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In reply to the discussion: On this day in 1969, man set foot on another world for the very first time [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)44. Transcripts of every flight? Really?
That is way too kuhl. Thanks for posting.
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Major Nikon
Jul 2012
OP
Actually, on the Democratic side of the aisle it Walter Mondale that wanted to cut NASA.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2012
#55
There's a GREAT Intertubes meme -- a picture of Neil Armstrong on the moon with the caption...
MiddleFingerMom
Jul 2012
#8
"A bit of 21st century history that just happend to fall in the 20th century" ...
eppur_se_muova
Jul 2012
#46
My parents were stationed at Vandenberg so I grew up watching rockets launch
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2012
#38
Ask your cousin how they got the mirror on the moon that is still used today to measure distance
Major Nikon
Jul 2012
#19
Good pics, but we all know the REAL other world is where the filthy rich live. nt
valerief
Jul 2012
#21
Part of the whole mythic quallity of the launch was the fire and ice thing.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2012
#40