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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsFor Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Thank you.
"Houston. Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
VMA131Marine
(4,138 posts)pdxflyboy
(675 posts)That was beautiful.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)If you're very fortunate, you'll have a moment when your heart and spirit soar. Mine was when Man on the Moon flashed on the TV screen.
Aristus
(66,316 posts)And for Neil Armstrong:
You represent the best of the USA...
Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)on pbs.org. 8 Days to the moon is a recreation of the 1st moon landing, Chasing the Moon is multi part series, has way more depth about entire space program and race to the moon, incl soviet efforts - stories & details that haven't been told before.
Warning - be sure to have a box of Kleenex on hand. Just left me feeling unexpectedly emotional, a mixture of pride and joy combined with a profound sense of "what the hell happened to us." How can a country and planet which accomplished this feat of science and engineering fail to go forward and accomplish other great things - like developing safe renewable energy source for one...
Maxheader
(4,372 posts)journey...
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Collins narrating the high points of the journey.