Apollo 11 40th anniversary

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Run time: 04:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCp2jTtay0w   Posted on YouTube: July 15, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: July 20, 2009 By DU Member: Apollo11 Views on DU: 1005

 
There are many videos on YouTube celebrating the achievement of landing two people on the moon on July 20th, 1969.

I picked this one out because it brings together all the key moments without going over 5 minutes.

I was just a baby at the time - only 5 months old. But I remember reading all about it as a young boy.

My generation was obsessed with the idea space travel. I was 8 years old when "STAR WARS" came out.

The Apollo programme shows what "big government" can achieve when there is sufficient political will.

I guess it could only have happened in the context of the Cold War and the wish to beat the Russians.

It did cost a lot of money. On the other hand - it created a lot of good jobs and technological advances.

I find it inspiring that America rose to the challenge of JFK's vision, even after his assassination.

Let's hope that America will rise to the challenge of the vision offered to us by President Obama.

YES WE CAN!

Please post your thoughts and reflections on the historical significance of Apollo 11 ...

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1. Can I get a rec?

Come on folks - I would love to see this on the homepage!

Please help me out here - it's my anniversary! ;-)

[Liberty Belle]

2. My anniversary's tomorrow,,and my Dad worked on this flight.

We lost him last year. He designed the trajectory, or flight path, for John Glenn's flight (the first man in space) and other space flights up through the early Apollo missions.

America was so full of hope when man landed on the moon - we felt we could accomplish anything if we just set our minds to it.

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3. I worked for NASA for over 10 years (all of the ninties)...

And I often worked into the night time.

Every time I walked the front door of my building, I faced the intake of the world's largest wind tunnel.

And I would look up at the moon and would think to myself "Damn, I work for the organization that sent people there!" and I often would add "Damn, I sure wish we were doing something even more amazing".

But I always looked up at the moon overhead.

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4. "In The Shadow of the Moon" is on the Discovery Channel at noon today

If you haven't already seen this documentary - set your video recorder or TIVO or whatever.

This is an awesome documentary that combines the best available footage and interviews with 10 Apollo astronauts (including Buzz Aldrin).

It has an 84% rating on metacritic.com: www.metacritic.com/film/titles/shadowofthemoon

90% of reviewers gave it 5 stars on amazon: www.amazon.com/Shadow-Moon-Harrison-Schmitt/dp/B000XJ5TPE

Read more about this documentary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Shadow_of_the_Moon

Discovery Channel schedule for today: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/daily.html

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5. Or if you don't have Cable TV - you can watch it on YouTube

"In The Shadow of the Moon" was uploaded in 10 parts by AtlantisSaturn.

Here is a playlist that plays all 10 parts: www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=2E00EEA7422BFE8C

Worth 100 minutes of your time on this anniversary day! B-)

Or if you don't have 100 minutes - skip ahead to part 4 at around 3:30 onwards ...

Or if you only have 10 minutes - just watch part 7: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVvlMGazgZw

It starts with Buzz Aldrin talking about the descent to the surface of the moon ...

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6. NASA: Triumph and Tragedy (BBC documentary)

This excellent new documentary, made by the BBC, includes interviews with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

In two parts (one hour each) it covers the story of NASA's manned spaceflight program from Mercury to the Space Shuttle.

NASA: Triumph and Tragedy - Episode One: One Small Step
www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CA42083DFDDE7944

Skip ahead to parts 5 and 6 for the Apollo 11 mission.

NASA: Triumph and Tragedy - Episode Two: One Giant Leap
www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B7610969B58C7C15

Parts 1 and 2 cover the Apollo 13 mission.

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7. I lived through the entire Apollo program.

I was 13 at the time of Apollo 11. I was fascinated by the space program most of my childhood.

In the 80s I worked at GE on a team writing code for a satellite ground station that was used to relay, among other things, communications from the shuttle and various space probes. For all I know that code is still running.

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8. YES WE CAN put this video on the DU homepage

All we need is a few more recommendations on this special anniversary ...

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[Jack Rabbit]

9. K/R

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10. "There was a great feeling of elation" -- Neil Armstrong

This video is the best report of Neil and Buzz walking on the moon.

NASA: Triumph and Tragedy - Episode One (part 6 of 6)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH8JH0uWqPE

Watch it from the start, and Neil Armstrong will speak at around 2:36