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In reply to the discussion: Did you see Man walk on the Moon 50 years ago? [View all]NoPasaran
(17,291 posts)184. I was thirteen at the time
Glued to our black and white TV set. It was amazing to watch the CBS special last week and see that coverage in color.
I guess I was just the right age to grow up with the Space Race, starting with Captain Kangaroo being pre-empted some mornings for the Mercury launches.
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I was 14, living on Nellis AFB. Very hot summer day. The whole family was watching our B/W TV.
yonder
Jul 2019
#21
Same here. This morning, I posted my recollections on my Facebook page. n/t
John1956PA
Jul 2019
#116
I was in my third year of teaching, and the school set up TVs so we could watch.
pazzyanne
Jul 2019
#45
Our son was born June 10, 69. We watched,listened, tape with periodic baby cries
bobbieinok
Jul 2019
#51
I saw one moon landing. Don't know which Apollo it was. My dad made a joke that someone's toothbrush
applegrove
Jul 2019
#72
Yes I saw it when I was in the army stationed in Germany. We watched it in the dayroom on a
doc03
Jul 2019
#78
i was a small boy when that happened and my mouth hit the floor and ate it up.
AllaN01Bear
Jul 2019
#94
9 yrs old. Watched it at a neighbor's house since we still didn't have a TV.
eppur_se_muova
Jul 2019
#96
Yes. I worked in Q.C. for a company which made items for the space ship.
Frustratedlady
Jul 2019
#99
Yes. My husband (just returned from bootcamp), I and our 1 month old daughter watched together.
ancianita
Jul 2019
#105
Two formative movies I saw that Summer I was ten...2001, A Space Odyssey and Kelly's Heroes
pecosbob
Jul 2019
#123
I remember it clearly. I was working with elderly patients at a psychiatric hospital.
Vinca
Jul 2019
#126
We watched from my Uncle's place in Huntsville, Alabama, where he worked on the Apollo pgm...
SWBTATTReg
Jul 2019
#135
I was watching on our small B&W TV, while studying for doctoral language requirement.
TryLogic
Jul 2019
#140
I'm sure I did, but I was only six, and didn't have a good understanding of what was going on.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2019
#143
Our small class of ancient Greek had gathered together to do our homework, as we did every
Karadeniz
Jul 2019
#145
I love reading these stories! I can only imagine how exciting it must have been to be a kid back
lunamagica
Jul 2019
#148
Did I read some where, that during that time period the most popular show on TV
yuiyoshida
Jul 2019
#157
I was 16, and I remember that the streets of our little town were deserted.
Number9Dream
Jul 2019
#158
I was 11. I also saw the launch from a pontoon boat in the Indian River. n/t
ColesCountyDem
Jul 2019
#166
My college boyfriend & I were bumming around & in Paris. Watched on a tv in a store window.
stuffmatters
Jul 2019
#173
YES absolutely. One of those moments you remember so vividly, even as to where we were! n/t
MFGsunny
Jul 2019
#189
Yes, my whole family was huddled around our small, flickering black & white TV.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#190