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August · 07-20-13, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Still remember watching this on a black and white set in the school library

On a Sunday?

Jimbuna · 07-20-13, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by August

On a Sunday?

Possible it was news footage...not even sure if we had a tv at home then but more likely we had and I'd be out playing

August · 07-20-13, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Possible it was news footage...not even sure if we had a tv at home then but more likely we had and I'd be out playing

I hear ya. My memories of the event are pretty clouded after all these years as well. You remember what you saw but the context you saw it not so much.

Sailor Steve · 07-20-13, 08:57 AM

I didn't see it live, as I was in boot camp at the time. We listened to it on the radio, though.

Platapus · 07-20-13, 10:26 AM

The proof is out there if only people were to open their eyes

We can always just ask Buzz Aldrin what he thinks of it

On second thought, maybe we shouldn't ask him.

eddie · 07-20-13, 12:05 PM

That kind of problem happened a lot with the older version of Orbiter Oberon, this newer version doesn't have that problem with scenery as much.

Steve, I was in boot camp for Apollo 8, didn't know about it until Christmas Day when we first heard the news. I was stationed at MCAS Cherry Point during Apollo 11. I remember watching it, but like August said, the memory starts to fade when I try to remember exactly where I watched the landing. Don't remember if I was on base or off?

mako88sb · 07-20-13, 12:54 PM

It seems a lot of people are unaware of the interview Neil did in Australia a few months before he passed on. It's great to see him so relaxed and obviously enjoying himself:

http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/

07-20-13, 08:57 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I didn't see it live, as I was in boot camp at the time. We listened to it on the radio, though. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-20-13, 10:26 AM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,365 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The proof is out there if only people were to open their eyes We can always just ask Buzz Aldrin what he thinks of it On second thought, maybe we shouldn't ask him. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-20-13, 12:05 PM	#6
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	That kind of problem happened a lot with the older version of Orbiter Oberon, this newer version doesn't have that problem with scenery as much. Steve, I was in boot camp for Apollo 8, didn't know about it until Christmas Day when we first heard the news. I was stationed at MCAS Cherry Point during Apollo 11. I remember watching it, but like August said, the memory starts to fade when I try to remember exactly where I watched the landing. Don't remember if I was on base or off?

07-20-13, 12:54 PM	#7
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It seems a lot of people are unaware of the interview Neil did in Australia a few months before he passed on. It's great to see him so relaxed and obviously enjoying himself: http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/