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1 posted on 07/02/2009 7:03:59 PM PDT by KevinDavis

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2 posted on 07/02/2009 7:04:47 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Can't Stop the Signal!)

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.

3 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?)

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 MOON", 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. ;')

4 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)

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