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Apollo 11: In their own words
The Guardian ^
| 07/02/09
Posted on 07/02/2009 7:03:59 PM PDT by KevinDavis
109 hours, 23 minutes, 38 seconds since liftoff:
Neil Armstrong: I'm at the foot of the ladder. The LM [lunar module] footpads are only depressed in the surface about one or two inches, although the surface appears to be very, very fine-grained as you get close to it.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: space
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posted on
07/02/2009 7:04:47 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Can't Stop the Signal!)
To: KevinDavis
My wife gave me the DVD box set of From The Earth to the Moon for Father's Day. Man, those Apollo guys were just awesome.
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posted on
07/02/2009 7:18:30 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(We're definitely in the Rise of the Empire era, but is Obama Valorum or Palpatine?)
To: KevinDavis
Appropriately enough, we watched this on the sole family TV set, a B&W, probably the old Crosley (remember those?). We switched stations at one point, coverage was slightly different on the three stations (that's all that was available in 1969, CBS, NBC, ABC, for you youngsters) and I remember how the network we were watching overlaid a caption, "FIRST LIVE PICTURES FROM THE ", with "MOON" blinking (for those using browsers which don't support BLINK). Then there was an hour or so while Neil and Buzz got ready for the EVA. Then the shadowy figure of Armstrong descending the barely visible ladder. What a great day that was. :') Still, it's kinda too bad that the "Good Luck, Mister Gorsky" story isn't true. ;')
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posted on
07/02/2009 8:10:08 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: Mr. Silverback
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posted on
07/02/2009 8:23:57 PM PDT
by
JerseyJohn61
(Better Late Than Never.......sometimes over lapping is worth the effort....)
To: Mr. Silverback
A really fun movie is The Dish, about the crew operating the Australian relay for voice and TV. Trust me, you’ll enjoy it.
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posted on
07/06/2009 12:56:26 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
("Lastly, I'd like to apologize for America's disproportionate response to Pearl Harbor . . . ")
To: colorado tanker
Cool, will check it out. I’m a big fan of Pat Warburton’s.
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:18:34 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(We're definitely in the Rise of the Empire era, but is Obama Valorum or Palpatine?)
To: Mr. Silverback
Pat does a nice job with his character.
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:24:37 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
("Lastly, I'd like to apologize for America's disproportionate response to Pearl Harbor . . . ")
To: colorado tanker
The only thing I’ve seen him in where he wasn’t great was the disastrous “Tick” live action TV show. Total train wreck.
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:33:08 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(We're definitely in the Rise of the Empire era, but is Obama Valorum or Palpatine?)
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