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Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts) Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:51 AM Jul 2013

"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

44 years ago today!!!!

The first manned spacecraft landing on the moon, back in 1969!!!
Apollo 11.

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"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." (Original Post) Major Hogwash Jul 2013 OP

WOW. Me and my dad's co-worker kids were playing with 'Hot-Wheels' in our basement and Purveyor Jul 2013 #1

ya'll still believe that? KG Jul 2013 #2

In a way, it was a dead end. Archae Jul 2013 #3

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

1. WOW. Me and my dad's co-worker kids were playing with 'Hot-Wheels' in our basement and

Reply to Major Hogwash (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:55 AM

Jul 2013

paused to watch this on the old B&W TV dad let us put in the basement.

Memories.

Thanks for posting, indeed!

KG

(28,752 posts)

2. ya'll still believe that?

Reply to Major Hogwash (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:56 AM

Jul 2013

Archae

(46,344 posts)

3. In a way, it was a dead end.

Reply to Major Hogwash (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 01:01 AM

Jul 2013

Don't get me wrong, I was enthralled by the landing and still consider it to be a great achievement.

But politics was behind it, not science.
Cold-War politics, "We gotta beat the Rooskies there!"

We did, but after Apollo 17, nothing much.

It was the spectacular Pioneer and Voyager probes that really expanded our horizons.

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