Apollo 11: First man on the moon - 40 years ago

Onkel Neal · 07-17-09, 11:11 AM

I'm making a thread about the Apollo 11 moon landing. I was 10 at the time and the biggest space nut in my town, probably. I remember the build up to the launch, it was rumored the Russians were about to beat us by launching a surprise manned mission three days earlier.

That didn't happen.

Man, I had to twist my dad's arm to let me stay up late to watch the landing, but I still remember it. Greatest achievement of exploration ever.

Here's a link to Tarjak's article about the lost moon tapes.

A nice article about the space cowboy can-do American spirit that emboldened NASA to reach for the moon.

If you come across any interesting Apollo 11 articles, please share

07-17-09, 11:11 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Apollo 11: First man on the moon - 40 years ago I'm making a thread about the Apollo 11 moon landing. I was 10 at the time and the biggest space nut in my town, probably. I remember the build up to the launch, it was rumored the Russians were about to beat us by launching a surprise manned mission three days earlier. That didn't happen. Man, I had to twist my dad's arm to let me stay up late to watch the landing, but I still remember it. Greatest achievement of exploration ever. Here's a link to Tarjak's article about the lost moon tapes. A nice article about the space cowboy can-do American spirit that emboldened NASA to reach for the moon. If you come across any interesting Apollo 11 articles, please share __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web