Science: Do you remember? 35 years ago today

[conjur]

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo11/index.html

I was a few months shy of turning 3 years old so I don't remember the first lunar landing. I remember seeing later ones, though.

Amazing what NASA did given the technology of the time.

:thumbsup:😀

 

[AcidicFury]

My dad remembers it. He said it was one of those things that defines lives or something.

 

[lozina]

3 cheers to American persistence and ingenuity :beer:

 

[HombrePequeno]

I wish. 🙁

That was 15 years before my time. I wish congress had the balls to do something like that now.

 

[RabidMongoose]

Go NASA. Let's do it.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040719/dam055_1.html

More than two-thirds (68%) of the American public say they support a new plan for space exploration that would include a stepping-stone approach to return the space shuttle to flight, complete assembly of the space station, build a replacement for the shuttle, go back to the Moon and then on to Mars and beyond.

 

[KarenMarie]

I was 7yrs old.

I remember the day, and I remember my dad having a Rheingold Beer and my mom was crying. I watched the teevee and saw what was going on, but did not get the full comprehension of what had happened.

🙂

 

[Gaard]

I remember my dad coming in from the garage (he ran a body shop behind the house) to watch it. I'm pretty sure we still had a black/white TV back then...but it was still something to watch. At least my folks thought so, I was only 8 and it was boring to me. 😉

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: Gaard
I remember my dad coming in from the garage (he ran a body shop behind the house) to watch it. I'm pretty sure we still had a black/white TV back then...but it was still something to watch. At least my folks thought so, I was only 8 and it was boring to me. 😉

Not me, I was riveted. Stayed up most of the night, IIRC. I grew up fascinated with space -- I was born the year Sputnik launched -- and had watched every manned U.S. launch live.

I was just talking to the kids about it. It's a historic milestone that will still be remembered 1,000 years from now. Sadly, their biggest historic milestone is 9/11.

 

[jackschmittusa]

Was in the service at the time but just happened to be visiting my aunt and uncle outside of Philidelphia that day. We watched it on TV over beer. We celebrated both the scientific achievement and beating the "evil" Soviets in the space race.

 

[nineball9]

I remember the landing coverage - I was 15. As an impatient teenager, it seemed to take forever for Armstrong and Aldrin to exit the LEM!

Apollo 11 landed during the summer so I watched it at home. I watched many of the earlier space missions and later Apollo missions in school. Facinating to watch and a diversion from the doldrums of everyday classes.

 

[daveshel]

Ah, yes. I was 13. The family was at the Smithsonian that day, and when they announced they were going to let the guys sleep before going outside, we drove home (NW PA) to watch it. Pretty thrilling (assuming it was real).

 

[Spamela]

i certainly remember that day - i had the worst headache in my life.

 

[HombrePequeno]

Unfortunately:

A U.S. House of Representatives panel voted Tuesday to cut space, environment and science programs next year, including giving President George W. Bush 7 percent less than the $16.2 billion he proposed for NASA.

Just $372 million was provided out of the $910 million Bush wanted for initial preparations for manned missions to the Moon and Mars.

That included just one-fourth of the $520 million he proposed for the crew exploration vehicle, which NASA envisions as the eventual replacement for the space shuttle.

http://www.space.com/news/nasa_budget_040720.html

This sucks. 🙁

 

[Linflas]

I was 13 and remember it well. I had such high hopes back then that we would be much further along in space than we currently are today.