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Entertainment | 07/19/2009 11:00 pm

Voices From the Moon (Photos)

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first moonwalk, here is a rare look at Apollo 11 and other lunar experiences.

Photo Essay

Viking Studio’s Voices From the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences provides amazing photographs of the historic Apollo 11 landing on the moon on July 20, 1969. Written by acclaimed authors Andrew Chaikin and Victoria Kohl, the book provides first-person accounts from astronauts including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Flip through this photo essay and enjoy an armchair tour that’s simply out-of-this-world.
Tell us: Where were you when man made “one giant leap for mankind”?

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James the Game

Nice photos! Neil Armstrong actually goofed. He was supposed to say, "That’s one small step for a man…", but, instead, he said, "That’s one small step for man."

All that gave birth to my love of astronomy. Here’s an interesting article on how NASA lost the original film, but Hollywood has restored it to better quality: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iBVTQrzLdiPuDuEzxgn__2bzpw0gD99FNTT00

 

By James the Game on 07/20/2009 11:01 am
Frannie Em
James, you will love this.  I heard the voice recording of the incident on the radio, I don’t know if there is a YouTube but I would love to see it if there is one.  Anyway, Buzz Aldrin was giving a talk about the moon landing and a young man who apparently believes the moon landing never happened and is making a film revealing the truth about it (supposedly), confronted Aldrin and told him to admit it didn’t happen.  Then the guy went on to call Aldrin several names including a liar and a coward and right about there in the transmission you hear a solid "schmack - thud" and then silence.  Then the newscaster came back on and said "that last sound you heard was Aldrin decking that guy."  LOL   I couldn’t stop laughing.  When I was listening to it I kept thinking that I would be surprised if Aldrin didn’t deck him and when the guy called him a liar and a coward and then the big "thwack"  -oh - it was great!
By Frannie Em on 07/20/2009 2:05 pm
James the Game

I don’t advocate violence, except for self-defense. But I can sympathize with Buzz. These idiots who propagate that nonsense about the moon-landing being "faked" are so wacked, it’s pathetic.

I’ve already seen one of those so-called documentaries that claim to debunk the moonshots. Reputable scientists have shot down that bubble-gum physics like Einstein explaining advanced calculus to a pre-schooler. More than that, such assertions are slap in the face to the entire space industry, and to your and my common sense.

By James the Game on 07/20/2009 2:24 pm
Purple Hartz
James - I heard a different story, that he DID actually say "That’s one small step for a man…" But because of a transmission bleep you could not hear the a.  interesting… I agree though, what a great moment in time. I was elementary school age when I watched it on TV. What made it the most memorable was my brother taking pictures of the TV (thinking he could capture the moment on film this way) To this day we still have great pics of a blank TV screen !
By Purple Hartz on 07/21/2009 2:28 pm