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Lionel Mandrake

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60. Yep. They're still around.

Reply to Archae (Reply #14)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 09:00 PM

Jul 2012

The Flat Earth Society and other cranks thrive on the internet.

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On this day in 1969, man set foot on another world for the very first time [View all] Major Nikon Jul 2012 OP

Interesting video clip of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon... madinmaryland Jul 2012 #1

Wow, that brings back memories. drm604 Jul 2012 #29

Yes, there was a glitch with the feed ... SeattleVet Jul 2012 #62

Now that you said it drm604 Jul 2012 #64

good thing the gummint never helped them - the project would have failed rurallib Jul 2012 #2

Just like Raygun won the cold war Major Nikon Jul 2012 #4

I was 9 years old. Archae Jul 2012 #3

I remember it well! frogmarch Jul 2012 #5

Was doing rocket science that summer unc70 Jul 2012 #25

Wonderful, unc70! I frogmarch Jul 2012 #30

Have done other things more than rockets unc70 Jul 2012 #48

The last photo frogmarch Jul 2012 #50

Check my DU2 journal and archive unc70 Jul 2012 #51

I think that lander may be the one from Apollo 18, which was cancelled. drm604 Jul 2012 #63

The module is TM-5 aka JSC-12 an engineering trainer unc70 Jul 2012 #65

Here are reference pages for TM-5 lander in NC, and all the others unc70 Jul 2012 #66

Thanks! frogmarch Jul 2012 #68

I was thirteen. drm604 Jul 2012 #31

Very, very cool! frogmarch Jul 2012 #33

Sure he did. Suuuuure he did. Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2012 #6

And none of them, from the astronauts to the engineers had access 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #7

We can,...we just wont.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #36

I believe congress and Nixon cut it Confusious Jul 2012 #53

Actually, on the Democratic side of the aisle it Walter Mondale that wanted to cut NASA. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #55

That was in 67 Confusious Jul 2012 #56

The attitude was "nobody cares anymore". Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #58

You can recreate the experience using an emulated AGC ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #47

There's a GREAT Intertubes meme -- a picture of Neil Armstrong on the moon with the caption... MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #8

In the 1950's, test pilots were being killed at the rate of about 1 a week. Kaleva Jul 2012 #9

I was between 8th & 9th grade... SeattleVet Jul 2012 #10

And the first decades of the 21st Century feel like... LongTomH Jul 2012 #35

In the 60's the 21st Century was supposed to be about space. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #37

I consider NASA's programs welfare for the MIC. xtraxritical Jul 2012 #45

"A bit of 21st century history that just happend to fall in the 20th century" ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #46

I'm surprised there aren't more recs of this kentauros Jul 2012 #11

wow- how interesting! Tumbulu Jul 2012 #24

It's been too long for me to remember something like that. kentauros Jul 2012 #28

My parents were stationed at Vandenberg so I grew up watching rockets launch Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #38

Most impressive thing we've ever done IMO Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #12

The Onion was there krispos42 Jul 2012 #13

Fuck. That's the kind of shit I would have posted. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #39

Yet there still are "Moon Landing Hoax" ditwits out there. Archae Jul 2012 #14

Didn't Buzz once say he wanted to choke those bastards? Odin2005 Jul 2012 #16

My mother was completely convinced that it was a hoax at the time.... Tumbulu Jul 2012 #27

You don't call guys... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #41

Yep. They're still around. Lionel Mandrake Jul 2012 #60

This 26yo is in awe at what this guys did. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #15

I remember it well HeiressofBickworth Jul 2012 #17

Holy shit kwolf68 Jul 2012 #18

Ask your cousin how they got the mirror on the moon that is still used today to measure distance Major Nikon Jul 2012 #19

Awesome...had no idea kwolf68 Jul 2012 #20

Also ask her... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #42

Like my Sister-in-law neeksgeek Jul 2012 #43

Good pics, but we all know the REAL other world is where the filthy rich live. nt valerief Jul 2012 #21

Interesting site for lunatics: malthaussen Jul 2012 #22

Transcripts of every flight? Really? truedelphi Jul 2012 #44

Man you are gullible. whistler162 Jul 2012 #23

It really was a great adventure. Graybeard Jul 2012 #26

I remember it well. drm604 Jul 2012 #32

One part of the movie "Koyaanisqatsi" that's always been a favorite kentauros Jul 2012 #34

Part of the whole mythic quallity of the launch was the fire and ice thing. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #40

That we KNOW OF. 6000eliot Jul 2012 #49

Great thread. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2012 #52

Four GI's and I watched the Moon landing and walk on a tiny B&W television.. Tikki Jul 2012 #54

one of the greatest accomplishments of mankind. demguy_5692 Jul 2012 #57

"...a giant leap..." Graybeard Jul 2012 #59

We have set foot on our other Earth. RedCloud Jul 2012 #61

"Magnificent Desolation" -Buzz Aldrin 1620rock Jul 2012 #67