50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

[Amazing Larry]

It’s amazing what those guys did.

 

[tdawg87]

Yeah, it's amazing what those guys in the studio did. 

Do NOT make me say it.

[Stradling]

This thread could be a nice Blarg vs Vladdy showdown. 

[Tank]

Absolutely riveting stuff today, just as it was when it happened,

Thanks for this video.

[Blarg]

My father was asked to be a speaker at the University of Montana, Bozeman on the 50th anniversary, representing a graduate that was part of the Apollo Mission. He was unable to make the trip. 

 

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Wish this was getting more love. The Space program is pretty much the coolest thing thats happened in the last several decades.

HBO is playing "from the earth to the moon" all day long today. Im at work, but bought it on prime to stream later. Missed it when it first aired way back when

[ten ocho recon scout]

If anyone still hasnt seen it, i highly recommend first man and apollo 11.

[Angelsjunky]

https://www.theonion.com/real-buzz-aldrin-spends-50th-straight-year-on-moon-tryi-1836538506

[fan_since79]

2 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

If anyone still hasnt seen it, i highly recommend first man and apollo 11.

I saw Apollo 11 today. Fantastic!

 

[Tank]

3 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Wish this was getting more love. The Space program is pretty much the coolest thing thats happened in the last several decades.

HBO is playing "from the earth to the moon" all day long today. Im at work, but bought it on prime to stream later. Missed it when it first aired way back when

Thnx for the heads up about hbo.

the technology to not only get into space but to the moon as well was ridiculous, and one of the greatest accomplishments in our history. As a kid I was positively captivated by all of it. I bought every book and picture my parents would allow me to get. I wish I could have been astronaut.

played golf yesterday with a guy who worked on the antenna for the lunar module. He didn’t really share many stories as he was in a rush to get somewhere else and was up against the clock. But he was pretty proud of all of it, and rightfully so.

[gotbeer]

I really wish we spent more on the space program as opposed to the war machine.  50 years later, and we are no where close to putting a man anywhere.

[Tank]

10 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

I really wish we spent more on the space program as opposed to the war machine.  50 years later, and we are no where close to putting a man anywhere.

they've been working on the next spaceship to take us back to the moon. I think the plan is return sometime in the next 5 or 6 years.

[Tank]

such a monumentally huge event and not a one of our four major networks covered any of it tonight. idiots.

thank you, channel 5, for airing the Apollo chronicles.

[Lou]

I was searching for something new to watch about the moon landing yesterday and found this 6-part series from the Smithsonian Channel - Apollo's Moon Shot. I've watched the first 3 parts and have really enjoyed it.

 

[Redondo]

That was awesome @Lou

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Redondo said:

That was awesome @Lou

Yeah, just watched the 4th part. Will probably finish the series tonight. 

[Jason]

12 hours ago, gotbeer said:

I really wish we spent more on the space program as opposed to the war machine.  50 years later, and we are no where close to putting a man anywhere.

Which one does Space Force fall under?

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

Which one does Space Force fall under?

I guess it would depend on if Space Force is Reagans Star Wars or if it's James Bonds Moonraker.

[Lou]

Funny how we are less capable of dropping an atom bomb 75 years later. 

[Amazing Larry]

On 7/20/2019 at 9:53 PM, gotbeer said:

I really wish we spent more on the space program as opposed to the war machine.  50 years later, and we are no where close to putting a man anywhere.

 

44 minutes ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

Funny how we are less capable of space travel 50 years later.

Space travel has improved exponentially over the past decade with the private industry (SpaceX/Blue Origin). There isn't a need to put more people on the moon and the goal is now Mars.

[Tank]

you can nitpick at the logic of this one a bit, but it's an interesting concept.

[Lou]

India's turn 

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/22/asia/india-space-ambitions-moon-launch-intl-hnk/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fworld

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

Funny how we are less capable of space travel 50 years later.

Were not less capable. We simply ignored it for a long time ... because we won the race. And it was only a race.... nothing else. 

The ISS is FAR more technologically advanced than the Apollo program.

[ten ocho recon scout]

17 minutes ago, Tank said:

you can nitpick at the logic of this one a bit, but it's an interesting concept.

Love that pic, and the story behind it.

[tdawg87]

15 minutes ago, Lou said:

India's turn 

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/22/asia/india-space-ambitions-moon-launch-intl-hnk/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fworld

But will they be able to successfully curry someone into space?