One Giant Leap

[about_average]

50 years ago, July 16, 1969, 9:32 AM GMT-4, three men left the earth headed for an historic event, watched by millions.

Good interview today on Fresh Air
'One Giant Leap' Explores The Herculean Effort Behind The 1969 Moon Landing
They are interviewing the author, Charles Fishman.
It'll be interesting to see how it compares with "We Reach the Moon".

It also has background on manned space flight.
I didn't know that Yuri Gagarin didn't actually return to earth with his capsule, but ejected at an altitude of 7km.

 

[cleaver]

by the end of 1974,
with 9 journeys to the moon
and six landings,
manned explorations there were over.

the giant leap was a momentous set of events
that capped a most divisive era on earth;
taking focus from our then tribal/social disorders
and refocusing much of the world
on the wonder of what mankind could attain.

quite a remarkable set of events
that once no longer novel...
once brought back down to the technical alone...
and the costs involved as compared to
the immediate disparate needs in the united states,
continuing on the path laid was shelved.

a final three apollo flights that had been planned were scrapped.
the fabulous hardware stock was used in low earth orbit missions:
apollo/soyuz - detente joint mission
and skylab.

it is unbelievable that 45 years have passed
since gene cernan left the last footprint on the moon.

but at least, all that shit on the ground got solved.

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

50 years ago, July 16, 1969, 9:32 AM GMT-4, three men left the earth headed for an historic event, watched by millions.

Good interview today on Fresh Air
'One Giant Leap' Explores The Herculean Effort Behind The 1969 Moon Landing
They are interviewing the author, Charles Fishman.
It'll be interesting to see how it compares with "We Reach the Moon".

It also has background on manned space flight.
I didn't know that Yuri Gagarin didn't actually return to earth with his capsule, but ejected at an altitude of 7km.

Look up Gagarin in the dictionary and it's a picture of giant brass balls.

 

[oralaccents]

A russian monkey did it first and the landing on the moon parts were designed by canadians, so don’t get too yankee doodle about it.

Tang, you can brag about.

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

A russian monkey did it first and the landing on the moon parts were designed by canadians, so don’t get too yankee doodle about it.

Tang, you can brag about.

The fuck are you talking about?

 

[oralaccents]

The fuck are you talking about?

Log back in as luk and give yourself the comprehension speech, stupid.

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

Log back in as luk and give yourself the comprehension speech, stupid.

Nobody was saying shit about America Fuck Yeah. You might wanna check that comprehension thing yourself.

 

[Luk]

Nobody was saying shit about America Fuck Yeah. You might wanna check that comprehension thing yourself.

Seems he's getting as senile as vettebitch.

 

[someoneyouknow]

https://i.imgur.com/PBUpJ1P.png

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

Does Trump have to be in every thread? Enjoy a topic for what it is not what some asshat might have said about it.

 

[jomar]

...

Tang, you can brag about.

Velcro too.

And whatever happened to the Space Force?

 

[AlotLikePsyche]

Love you, Papa. Miss you. I like the idea that since you’re not here with us any more maybe you’re on the moon instead.

 

[jaF0]

50 years ago, July 16,

Psssttt, it's only June.

 

[about_average]

by the end of 1974,
with 9 journeys to the moon
and six landings,
manned explorations there were over.

the giant leap was a momentous set of events
that capped a most divisive era on earth;
taking focus from our then tribal/social disorders
and refocusing much of the world
on the wonder of what mankind could attain.

quite a remarkable set of events
that once no longer novel...
once brought back down to the technical alone...
and the costs involved as compared to
the immediate disparate needs in the united states,
continuing on the path laid was shelved.

a final three apollo flights that had been planned were scrapped.
the fabulous hardware stock was used in low earth orbit missions:
apollo/soyuz - detente joint mission
and skylab.

it is unbelievable that 45 years have passed
since gene cernan left the last footprint on the moon.

but at least, all that shit on the ground got solved.

Yup, I was quite pissed when they quit giving air time to the missions. More pissed when they scrapped the remaining missions.

 

[about_average]

Psssttt, it's only June.

I know, that's why I said what you quoted.

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

Velcro too.

Not really

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

I think people don't get into space exploration as much because they have it in their heads that it's not that big a deal and if it's not fighting aliens or zipping around at FTL speeds then they're not interested. Tis a shame because every time we go up it's an amazing achievement and incredibly dangerous for those involved.

 

[oralaccents]

The moon landing was a huge achievement for Canada.

http://www.avro-arrow.org/Arrow/employees.html

 

[about_average]

The moon landing was a huge achievement for Canada.

http://www.avro-arrow.org/Arrow/employees.html

Actually it was a loss for Canada.
From your link

Canada's biggest pool of engineering talent was assembled at Avro Canada in Malton, Ontario, to build the CF-105 Avro Arrow, then the most advanced supersonic fighter aircraft ever built. The group that designed and built the Arrow was broken up on February 20, 1959, when the government of Canada abruptly cancelled the Arrow project.

 

[jomar]

Not really

Same with Tang, then.

 

[phrodeau]

The lasting value of the Apollo program was how it inspired that generation, leading to today’s tech wonders.

Almost as big an effect as William Shatner had. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_William_Shatner_Changed_the_World