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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 20, 2019 22:30:35 GMT -8
Anyone remember actually watching the landing, or the first moon walk? I was vacationing at Bennett Bay on Mayne Island with my sister and niece at the time. Guess we didn't have a TV at our cabin... I remember wading in the water, holding my treasured AM/FM radio, listening to events unfold. The moonwalk was far too late, so I must have been listening to the landing, which occurred just after noon our time. I was only 1 year old at the time, and even my memory doesn't recall it. I think the first space thing I remember was the news reports about Skylab falling down. I didn't really understand it. However, I do remember the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia very well, watching it on TV and reading about it in news magazines.
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Post by FNS on Jul 21, 2019 16:12:34 GMT -8
Anyone remember actually watching the landing, or the first moon walk? I was vacationing at Bennett Bay on Mayne Island with my sister and niece at the time. Guess we didn't have a TV at our cabin... I remember wading in the water, holding my treasured AM/FM radio, listening to events unfold. The moonwalk was far too late, so I must have been listening to the landing, which occurred just after noon our time. I was only 1 year old at the time, and even my memory doesn't recall it. I think the first space thing I remember was the news reports about Skylab falling down. I didn't really understand it. However, I do remember the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia very well, watching it on TV and reading about it in news magazines. I remember watching the COLUMBIA's first launch as well.
And, the ENTERPRISE's test landings. She was mounted atop N905NA (formerly owned by American Airlines and turned over to NASA) and was released at high altitudes during the practice sessions.
The ENTERPRISE is in New York City now. The ATLANTIS is displayed at KSC. DISCOVERY is next door to KIAD (Dulles VA). And, the ENDEAVOUR is in Los Angeles. N911NA was last mentioned in Palmdale CA for use as spare parts for the SOFIA missions. N905NA is on display with a mockup shuttle atop her at the Johnson Space Center in Houston TX.
I was watching avidly the Apollo missions. Gulf gas stations were distributing paper models of the lunar lander during that time (I wished I had kept mine!).
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Post by Starsteward on Jul 22, 2019 8:31:14 GMT -8
Anyone remember actually watching the landing, or the first moon walk? I was vacationing at Bennett Bay on Mayne Island with my sister and niece at the time. Guess we didn't have a TV at our cabin... I remember wading in the water, holding my treasured AM/FM radio, listening to events unfold. The moonwalk was far too late, so I must have been listening to the landing, which occurred just after noon our time. I was only 1 year old at the time, and even my memory doesn't recall it. I think the first space thing I remember was the news reports about Skylab falling down. I didn't really understand it. However, I do remember the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia very well, watching it on TV and reading about it in news magazines. As luck would have it, I happened to be on my two week-off cycle from the ' Queen of Prince Rupert', and sat frozen to my parent's black and white T.V. screen, taking in that momentous event that must have had the late President Kennedy cheering from his grave! ( If my 2 weeks-off, 2- on rotation had been reversed I would never have had the opportunity of witnessing the historic event as live television had yet to make an appearance aboard the ' Rupert').
When one viewed the historic launch and journey to the moon, the lunar landing, the return to splash-down, we were fixated on the very basic elements of that endeavor. As time passes, many of us view subsequent and more in-depth coverage of the 'nuts and bolts' of the project, we uncover the fascinating back-stories of 'the who, the hows, the when and whys' that become integrated into the entire story fabric which lead us to a fuller understanding and appreciation of why this project was successful. For example, as luck would have it, (for NASA), the federal Diefenbaker government had just axed the highly touted 'Avro-Arrow' project, (don't get me started on that one) , which freed up hundreds of aeronautical engineers, scientists, etc. who were gladly scooped up by NASA and others and moved south to become valued contributors to the Lunar projects. Such was the human element to the 'scientific side' of the project at that time and place in history. Fifty years ago, women and girls paid little attention to the possibilities that they might contribute to such grandiose projects. Sometimes historical elements of social history DO change for the better, eh?
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Post by FNS on Aug 15, 2019 17:55:59 GMT -8
I was only 1 year old at the time, and even my memory doesn't recall it. I think the first space thing I remember was the news reports about Skylab falling down. I didn't really understand it. However, I do remember the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia very well, watching it on TV and reading about it in news magazines. I remember watching the COLUMBIA's first launch as well.
And, the ENTERPRISE's test landings. She was mounted atop N905NA (formerly owned by American Airlines and turned over to NASA) and was released at high altitudes during the practice sessions.
The ENTERPRISE is in New York City now. The ATLANTIS is displayed at KSC. DISCOVERY is next door to KIAD (Dulles VA). And, the ENDEAVOUR is in Los Angeles. N911NA was last mentioned in Palmdale CA for use as spare parts for the SOFIA missions. N905NA is on display with a mockup shuttle atop her at the Johnson Space Center in Houston TX.
I was watching avidly the Apollo missions. Gulf gas stations were distributing paper models of the lunar lander during that time (I wished I had kept mine!).
I have found that paper model Gulf gas stations were distributing! Online.
Here it is. Still in good shape!
I'll show you what it looks like when I'm done with construction.
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Post by FNS on Aug 1, 2020 15:18:03 GMT -8
This is how a SPACEX Crew Dragon docks with the International Space Station. The nose cone opens up like a ship's bow. It docks where the Space Shuttles used to.
The Dragon is the newest means to get astronauts to the ISS. The spacecraft is launched from historic Launch Pad 39A at KSC (where the Apollo and Space Shuttle missions lifted off from). It joins the Russian Soyuz as crew transports to the orbiting outpost. The Soyuz touches down on land while the Dragon splashes down on water.
Inside the Crew Dragon.
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Post by FNS on Aug 3, 2020 19:56:50 GMT -8
I was watching avidly the Apollo missions. Gulf gas stations were distributing paper models of the lunar lander during that time (I wished I had kept mine!).
I have found that paper model Gulf gas stations were distributing! Online.
Here it is. Still in good shape!
I'll show you what it looks like when I'm done with construction.
AND, HERE IT IS COMPLETED!
After liftoff of the LUNAR MODULE back to the COMMAND MODULE, this is what's left you would see on the Moon today (the real thing, that is). The PAD. THERE FOREVER.
This is quite a neat kit to put together. This one waited for some fifty years for a collector like me to get and actually complete. A bit too complicated for young kid like me to put together when it originally came out. Some tape had to be used to keep some parts together. History through models is fun!
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