Today july 15th ,2009, marks the 40th anniversary Nasa's attempt to reach the Moon,
and a few short days later on July 20th, Neil Armstrong ,made that one small step for man & one Giant leap for mankind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4&NR=1
Do you Remember where you happen to be ? I was in Long Sioux ,Ontario camping & listening attenively to the broadcast as the capsule " Eagle " was getting ready to land.
and hearing Armstong's voice claiming "Houston,Tranquility Base Here--the Eagle has Landed"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnWP1OsXhwg
the world had changed: Amazing stuff, & today the Final space flight launch of the Space Shuttle 'Endeavour' balsted off finally after a month and a half of delays.
So my question to you all, is Do you recall where you were when Man first landed on the Moon ? HF&RV
Okay - he said "Tranquility base - the Eagle as landed" and we were newlyweds glued to the tv - a color (colour) one - that was our prize posession
ReplyDeleteHi Sandy your right , you were paying attention, I guess Houston was only used when they had a problem...lol Sorry about that chief "Tranquility Base----the Eagle Has Landed"
ReplyDeleteHave Fun & Remember Verdun (Sandy I don't get lightning bolts for that ,Do,I)
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I miss those damn lightning bolts - but he did say Houston beforehand
ReplyDeleteYes we were at our friends apt in Lasalle They were married a couple of weeks before.Our turn would happen in November. Great memories. Brian
ReplyDeleteWe were at my parents cottage in Rawdon and just like everyone else, watching TV in amazement!
ReplyDeleteDo you sometimes wonder if it really happened? Interesting that we haven't bothered to make more return trips all these years...there was a movie about that hoax theory, but I forget the name of it....Diane
Sandy I retract my apology, it started out saying "Houston,-Tranquility Base here,the Eagle has landed" Were you trying to get me in-trouble with the Man upstairs.....hahahaha the man in the moon I mean
ReplyDeleteOn July 20, 1969, at 4:17:43 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (20:17:43 Greenwich Mean Time), Neil A. Armstrong (b. 1930) and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (b. 1930) landed the lunar module Eagle on the moon's Sea of Tranquility, and Armstrong radioed: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Several hours later, when Armstrong descended the lunar module ladder and made the small jump between the Eagle and the lunar surface, he announced: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The article "a" was missing in the live voice transmission, and was later inserted in the record to amend the message to "one small step for a man."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnWP1OsXhwg
Ah you beat me to it........................lol HF&RV
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you cleared that up Les...must admit I thought old age was making me lose my memory! I clearly remembered...Houston, but when I read Sandy's comment, I started questioning my recall...Diane
ReplyDeleteI was on my way back from Cape Cod and was listening to the radio in the car all the way to Montreal. All they were talking about was the Moon trip. LoL.
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So this was sort of a Honey -Moon story ........almost lol HF&RV
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Les, I recall still living at 771-41st ave in Lasalle back in July 20/69....long time ago....geez are we ever old!!
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Les...I recall living at 771-41st ave Lasalle July 1969....where does the time go??
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No No No Cookie the events are old ,..not us................lol HF&RV
ReplyDeleteLes you got that one right .
ReplyDeleteDidn't Michael Jackson do that too????? ha ha Poly
Les...When I do a reply on these blogs, they appear in double ? any reason why?
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ReplyDeleteOkay Guys, you're doing my head in! I'm starting to see everything double!...Diane
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