Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Photos from 50 Years Ago

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Link 1: Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Photos From 50 Years Ago [The Atlantic: 50 Photos]

 

On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human being to walk on another world, famously marking the moment with the phrase: “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” After months of preparation, preceded by years of development and testing, the crew of NASA’s Apollo 11 lifted off from Florida on July 16, arriving at the moon on July 19. While Command Module Pilot Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit, Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin descended to the surface and spent two and a half hours on the moon, setting up experiments, taking photos, and gathering samples. After their safe return home, the crew were celebrated by politicians and the public as they embarked on a 45-day goodwill tour, visiting a total of 27 cities in 24 countries. Below, 50 photos of the historic Apollo 11 mission, on the 50th anniversary of that giant leap. Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series reflecting on Apollo 11, 50 years later.

 

Link 2: They Went To the Moon - The Atlantic

 

Reflecting on humanity’s first steps on the lunar surface, fifty years after the epochal event.

[stevejp]

21st July 1969 - the day we got our first TV, and the first day ever that I was allowed to stop up past my bedtime. My earliest memory of my childhood (and, before anyone asks, I was 4!)

[mikeprice]

Lots of kids stayed up past their bed time that night!!

[elsiegee40]

Lots of kids stayed up past their bed time that night!!

 

I was 5 and still clearly remember my Mum and Dad getting me up to see the moon landing. I don’t remember a lot about the landing itself, just that I was woken and allowed downstairs to watch tv (black and white naturally) late at night. Mr gee40, then aged 6, also remembers his parents dragging him out of bed and recalls less of the moon than I do.

 

Our siblings, both aged 3 at the time, were also roused and neither has any recall of the night at all. We both remember our siblings being present.

 

It was memories of that night that made us rouse our children to see in the 21st century. Our children were aged 6 and 4. It seemed like one of those momentous occasions that they might remember. They both recall fireworks and cocktail sausages, but not much else. [emoji23]

Edited July 20, 2019 by elsiegee40

[mikeprice]

Found this - seems like the right web site to mention it on

 

The Course and Source Code for the Apollo 11 Guidance Computer

 

https://hackernoon.com/you-can-get-the-source-code-for-apollo-11-and-take-a-course-on-it-0y99382u

 

 

You do have time to look at it

 

really you do