Happy Anniversary Apollo 11.

[mikeesik]

Originally Posted by stuartj

Perhaps you'd enjoy Wolfe's novel. Its quite different to the movie.

Thanks.
Read it and reread it and the cycle continues.
People at their best for mostly all the people.

[porwolf]

[QUOTE=mikeesik;7560998]

Originally Posted by porwolf

I was in Santa Barbara with friends and we were cementing a small retaining wall. The wife called: Come quick they just landed on the moon. So we went in to watch it on a black and white TV. After that we put our names, date and the event into the wet cement at the top for prosperity. Even the family dog was eternalised with name and paw print.[/QUOT
That's great!
Have you been back to that wall?
I figure because its been awhile you possibly have moved on.
Thanks.
Pride ruled then. Well deserved.

Actually my friend's house was sold and the new owners took the wall down. Nothing lasts forever.

[Matt Smith]

You're right, nothing lasts forever.

But I have to agree something cool happened when you 'old' guys went to the moon. I mean that with absolute respect. I was only just born, but man, that achievement has yet to be beaten. Top respect. So proud when I see any footage..

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by stuartj

1941. About the time V1s were landing on London.

More like 1944.

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by stuartj

1941. About the time V1s were landing on London.

V 1 rocket footage WW2 - YouTube

V 1 rocket footage WW2 - YouTube

. The first V-1 was launched at London on 13 June 1944, one week after (and prompted by) the successful Allied landing in Europe.

[GH85Carrera]

We were living in Hawaii. The landing was prime time for us. We finished eating dinner and then went to the dining room to watch it live.



The bicyclist on the left in the green shirt is me. The is the "moon bug module" that the three astronauts were kept in when they returned to earth. They came within a few blocks of our house at Hickam AFB in Hawaii.

Neil Armstrong returned my wave.