There’s now a Twitter emoji to commemorate our #Apollo50th moon landing anniversary of when humans first stepped foot on another world.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52807 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-16-2019 05:00 AM
NASA video
NASA Astronauts Christina Koch and Nick Hague join the world in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing — only, they do it from around 250 miles (~400 km) above the Earth's surface on board the International Space Station.
oly Member
Posts: 1480 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2015
posted 07-17-2019 04:32 AM
Last night saw a partial lunar eclipse, which began here in Western Australia around midnight through to moonset. It was a spectacular sight in what appeared to be nature's fitting tribute to the Apollo 11 launch anniversary.
KAlexander New Member
Posts: 5 From: Fullerton, CA, USA Registered: Nov 2009
posted 07-17-2019 07:32 PM
I am honored to have my eyewitness account of the launch of Apollo 11 in the August issue of the Smithsonian's Air and Space magazine.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52807 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-18-2019 12:06 PM
Google is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a video Doodle made in partnership with Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins and NASA. The Doodle allow users to experience the journey to the moon and back to Earth with a video narrated by Collins and with various scientific facts about the mission included throughout.
Google release
50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
Fifty years ago, NASA's Apollo 11 mission changed our world and ideas of what is possible by successfully landing humans on the surface of the moon—and bringing them home safely—for the first time in history. Today's video Doodle celebrates this moment of human achievement by taking us through the journey to the moon and back, narrated by someone with firsthand knowledge of the epic event: former astronaut and Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins.
A team of some 400,000 people from around the world worked on Project Apollo—mostly factory workers, scientists, and engineers who never left the ground. Within those 400,000 were the mission's astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Their historic journey began when a Saturn V rocket blasted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. After achieving orbit around the moon, the lunar module, known as "the Eagle," separated for a 13-minute journey to the surface. Meanwhile, astronaut Michael Collins stayed behind in the command module, which would eventually bring all three astronauts back home to Earth.
Along the way to the moon's surface, Armstrong and Aldrin lost radio contact with Earth, the onboard computer showed unfamiliar error codes, and fuel ran short. As millions watched on television with anxious anticipation, they successfully steered the module to a safe landing on the crater dubbed the "Sea of Tranquility" on July 20, 1969.
Not long after, Armstrong became the first human to step foot on the moon, stating the now infamous words "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
Returning safely to Earth on July 25, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew were followed by 10 more astronauts, with the final mission taking place in 1972. Countless scientific breakthroughs — from CAT scans to freeze-dried food — took place thanks to the mission to the moon.
Space exploration continues to this day, with milestones such as the International Space Station and plans for a mission to Mars. Most recently, NASA's Artemis program — named for Apollo's sister in Greek mythology — aims to bring the first woman to the moon.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52807 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-19-2019 01:59 PM
The White House video
President Trump and The First Lady participate in a photo opportunity commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
oly Member
Posts: 1480 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2015
posted 07-19-2019 08:02 PM
Some interesting perspectives and opinions put forward during this event. The machinations of the political world that keep the space industry rolling along.
dom Member
Posts: 1092 From: Registered: Aug 2001
posted 07-20-2019 09:49 AM
Should we be worried that Buzz Aldrin is AWOL during the 50th anniversary celebrations?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52807 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-20-2019 09:51 AM
Aldrin has not been absent; in addition to the White House appearance above, he had his own large gala at the Reagan Presidential Library on July 13 and attended two galas in Huntsville, Alabama.
He is also aboard Air Force 2 for the Vice President's trip to Cape Canaveral today.
dom Member
Posts: 1092 From: Registered: Aug 2001
posted 07-20-2019 10:47 AM
Thanks for the clarification Robert. Good to see he's in fine form!
Over this side of the Atlantic the media seems to have focused on Michael Collins for the 50th anniversary...
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52807 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-20-2019 11:17 AM
Well, the one thing Aldrin did refuse this anniversary was interviews, as opposed to Collins, who was much more accessible than in past years. I only saw one interview with Aldrin and it was focused solely on his ideas for the future.
328KF Member
Posts: 1391 From: Registered: Apr 2008
posted 07-20-2019 09:12 PM
Aldrin was interviewed by Martha MacCallum of Fox News for a July 19 segment on her show, and by Neil Cavuto as part of his July 20 show today. While I haven’t seen it, Aldrin is also quoted as a participant in Fox’s “American Moonshot” program that is only available by subscription.
Collins, on the other hand, has been everywhere! Back on the 40th anniversary, I recall him having pretty much a prepared speech, which closely echoed his new intro for his book Carrying the Fire for every interview or comment he made. Now he has a Twitter feed, and has been very gracious in responding to those mentioning the incredible accomplishments of the mission.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52807 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-24-2019 10:59 PM
NASA video
On the 50th anniversary of the return to Earth by the Apollo 11 astronauts from humanity's first landing on the Moon, the pilot of the Apollo 11 command module Columbia spent a few minutes July 24 discussing spaceflight with the Expedition 60 crew aboard the International Space Station.
Michael Collins conducted the call from the ISS Flight Control Room at the Johnson Space Center, Houston, one floor below the Mission Operations Control Room from which NASA engineers controlled the Apollo 11 mission.
Colin Anderton Member
Posts: 211 From: Great Britain Registered: Jan 2005
posted 07-16-2020 07:51 AM
Who of us can forget this date? July 16th, 51 years ago today, Apollo 11 was launched toward the moon.
Last year, I woke in the middle of the night, and ran the moonwalk exactly to the second to mark 50 years. It was lovely, watching it again for the first time since 1969 at the precise time that it originally occurred.
I think the timing was just right here in Britain; it suited the atmosphere. Armstrong's first step was at 03.56am, while it was still dark; the first light on the eastern horizon as Aldrin came down the ladder, and it was a beautiful bright summer morning by the time the EVA ended.
It really was a magical time; one that I've never forgotten, and never will.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52807 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-19-2024 09:43 AM
NASA video
For the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and in the midst of times that recall the era when the moon landing took place, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shares a message on the special power of space to bring people together—and the hope that this anniversary will be a time for reflection and healing.
Ted Peterson New Member
Posts: 4 From: Registered: Jun 2024
posted 07-20-2024 01:49 PM
On 11 and a few others it was usually always the same guy who can be heard, gives a hearty “Clear the Tower!” that even bleeds over other microphones in the different recordings available. LOL Who was that? Rocco Petrone maybe?
ejectr Member
Posts: 2010 From: Killingly, CT Registered: Mar 2002
posted 07-20-2024 06:33 PM
Jack King... from Boston, Massachusetts.
Ted Peterson New Member
Posts: 4 From: Registered: Jun 2024
posted 07-20-2024 07:11 PM
On the internal loop you can hear somebody in the firing room? Jack King would announce it from the PAO loop or whatever, but it was in response to this person. About 5:45 minutes in, I don’t think it’s Rocco Petrone either. A good southern drawl on this. On some launches whoever makes the call has a pretty good set of lungs. Just curious, is all.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52807 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-27-2024 10:51 AM
Space Center Houston video
This month's episode of the Thought Leader Series, presented by UTMB Health, honors the anniversary of Apollo 11 with insights from part of the crew who helped make the historic mission a success in '"Apollo 11: Stories from Mission Control."
This stellar panel includes Flight Director Gene Kranz, Integrated Communications Officer (INCO) Tom Hanchett, INCO Ed Fendell, and Flight Activities Officer (FAO) Spencer Gardner.
Hear from these four lunar legends as they revisit the journey and approach that allowed them to make one giant leap for mankind.
posted 07-13-2019 10:56 AM
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