[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[unixfox]

C’mon, everybody knows it was a Hollywood produced movie.

[GingisK]

I was privileged to grow up in the time to witness the space program unfold. It was thrilling, and had a great deal to do with my choice of career. I will never forget sitting in the TV room of my dorm watching the moon landing.

[ßuddaßudd]

♪ Oh my starry eyed surprise, sundown to sunrise ♫

[infool7]

Bill Whittle Now - Back to the Moon:Rebooting NASA

Apollo 11 +50 years starts July 16th

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[pfflier]

But this accomplishment was the result of a massive team of people laboring for a decade on an effort unlike anything that came before it.

And they did it with sliderules...

[ASOC]

Going to the moon?

I thought that was a ploy by JFK et al to divert attention away from a growing racial problem.

*We will go to the moon* speech - given @ Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas on September 12, 1962.

On Sept 30 of the same year, the Ol Miss riots broke out. So, maybe not too effective.

[minnesota_bound]

and the democrats blocked further flights and other exploration.

[catnipman]

and keep in mind that all of the engineering and navigation was done with slide rules ... the onboard flight computer had less computing power than your toaster ...

[Bob Ireland]

I vas dere, Charley! ...at the news staging area, just outside the Vehicle Assembly Building. :^D I still have some of my credentials.