Happy Moon Landing Anniversary!

[Pwnzerfaust]

43 years ago today, the first manned human spacecraft landed on the surface of the Moon, and 43 years ago tomorrow, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped from their spacecraft onto the surface of the moon itself. They were the first but not the last, and their achievement was a demonstration of the ingenuity and strength of all humanity. Round of applause for them and all that.


Five other crews followed them over the course of the next three years. There were meant to be more, but one of them, Apollo 13, suffered a major problem on lunar approach which forced them to abort the landing, while Apollo 18-20 were cancelled as funding dried up as the public lost interest.


Let's hope we go back a seventh time soon, and on to Mars.

 

[Nabobalis]

Happy cheese eating day!

 

[jpcedotal]

There was no moon landing

 

[AV1611VET]

Let's hope we go back a seventh time soon, and on to Mars.

How about what Mr. Aldrin has to say?

In December 2003, Aldrin published an opinion piece in The New York Times criticizing NASA's objectives. In it, he voiced concern about NASA's development of a spacecraft "limited to transporting four astronauts at a time with little or no cargo carrying capability" and declared the goal of sending astronauts back to the Moon was "more like reaching for past glory than striving for new triumphs".

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[NGC 6712]

There was no moon landing

Yes there was.

 

[Nabobalis]

Yes there was.

I assumed it was sarcasm.

 

[Elendur]

I assumed it was sarcasm.

Poe's law strikes again

 

[pgp_protector]

Apollo 11 Moon Landing Footage Out-take brought to you by Kenny Hendrick.flv - YouTube

 

[TerranceL]

Lol Pgp..

 

[LifeToTheFullest!]

43 years ago today, the first manned human spacecraft landed on the surface of the Moon, and 43 years ago tomorrow, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped from their spacecraft onto the surface of the moon itself. They were the first but not the last, and their achievement was a demonstration of the ingenuity and strength of all humanity. Round of applause for them and all that.


Five other crews followed them over the course of the next three years. There were meant to be more, but one of them, Apollo 13, suffered a major problem on lunar approach which forced them to abort the landing, while Apollo 18-20 were cancelled as funding dried up as the public lost interest.


Let's hope we go back a seventh time soon, and on to Mars.

Cheers to NASA, US engineering, science and smart guys the world over. Our space progam +1!

 

[jayem]

It was a Saturday night. I was home after my freshman year in college. I was watching it on a little portable TV with some friends. I remember the picture was so grainy, it was hard to make out anything. But it was definitely uber-cool.

Re. the hoax conspiracy: A while back, the Mythbusters convincingly busted several items of "evidence" that the moon landing was faked. Anyone recall this? Adam and Jamie are quite credible, IMO. If they say something is so, you can believe it. And that is no hoax.

 

[Michael]

43 years ago today, the first manned human spacecraft landed on the surface of the Moon, and 43 years ago tomorrow, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped from their spacecraft onto the surface of the moon itself. They were the first but not the last, and their achievement was a demonstration of the ingenuity and strength of all humanity. Round of applause for them and all that.

That event sparked my lifelong interest in astronomy and physics and all things related to space.