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40 Years Ago Today Man First Walked on the Moon
Flopping Aces ^ | 07-20-09 | Mike's America

Posted on 07/20/2009 8:22:19 AM PDT by Starman417

One of the most stupendous days in the history of man! And a great day to be proud of what America and Americans can do!

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A short two minute video with the late Walter Cronkite bringing us the news:

[video at site]

Restored moonwalk video montage here.

It was hard to believe that we were actually watching live television images from the moon:

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"One small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind." -- Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969 from Tranquility Base

Photo Tribute:

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It was only later, after the astronauts returned, that we saw these color images:

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The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle", in a landing configuration is photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia". Inside the LM were Commander, Neil A. Armstrong, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. The long "rod-like" protrusions under the landing pods are lunar surface sensing probes. Upon contact with the lunar surface, the probes send a signal to the crew to shut down.

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The crowning achievement for the Saturn V rocket came when it launched Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, and Michael Collins, to the Moon in July 1969. In this photograph, astronaut Aldrin takes his first step onto the surface of the Moon.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: aldrin; apollo; armstrong; moon

1 posted on 07/20/2009 8:22:20 AM PDT by Starman417
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To: Starman417

We have a False God in the White House claiming he can walk on water. Is that close?


2 posted on 07/20/2009 8:27:29 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Starman417
..but but the shadows are all wrong!

(As I stir the pot & run for cover...)

3 posted on 07/20/2009 8:31:00 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Starman417

I remember it well....I was in a little place called Hill 55.


4 posted on 07/20/2009 8:46:28 AM PDT by clintonh8r (General James Mattoon Scott: Where are you now that we need you?!)
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To: Starman417
I was in Australia at the time and remember watching the TV coverage in mid-afternoon. What time was it on in the USA?

Just curious....

5 posted on 07/20/2009 8:51:49 AM PDT by Prov3456
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To: TexasCajun

And NASA lost the tapes; and Neil Armstrong is a recluse; and we’ve had major troubles with the lowly space shuttle...But of course we went to the moon - several times - in the sixties.


6 posted on 07/20/2009 8:57:22 AM PDT by Dansong
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To: clintonh8r

Thank-you for your service soldier...

Hill 55 was a hill in Vietnam that was used during the Vietnam war as a base of operations for the United States Marine Corps. It has been described as “the most notorious area in I Corps.”[1] In the Indochina War, two battalions of the French forces were wiped out on Hill 55.[2]Famous Marine sniper Major Jim Land operated a sniper school on the hill.[3] Hill 55 was near Danang.[4] The 1st Battalion placed a 105 mm artillery battery there.[5]


7 posted on 07/20/2009 8:58:54 AM PDT by shineon
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To: Prov3456

I was in the Philippines (Subic Bay) at the time...sunny, hot day, watching this on a black and white television...


8 posted on 07/20/2009 9:19:38 AM PDT by rlmorel ("The Road to Serfdom" by F.A.Hayek - Read it...today.)
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To: TexasCajun

NEVER trust the Shadows.

The Vorlons TOLD us so!! ;-)


9 posted on 07/20/2009 9:48:40 AM PDT by Salgak (Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border: I dare you to try and cross it. . .)
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To: Prov3456

Evening...after dark in Los Angeles. That would probably make it after 8:00 pm this time of year.


10 posted on 07/20/2009 10:01:51 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (Impeach now....not next month... now)
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To: Starman417

APOLLO 11: 20 JULY 1969

‘HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH
FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON
JULY 1969 A.D.
WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND’

Crew:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Apollo_11.jpg

Patch:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Apollo_11_insignia.png

Foot Print:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg/594px-Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg

Buzz AldrinOn The Moon:

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/apollo11/stand.jpg

Music:

Rocket Man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GAKOLOnfV4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzrKlEtxTx4

Walking On The Moon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnrNL_Pc-U4

Space Oddity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DlDurb8kEI

Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8il6r...ature=featured

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B882w...ature=featured

Great Pictures:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/remembering_apollo_11.html

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedst...o11/index.html

http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/i...o/AS11/a11.htm

Story:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

NASA: LRO Sees Apollo Landing Sites:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LR...ollosites.html


11 posted on 07/20/2009 10:38:42 AM PDT by Main Street (Stuck in traffic.)
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To: shineon

Thank you, but it was my privilege. Thanks for posting that information as well.


12 posted on 07/20/2009 10:47:54 AM PDT by clintonh8r (General James Mattoon Scott: Where are you now that we need you?!)
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