of Space related programs on PBS this summer”
That ought to be thrilling. I’m sure it will be just like the Nat Geo I picked up with the Apollo 11 landing on the cover.
Nothing but jack-wagon write-ups about how womyn and “people of color” (whatever the heck that is supposed to mean) weren’t part of the story.
What a pathetic way to have to feel special.
Of course, today, NASA would have to send a couple of hermaphrodites.
I’d much rather blame Walter Crankcase, who heard words transmitted from thousands of miles in space and couldn’t translate them into English.
I think the hair was already growing all of the way through his head, by then.
On-board audio database: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/apollo11_audio.html
NASA videos: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo11/videos/
I suspect Netflix is holding Season 2 of Lost in Space. Just the tie it in to the 50th anniversary hype.
Someone needs to tell the “history” channel that Cernan died.
As he set took his first step, Armstrong famously said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
For the kids, but I am seriously trying to justify NOT picking these up for myself:
https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/LEGO-NASA-Apollo-Saturn-V-21309
https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/NASA-Apollo-11-Lunar-Lander-10266
Yeah. Dad was working on the project. I used to listen to the test firings of the engines here in Huntsville.
My Dad made sure we were up to watch the event... or at least he tried. My little brother didn’t last for it, but I got to see it live. IIRC (probably not), it happened somewhere around 10:30-11pm eastern time.
I highly recommend a documentary titled Apollo 11 released earlier this year. The filmmakers found a trove of previously unreleased NASA footage and incorporated a lot of it into the presentation. Any history or space buff will really enjoy it.
Same here. Mom woke me up in the middle of the night to watch it.
Surprised I haven’t seen a Franklin mint commemorative coin or display plate commercial.
One could argue this moment was when the United States reached its zenith. Peak America if you will. I was 12 years old when it happened and totally swept up in the moment. I remember that Sunday to this day and will take the memory to my grave.
He should have skipped all that high-toned stuff and yelled out “Hot damn, we made it, and sc&@# you, Brezhnev!”
I would agree. It was amazing for all of us.
But, to me, the Zenith of America was in the immediate post-WWII years. The only nuclear power, leader of the world, race was not yet a tinderbox, the economy was roaring, and we had boundless hopes for the atomic future.
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