Talk of The Villages Florida

Talk of The Villages Florida (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/)
-   The Villages, Florida, Non Villages Discussion (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-non-villages-discussion-93/)
-   -   54 years ago today! (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-non-villages-discussion-93/54-years-ago-today-342800/)

Lottoguy 07-21-2023 09:09 AM

Their smart, but what about the original tapes? NASA can't find them. I love a good conspiracy.
Moon landing tapes got erased, NASA admits | Reuters

Villages Kahuna 07-21-2023 09:12 AM

I still remember… I in the parking lot of a marina on the Clinton River in Mount Clemens, Michigan. It was a bright, sunny day. I still remember Neil Armstrong’s famous words… "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

It was a thrill then and still a thrill remembering it today.

roypw 07-21-2023 10:07 AM

A Shame We Haven’t Been Back
 
I think it’s pretty obvious the next set of answers to our existence are in outer space. Not the only place of course, so much else we need to do. But we fight wars killing each other like Ukraine and spend billions but can’t get back to the moon. Its obvious that the future of our species depends on us getting into space, again not the only thing but one of the keys for our spices to survive. It’s so easy to sit back and take for granted this wonderful planet and its environment that is so computable to our species, but it has been that way for only a brief moment in its history so no doubt it won’t last, then where will we go?
No matter your beliefs maybe God, the creator, or whomever is testing us to see if we can see forward enough and do the smart things to ensure our spices survival. Maybe more so if you don’t believe, don’t we all want a place for those grandkids, great grandkids etc.

ThirdOfFive 07-21-2023 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lisanp@aol.com (Post 2237484)
In 1969 it took the Apollo 11 astronauts three days, three hours and 49 minutes to reach the moon
In 2022 it took the Artemis 1, an uncrewed craft, five days to reach the Moon's orbit
Strange how things have progressed over the years

New Horizons, Launched in 2006 on it's way to Pluto, got to the orbit of the moon once leaving Earth in approximately three hours.

Depends on the mission, I suppose.

manaboutown 07-21-2023 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roypw (Post 2237510)
I think it’s pretty obvious the next set of answers to our existence are in outer space. Not the only place of course, so much else we need to do. But we fight wars killing each other like Ukraine and spend billions but can’t get back to the moon. Its obvious that the future of our species depends on us getting into space, again not the only thing but one of the keys for our spices to survive. It’s so easy to sit back and take for granted this wonderful planet and its environment that is so computable to our species, but it has been that way for only a brief moment in its history so no doubt it won’t last, then where will we go?
No matter your beliefs maybe God, the creator, or whomever is testing us to see if we can see forward enough and do the smart things to ensure our spices survival. Maybe more so if you don’t believe, don’t we all want a place for those grandkids, great grandkids etc.

"Space, the final frontier"

TOMTOFVIL 07-21-2023 03:50 PM

I were one
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2237192)
The first Moon landing was 54 years ago today!

I am still impressed at how smart these people were!!

There were thousands of dedicated workers with one goal in mind. But, they were not all smart, I know, cause I were one.

chrisinva 07-21-2023 04:57 PM

Kitty Hawk to the Moon
 
There is a ceiling border in the Wright Museun in Kill Devil Hills, NC that reads (something like) "66 years from Kitty Hawk to the moon." I was almost as amazed/impressed as when we landed there.

Bay Kid 07-22-2023 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna (Post 2237492)
I still remember… I in the parking lot of a marina on the Clinton River in Mount Clemens, Michigan. It was a bright, sunny day. I still remember Neil Armstrong’s famous words… "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

It was a thrill then and still a thrill remembering it today.

One of the most meaningful lines of our generation.

mixsonci 07-23-2023 12:44 PM

That was the day I got married, July 20, 1969, certainly not planned

Rainger99 07-23-2023 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna (Post 2237492)
I still remember… I in the parking lot of a marina on the Clinton River in Mount Clemens, Michigan. It was a bright, sunny day. I still remember Neil Armstrong’s famous words… "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

It was a thrill then and still a thrill remembering it today.

They landed in the afternoon a little after 4 pm but Armstrong didn’t set foot on the moon until almost 11 pm EDT.

It was quite late but I stayed up to watch it. I didn’t want to miss it.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:08 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.32 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.