Thursday July 16 marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 that culminated with astronaut Neil Armstrong becoming the first human to step foot on the moon.

 

To commemorate the event, The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum has an online experience which allows users to track the Apollo 11 mission from pre-launch to lunar touchdown. Prelaunch is already underway. Really cool stuff.

 

http://wechoosethemoon.org/

 

...or did we???

That is awesome. I was aware of the anniversary, but did not know about this very cool site. Thanks for sharing!

One of the most incredible accomplishments of US history

 

One of the most incredible accomplishments of US history

 

 

Second only to the Rally Crede!!!!

Second only to the Rally Crede!!!!

 

And the deep-fried Twinkie.

One of the most incredible accomplishments of US history

 

 

How about the most incredible accomplishment of man period?

How about the most incredible accomplishment of man period?

 

I would go with either the computer or generation and transportation of electricity, but it is in my top 10 probably.

I think it was a few weeks later, but Chicago had a parade for the astronauts. I took my little brother to it. Unfortunately, due to my drug usage at the time, I hardly remember it. I'm sure my little brother remembers it. The only thing I really remember was seeing Mayor Daley.

One of the most incredible accomplishments of US history

 

Ruined by his flubbing of his first line. One small step for A man

Ruined by his flubbing of his first line. One small step for A man

 

Seriously, that ruined the entire thing?

Next time someone argues that the moon landing was faked, asked that person why NASA would decide to use real astronauts instead of actors and bring up how the director would've reshot the scene after the line was screwed up.

Yea, Purdue has banners and stuff of that sort hanging all over campus. I'm sure Armstrong will be around this year to give some big speech or something. Incredible feat.

Next time someone argues that the moon landing was faked, asked that person why NASA would decide to use real astronauts instead of actors and bring up how the director would've reshot the scene after the line was screwed up.

 

Unless they just said he screwed up the line to make it seem authentic...

Next time someone argues that the moon landing was faked, asked that person why NASA would decide to use real astronauts instead of actors and bring up how the director would've reshot the scene after the line was screwed up.

 

 

Unless they just said he screwed up the line to make it seem authentic...

 

Ya there are many reasons to defend against people who claim it was faked but that is not one of them. If they are trying to make it look real, using real astronauts instead of actors and without ultra scripted 100% grammatically correct sentences would be a lot more plausible.

New Moon Footage: NASA To Release Remastered Moon Landing Footage

NASA will hold a media briefing at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 16, at the Newseum in Washington to release greatly improved video imagery from the July 1969 live broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk.

 

The release will feature 15 key moments from Neil Armstrong's and Buzz Aldrin's historic moonwalk using what is believed to be the best available broadcast-format copies of the lunar excursion, some of which had been locked away for nearly 40 years. The initial video released Thursday is part of a comprehensive Apollo 11 moonwalk restoration project expected to be completed by the fall.

 

The Newseum is located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. The news conference will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's Internet homepage.

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/184/1

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/184/1

the waving flag myth was completely debunked by mythbusters. it can "wave" in space.

8 Moon-Landing Hoax Myths -- Busted

 

good stuff

I still think it would have been crazy if Armstrong would have stepped on the moon and been like "OH my god, aliens everywhere. 20 feet tall, shooting lasers."

 

 

Mass hysteria.

I still think it would have been crazy if Armstrong would have stepped on the moon and been like "OH my god, aliens everywhere. 20 feet tall, shooting lasers."

 

 

Mass hysteria.

 

In the book "Rocket Men" by Craig Nelson, Buzz Aldrin says the astronauts joked about bringing gold dust up with them and sprinkling it on the collected moon rocks. If that had happened, the moon would probably be colonized by now.

In the book "Rocket Men" by Craig Nelson, Buzz Aldrin says the astronauts joked about bringing gold dust up with them and sprinkling it on the collected moon rocks. If that had happened, the moon would probably be colonized by now.

Amazingly, we'd have been able to tell long ago that they did that.

It's nice that I can post some alternative opinions and not get blasted for it here. I don't necessarily believe everything in that article I posted, I thought it would just be good to provide an alternative opinion, true or false. Thank you for being open minded, Soxtalk posters.

It's nice that I can post some alternative opinions and not get blasted for it here. I don't necessarily believe everything in that article I posted, I thought it would just be good to provide an alternative opinion, true or false. Thank you for being open minded, Soxtalk posters.

If you want, some of us can make a legit challenge on the physics of those claims.

It's nice that I can post some alternative opinions and not get blasted for it here. I don't necessarily believe everything in that article I posted, I thought it would just be good to provide an alternative opinion, true or false. Thank you for being open minded, Soxtalk posters.

Sorry, Dude, but I thought that article was satire (what with its references to OJ, Martha Stewart, Monica Lewinsky, etc.). I didn't mean to "blast" anyone, but I'm pretty sure the author did.