News Apollo 11 + 45 years

[Cosmic Penguin]

Follow the live updates here! http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35180.0

 

[Shifty]

Very nice. It actually sort of is shaping up like a regular NSF launch thread. I've been playing through Apollo 11 using AMSO for this week (for the first time.)

 

[jroly]

I made a Apollo 45th picture using cut&paste graphics from the internet and from the Orbiter Apollo addon. I added extra stars, nebula's and put a big Earth in there.

 

[SiberianTiger]

WHAT!? Just two comments on the thread devoted to an anniversary of Humanity's glory pinnacle!?

 

[jroly]

SiberianTiger, Yeah I was thinking the same thing.

Perhaps MH17 was setup as a false flag to distract people from the anniversary of Apollo landings this week..... :shifty: :blink:

Just joking, :yes: But in any event MH17 has distracted the media from reporting on Apollo 45th ANN events.

Guess we will have to wait another 5 years, I think the 50th should be pretty big.

 

[SolarLiner]

Happy Birthday to the mission that carried the most lonely man who ever existed, Michael Collins.
He stayed for 48 minutes alone in the CM hile on the Far Side, without its teammates on the ground, without any communications from Earth. Just him and the sounds of the vents.

Happy Birthday to the greastest achievement of Mankind. God speed, Columbia

 

[HAL9001]

45 years ago
one of the (in my opinion the) greatest moment in human history (yet)

planning to release my tribute video at 20:17:40 - on the second 45 years

 

[richfororbit]

That module looks quite nice in the image. I only have Mr Drake's one to use. The illustrated module I nickname constellation.

Yes it sure is quiet. Nothing in the Daily Mail newspaper about it.

 

[Kyle]

Tune into NSF's forums now guys! We're about to hit DOI, feel free to join in the updates if you have a membership.

[I'm Orbiter on the NSF forums, btw]

 

[Aeadar]

Annotated;
http://youtu.be/piQ6r-cJUVI

I kind of like this one for the pre-computer animation efforts to provide some visual stimulus to the audience;
http://youtu.be/sJv5_y2l5as

 

[HAL9001]

"Tranquility base here, the eagle has landed"

So, 45 years ago on the second was one of the greatest moments of history

See my tribute Orbiter video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY3DFJDEsmM

 

[Pipcard]

I can't wait until humanity returns to the Moon, so I can watch the live updates.

 

[Codz]

Here's to everyone who made Project Apollo happen!

 

[DanM]

The Space Race Is Over ~ Billy Bragg (1996) - YouTube

A very good song to commemorate the occasion.

 

[jroly]

http://www.spudislunarresources.com/blog/buzz-moons-lunar-return/
An article by Dr Spudis

In his piece for Time magazine, Buzz outlines and answers several questions he feels that, we as a nation, must answer. He invites the reader to consider their own responses to his hypothetical questions.

http://thespaceshow.com/detail.asp?q=2288

Broadcast 2288 (Special Edition) Listen to the show!
Aired on July 28th, 2014
Guest: Jay Barbree. Topics: Neil Armstrong and Jay's new book, "Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight," plus SLS, Orion, NASA Budgets and more.

 

[RGClark]

Tune into NSF's forums now guys! We're about to hit DOI, feel free to join in the updates if you have a membership.

[I'm Orbiter on the NSF forums, btw]

DOI?

Bob Clark