Author Topic: Chasing the Moon,American Experience (Read 961 times)

randy yocum · « **on:** July 05, 2019, 06:26:43 AM »

This is a cool short film that chronicles the events that lead up to the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.The 50 year anniversary is coming up,I can remember ,(as I'm sure you can too) exactly where I was on that day,I was 12 years old .The whole world was glued to their tiny black and white TV screens,I'll never forget it, baby boomers,what amazing times we've lived through.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/chasing-moon/
FOLLOW THE ROAD TO APOLLO HERE
Chasing the Moon premieres across three nights
beginning Monday, July 8 at 9/8 central on PBS.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 05, 2019, 06:31:38 AM »

Dusty

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #2 on:** July 05, 2019, 06:45:05 AM »

I drove a friend's homebuilt hydroplane for the first time that day, and came home to a malfunctioning TV

for the landing. The picture was rolling a little, but I was there, too.

Jim Rich · « **Reply #3 on:** July 05, 2019, 07:00:42 AM »

I was a member of a homebrew club that met at the Outpost Tavern near NASA in Houston. One of the members, John, was on the mission control team for the moon landings. He would just beam with pride every time he talked about being part of it.

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Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2019, 09:18:50 AM »

Quote from: Jim Rich on July 05, 2019, 07:00:42 AM

I was a member of a homebrew club that met at the Outpost Tavern near NASA in Houston. One of the members, John, was on the mission control team for the moon landings. He would just beam with pride every time he talked about being part of it.

Yeah, my friend Ed the Rocket Scientist does too..

He just can't understand why the kids that work for him think, "meh." I keep telling him the moon landings were just a footnote in their history books when they were in high school.

kirby1923 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2019, 09:30:24 AM »

Never thought it would happen in my life time..wow.

Was at "Yankee Station" , South China sea when that caper went down!

:-)

balvenie · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2019, 01:51:51 AM »

I skipped an Accountancy Lecture to watch it, so you can see I had my priorities right

Huzo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2019, 02:07:43 AM »

I was in my final year of primary school on a freezing cold day mid morning as I recall.

s1120 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2019, 08:06:30 AM »

I remember it... Not where I was though.. But I was only 5... so that makes since..

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