Apollo 11 - The 40th Anniversary

hewman100 · July 17th, 2009, 02:56

And because of delays, Endeavour makes it off the pad as well to take components to the ISS.

Strange that the weather cleared enough to let it happen. A reminder from a higher power that we're dragging our feet a bit?

***bretnutz*** · July 17th, 2009, 09:15

Originally Posted by demorier

I wonder what the conspiracy theorists will make of it ?? (I'm not one of them).

I have seen some very compelling pictures to question the landings...

the pictures and Film that were put out by NASA.....

overlays of a few different Missions that took place at various parts of the moon......with the identical rock formations...and when overlayed they match....

makes me wonder........Capricorn One.

***Bjoern*** · July 17th, 2009, 11:16

Originally Posted by David_L6

I'm watching now. Thanks for posting that link.

No problem.

Originally Posted by Panther_99FS

Ah.....
We ain't makin' history like we used to...

Well, one a "first" was achieved, it ain't a "first" anymore. Humanity, in the past thousands of years, has already achieved a lot of them, so there aren't many left.

**crashaz** · July 17th, 2009, 12:19

The moon was marketed as a race... that was the problem. Nobody thought about what would follow.

There are all kinds of 'first's' left to achieve... establish a moon base, mining on the moon, send man to Mars.

Those are just the short range goals. How about making some advances in propulsion?

***Panther_99FS*** · July 17th, 2009, 12:43

Originally Posted by Bjoern

, so there aren't many left.

Depends upon how vast your imagination is

**crashaz** · July 17th, 2009, 13:16

Originally Posted by Panther_99FS

Depends upon how vast your imagination is

Exactly P!

BTW... for the conspiracy theorists... LCROSS/NASA says take that!
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-10...html?tag=mncol

***Panther_99FS*** · July 18th, 2009, 07:44

http://www.hasselblad.com/about-hass...e-cameras.aspx

***Bjoern*** · July 18th, 2009, 10:42

Originally Posted by crashaz

Those are just the short range goals. How about making some advances in propulsion?

Ion drives are already in development. All we need now is a FTL drive.

Originally Posted by Panther_99FS

Depends upon how vast your imagination is

True.

***kilo delta*** · July 18th, 2009, 12:39

Originally Posted by Bjoern

Ion drives are already in development. All we need now is a FTL drive.

Pftttt....sure I've got a pair of SSD drives!

**Wing_Z** · July 20th, 2009, 14:08

I've had this running "live" ever since Bjoern posted the link.
Half an hour or so ago:
"Houston...Tranquility Base...the Eagle has landed!"
Even typing this I get choked up.
It was an astonishing feat of do-or-die, so many things that just had to work right - first time.
Those guys - all of them - had the Right Stuff.

Indeed a Giant Leap for Mankind.

***Roger*** · July 20th, 2009, 14:11

Originally Posted by Wing_Z

I've had this running "live" ever since Bjoern posted the link.
Half an hour or so ago:
"Houston...Tranquility Base...the Eagle has landed!"
Even typing this I get choked up.
It was an astonishing feat of do-or-die, so many things that just had to work right - first time.
Those guys - all of them - had the Right Stuff.

Indeed a Giant Leap for Mankind.

Me too. Great stuff; momentous stuff...I welled up a little

***Snuffy*** · July 20th, 2009, 14:39

Tonight on the history channel ...

http://www.history.com/shows.do?epis...&action=detail

**Lazerbrainz2k3** · July 20th, 2009, 16:47

Boeing is the major sponsor behind "Moonshot", they were advertising it with their news network on-site quite a bit today. Which is fitting since in those 40 years they've absorbed the other major partners in building the Apollo-Saturn, except for Grumman.

Should be quite a show!

***PRB*** · July 20th, 2009, 18:18

I started watching it. I didn't realize it was going to be a "dramatization.” The introduction narrator said “most of this if fact”, and some “artistic license” was taken, and we “filled in the gaps” with what “might have happened.” I’m guessing the UFO part will be somewhere in the “gap-filling, artistic-license taking dramatization of what might have happened” part… hehe.

**Dexdoggy** · July 20th, 2009, 20:31

An awesome moment that will stand forever in time! I remember sitting cross-legged in our school assembly hall (I was in 2nd class, only 7 years old) and watching on the TV live as it happened (12:56pm for Sydney)! I was an absolute nut for this stuff; I even wrote a while later to NASA and they kindly sent a couple of autographs and some Apollo 17 / Skylab Photos (actual prints!) all those years ago to the kid way down in Australia! Those photos still take pride of place on my wall at home today!
Thanks USA and NASA for having the vision to do something like this; you put a huge smile on this kid's face!