55 Years Ago Today: Apollo 11 Splashdown (July 24, 1969)

NASA, Misc | 24 July, 2024

[Ezekiel]

"Yes, it's authentic," NASA spokesperson John Yembrick told Space.com. "It was a little joke at the time."

[Responsibility2nd]

I feel like pinging a notorious FReeper who rants on and on often about how this and all other Moon landings were faked. Shot on a Hollywood back lot.

But I’ll just leave it alone.

[JSM_Liberty]

“Shot on a Hollywood back lot.”

Nonsense, Kubrick insisted they be filmed on the moon for added authenticity.

[NorthMountain]

That individual will display its ignorance, or not as it sees fit. Meanwhile, ...

Buzz Aldrin's travel expense report ...

[SunkenCiv]

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[M Kehoe]

I’m getting old.

Well, the alternative sucks.

5.56mm

[Responsibility2nd]

What an ingrate. He had an all expenses paid trip to the Moon and back, and he submits a $33 travel expense bill to get to the launch site?

lol

[NorthMountain]

Travel Accounting will absolutely BUST YO’ ASS if you leave anything out of your TER.

[Monkey Face]

What a fun memory!

Thanks!

‘Face

💖

[Monkey Face]

What a fun memory!

Thanks!

‘Face

💖

[SunkenCiv]

Having another birthday is much better than not having another birthday. :^)

OTOH, old age isn’t as nice as it sounds.

[SunkenCiv]

Seems like I’d read that somewhere before... ;^)

Neil taking the first steps, now that was a pretty good day.

[COBOL2Java]

I was watching this on TV with my family. My grandmother was with us. I remember Nana telling us all to say a prayer as the craft was coming down.

[Monkey Face]

It seems to be the norm for today, so I’m ignoring it all!

I had to save the immigration form. It was just too clever not to!

[Psalm 73]

I remember. I was 11 years old, Nixon was President, America was still that “shining city on a hill”, and possibilities were endless.

[Semper Vigilantis]

Dad was staioned at San Vito AB, Brindisi Italy at the time. We were on a family vacation camping at Polsano Beach and watched it all on a nice Italian family’s TV. They actually came and got us so we could see it. They were so excited, I was never so proud to be an American.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Lost footage of flag plant first take

[Allegra]

Heh! I remember seeing that expense report in Buzz’s book, “Return to Earth.”

[SunkenCiv]

:^)