[B-Cause]

The Apollo Program

Where were you when Apollo 11 landed on the moon? I was at the Cape (Kennedy), and was part of the contractor network locally supporting the Apollo program. Click here for a link to the history of the Apollo Program at the Cape. Watching every one of the Saturn-V's lift off was a special thrill!

Anyone remember what Walter "Crankcase" Cronkite said about the first Saturn V liftoff when the shock wave hit his trailer mounted van and almost knocked him and his van off of it. There was a 3 second delay built into all of his audio because of his earlier cussing on the air. The technicians with Federal Electric were able to cut his comments off while he was live on the air!

[Dagnabitt]

Someone wrote recently that we now look at the Apollo program the way local Dark Ages people looked at the monumental works of the Romans.

[Calamari]

Just got home from 2 year stint with the US Army courtesy of the local draftboard and watching it on the local TV channel. Made us feel proud.

Now just a low simmering disgust at what a mess we’ve made out of the last 6 years.