/dev/null Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 If you were alive in '69, do you remember where you watched it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Yes S'tir Ildephonse. No S'tir Ildephonse. Hey! S'tir Ildephonse, you aren't supposed to slap me in the face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I was 10 months old, so I'm guessing it was past my bedtime. Waycool site: http://www.wechoosethemoon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Season camping at Wildwood in Medina. I was 13 years old and we watched it on a portable TV. The picture was only half screen from the feed and very hard to make out. But yes, I saw Armstrongs' leg/foot hop off the bottom step onto the lunar surface. Everywhere around the campsite, people were tuned in and whoopin' and hollerin'! Great stuff! P.S. Hoax, my azz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 If you were alive in '69, do you remember where you watched it from? I was 12 and was glued to the TV. My dad worked nights. He said the boss stopped work and had everybody gather around a TV in the lunchroom. The moon was visible that night. You youngsters don't realize the awe of going outside , looking at the moon, and realizing someone is up there right at that moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I was almost 7. We were in Colorado - my Dad was at a conference in Fort Collins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I was 8 years old, the perfect age to be fascinated by this. I remember sitting on the floor glued to our TV watching it all. I had model of the Saturn 5 rocket complete with LEM inside. As I mentioned before '68 and '69 were amazing rollercoaster years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 And here we are 40 years later and the biggest news out of NASA is toilet troubles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8158350.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 And here we are 40 years later and the biggest news out of NASA is toilet troubles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8158350.stm Pretty fitting metaphor for our collective progress since '69, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 And here we are 40 years later and the biggest news out of NASA is toilet troubles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8158350.stm Why don't they use the sink like we do at the Ralph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I always wondered what the stars would look like to someone on the moon,with no atmosphere to look through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I always wondered what the stars would look like to someone on the moon,with no atmosphere to look through. People thought they'd be much brighter from the surface of the moon, but as it turned out the glare from the sun reflected off the ground washed them all out, and the astronauts didn't see many stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 People thought they'd be much brighter from the surface of the moon, but as it turned out the glare from the sun reflected off the ground washed them all out, and the astronauts didn't see many stars. Doesn't Alice Kramden reside there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Doesn't Alice Kramden reside there? I think she always planned on moving there, but just never got around to it. It was always "One of these days..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 People thought they'd be much brighter from the surface of the moon, but as it turned out the glare from the sun reflected off the ground washed them all out, and the astronauts didn't see many stars. Modern Marvels had about Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 yesterday. One of the bumper spots said the lunar dust is 30-40 % glass, thus the high reflectance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 The History Channel had some great shows about it last night. A great part was when Armstrong recited his "....small step...." remark the last part was garbled and Cronkite had to as someone in the "booth" to tell him what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Why this big deal over a 40th anniversary? My guess is to deflect press coverage away from "carbon" tax and the "health care" smoke 'n mirrors campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Why this big deal over a 40th anniversary? My guess is to deflect press coverage away from "carbon" tax and the "health care" smoke 'n mirrors campaign. As I've mentioned many times '68 and '69 were incredibly tumultuous years especially '68 which was a terrible year. That one week the world and the human race were as one. It was quite an amazing feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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