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Post by Dave on Jul 19, 2009 9:59:54 GMT -6
Do you remember where you were 40 years ago on July 20th. 1969?
This coming Monday is the 40th. anniversary of mans first time to step foot on another plant...The Moon
This is a restored version of that day
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Post by BTCat on Jul 19, 2009 11:11:46 GMT -6
I was in New Mexico, sitting in front of the television with my dad watching the take off and the landing. I was 6 years old. We had just moved from Houston and our neighbor was named Armstrong. I though he was THE Neal Armstrong. ;D
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Post by McKrackin on Jul 19, 2009 11:36:30 GMT -6
I was 6 months old.lol...In my crib with a cold one and a rolled one watching dirty movies ;D
Should have know this without asking ;D
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Post by BTCat on Jul 19, 2009 11:45:42 GMT -6
I was 6 months old.lol...In my crib with a cold one and a rolled one watching dirty movies ;D After a few months on this forum, I find that to be plausible ;D |
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Post by akphill on Jul 19, 2009 12:51:17 GMT -6
69 was a very good year I was chasin a lot of skirt's and wondering if i was going to be drafted for vietnam oh and let's not forget about running muscle car's  ;D OH and i almost forgot a lot of good brew's to drink ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by r/c basher on Jul 19, 2009 14:21:56 GMT -6
I wasnt even born yet! ;D
I did a research paper last year on Apollo 11 at school though.
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Post by McKrackin on Jul 19, 2009 15:50:04 GMT -6
I wasnt even born yet! ;D I did a research paper last year on Apollo 11 at school though. Were your parents even born then?lol... |
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Post by 19000rpm on Jul 19, 2009 16:20:18 GMT -6
On July 17th my Uncle Bob (pilot in 3 wars & test pilot at Edwards where he knew some of the astronauts that were in the test programs there) was flying a specially equipped NASA C-130 tracking and taking photos of Challenger through the entire launch and seperation. The Best Seat In the House until the lunar landing. ;D
Me? I was watching it on TV and tuning my '68 Hemi Road Runner. The only car I ever regretted selling. ;D
Happy landings
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Post by r/c basher on Jul 19, 2009 16:35:52 GMT -6
I wasnt even born yet! ;D I did a research paper last year on Apollo 11 at school though. Were your parents even born then?lol... Yeah they were. They were kids then. |
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Post by Dave on Jul 19, 2009 19:50:03 GMT -6
I remember it like it was yesterday I was fourteen years old sitting in front of the tv watching the whole thing in black and white. If I shut my eyes I can still see it in my minds eye. I was a big space freak I even got a small reel to reel tape recorder one year for Christmas. I can remember sitting in front of the tv during one of the launches of a Gemini capsule and recording it. Somewhere, I think at my moms' I have a bunch of old Birmingham news paper clipping about several of the Apollo missions. Even got into model rockets with my older brother and still have some of those stashed away at moms' house.
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Post by 19000rpm on Jul 20, 2009 5:43:04 GMT -6
Speaking of "Remembering" I meant "Apollo" not Challenger. lol ;D
Happy landings
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