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Topic: July 16, 2007: Apollo 11, 38 years later
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robsouth
Member Posts: 769
From: West Midlands, UK
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 07-16-2007 05:56 AM
  
Thirty eight years ago today, three men left the Earth to travel to the Moon where two of them would be the first to explore its surface.Armstrong and Aldrin have forever written their names into the history books and I hope that it won't be too long before we return to our silent neighbour.
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Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1332
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 07-16-2007 06:13 AM
Yes! As far as a date in history this is IT.
-July 16th 1969-
Godspeed Apollo 11. |
Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-16-2007 07:56 AM
Ah, I remember it as if it were thirty eight years ago. (Argh) I was six months into being a teenager exploding with anticipation and wonder. The air was filled with so much talk and excitement it could have been Christmas in July. Some of my friends down the street constructed an Apollo/LEM mock up out of refrigerator boxes inside of their garage and we were flying with them all of the way.Terry |
mercsim
Member Posts: 219
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-16-2007 10:14 AM
...and Collins...His role was no less important than the others. They were a crew!Scott |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3160
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-16-2007 07:47 PM
On 16th July, 1969, as we celebrated the successful launch of the first men to land on the Moon, the news media were also reminding us of another titanic release of energy: the first detonation of an atomic bomb, 24 years earlier, on 16th July, 1945. Now the launch of Apollo 11 is 38 years in the past. Tempus fugit! |
pdpel3
Member Posts: 46
From: england
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 07-17-2007 11:50 AM
It just goes to show that an historic event like did not even get a mention in the press. |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 07-17-2007 12:24 PM
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Originally posted by pdpel3:
It just goes to show that an historic event like did not even get a mention in the press.
I wouldn't expect every anniversary to get much mention in the press. The press (and the general public) tend to focus on anniversaries in 5 or 10 year increments. I suspect the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 will get mention in the press. Also, any mention of Apollo 11 is likely to be centered on July 20, not July 16. July 16 is an important date to those of us here on this forum, but July 20 has the greater significance to the general public. |
spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 07-17-2007 05:57 PM
What I find truly amazing, is that it is 07/17 as I write this....in one more WEEK, it will be 07/24...that date Apollo 11 ended....
For those of you who "were there" at the time, like I surely was, doesn't it seem like it was the longest 9 days in your life from liftoff to splashdown, and now, here on the 17th of July it is just a short week till we observe the anniversary of the end of Apollo 11 ?Miranda.....you really missed an exciting time ! |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2913
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 07-17-2007 06:57 PM
spaceman-It was like Christmas in July. Unfortunately, no matter how much the media hype the next Moon landing, it won't be the same (for us old folks). I am hoping that it is as inspirational to you youngsters as the first one was for us. (Tongue firmly in cheek.) Tim |
mdmyer
Member Posts: 900
From: Humboldt KS USA
Registered: Dec 2003
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posted 07-18-2007 06:24 AM
I think it will be inspirational and Miranda will probably watch it with the same joy and hopes that we did and her goal is to one day join those who have left Foot Prints on the Moon. Mike Myer |
ejectr
Member Posts: 1758
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 07-18-2007 09:34 AM
May she have all the success in attaining that goal.That was my son's goal as well and he was well on his way until a Navy flight surgeon at Navy AOCS in Pensacola had his own agenda to meet besides the Navy rules when my son's left eye exam results came out to 20/25 instead of 20/20. Now you can wear glasses going into flight training and it's OK. |
spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 07-18-2007 06:18 PM
Yes, Mike, after I stopped typing, I realized that Miranda is going to see things in her lifetime that I cannot even imagine !So while she may have missed a big one, I am going to miss a whole lot more bigger ones IF WE EVER GET THIS THING GOING AGAIN ! 12.5 MILLION DOLLARS for ICE storage....sheesh ! |
Obviousman
Member Posts: 438
From: NSW, Australia
Registered: May 2005
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posted 07-20-2007 01:42 AM
You know, I used to be resentful that I missed the 'golden era' of aviation, that I was too young to be a part of the space programme.Now, I think differently. I remember the reports by Syd Donovan from KSC. I remember watching the first moonwalk. I even got to see Skylab re-enter the atmosphere. And now, I'll get to see people walk on the moon... again. I'll probably even get to see the first Mars landing. I don't suppose I could ask much more than that, could I?
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mdmyer
Member Posts: 900
From: Humboldt KS USA
Registered: Dec 2003
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posted 07-20-2007 06:34 AM
One of Mike Constantine's panaoramas make the astronomy photo of the day. Check it out, it is a tribute to what happened 38 years ago.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Mike |
Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-20-2007 09:06 AM
My nephew was born in Houston Texas 38 years ago 07/20/69. The closest birth in the area to the touchdown of Eagle within twenty minutes. In Honor of the Events my brother and sister in law gave thier child the first name of another great explorer (Christopher).Terry |
ejectr
Member Posts: 1758
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 07-20-2007 09:16 AM
quote:
Originally posted by mdmyer:
One of Mike Constantine's panaoramas make the astronomy photo of the day. Check it out, it is a tribute to what happened 38 years ago.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Mike
That would require a pretty big "set" in Arizona...don't you think? |
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