Spirit Of July 20, 1969

Lonchera · Post by **Lonchera** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:53 pm

to honor the day properly... my 1989 Anniversary Speedmaster # 933/2000

Lonchera · Post by **Lonchera** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:56 pm

Moon shot #2 of my trusted old friend!

T.R. · Post by **T.R.** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:19 pm

Very cool post.

rockmastermike · Post by **rockmastermike** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:32 pm

Great Post

At the Smithsonian recently

59yukon01 · Post by **59yukon01** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:39 pm

That's cool! I remember my parents letting me stay up and watch the moon landing that night. Very grainy picture on the TV, but at least got to watch it live. I had just turned 10 so yes I'm an old fucker.

gwells · Post by **gwells** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:50 pm

i was six. i fell asleep waiting, but my uncle woke me up in time to watch it happen.

Lonchera · Post by **Lonchera** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:45 am

very nice touch at the Smithsonian!

Post by **River Rat** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:58 am

I was eleven years old when they landed on the moon was on vacation at clear lake remember watching it on TV live the film they used was black and white so if you were lucky to have a color TV black and white TV was still used since not every body at the time could not afford a color TV we all saw it in black and white. Here is my Omega Speedmaster Cir 1972 made when we were still landing on the moon.

Post by **River Rat** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:18 am

When I used to live in the bay area the USS Hornet the carrier that picked up the capsule at splash down on there return from the moon in is now a museum ship a few photo's

The air stream they got Quarantine in they thought they mite of brought some thing back from the moon this mite not be the original one you can look in side cramped quarters but they were use to it after living in that space capsule.

The USS Hornet

greenlightning · Post by **greenlightning** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:25 am

Good stuff, fellas

Post by **River Rat** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:35 am

Back in the 1960's starting with the mercury space program, Gemini, then Apollo it was a BIG thing when ever they had one in space every body was glued to the TV now if we have some thing in space no body pays attention only time they pay attention is like the challenger accident then people watch kind of sad how space flight lost it's luster when kids use to dream about being a astronaut I did when I was a kid use to have a scrap book with news cutting out of news papers from Mercury all the way to Apollo I guess it lost it's luster through the years.

Post by **River Rat** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:19 am

This is sad when we can't use tax dollars to save Armstrong's space suit he used on the moon this is like playing a instrument on the street with a can to through money in.
http://www.siouxlandmatters.com/story/d ... NjovYj4WVQ

AtomicTom · Post by **AtomicTom** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:46 pm

Man Scott ! Yeah, really cool here !

Awesome you guys !!!

59yukon01 · Post by **59yukon01** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:57 pm

I saved this old newspaper from the day after the moon landing. Was really into it as a 10 year old. This is a shot of the front page. Couple weeks later first color photos came out, which is 2nd pic.

braeburn · Post by **braeburn** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:05 pm

This day is my birthday. My mom was in the throes of late stage labor. A nurse happened to come in an see how far along she was and had to search for the doctor and other nurses. They were all out watching the TV coverage. True story...

When I graduated my MBA it was four days from my wedding anniversary. My wife surprised me with a Speedmaster Pro.

59yukon01 · Post by **59yukon01** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:26 pm

July was a good month. Mine was the 18th. Sounds like our parents celebrated Halloween in more ways than one.

dukerules · Post by **dukerules** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:01 pm

Great stuff. I wasn't yet around, but I feel a connection to that day in '69. Years ago, my dad gave me a copy of that day's NYT, which I need to have framed.

pacifichrono · Post by **pacifichrono** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:33 pm

I'd been married for just over one year to Wife#1. We watched everything: the orbiting of the Moon, the lander separating, the landing, and the Scott Armstrong 'moment.' The sense of wonder, awe, and accomplishment couldn't be expressed in words!

JDC222 · Post by **JDC222** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:49 pm

I was born 17 days later...very cool!

Lonchera · Post by **Lonchera** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:43 pm

Third Moonwalker... near Surveyor (notice Lunar Module on horizon)

Lonchera · Post by **Lonchera** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:52 pm

Pete Conrad was Apollo 12 moonwalker (Third Man on Moon) Commander of SkyLab 2.
Amazing human! RIP CHARLES PETE!

Lonchera · Post by **Lonchera** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:10 am

and what life is all about...

falcon4311 · Post by **falcon4311** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:53 am

Excellent post!!! But we all know man never landed on the moon and Earth is flat. I can't believe that people used to believe that crap. Some still do...

Lonchera · Post by **Lonchera** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:20 am

Yes, the lunar landing was faked SIX (6) times!

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