Apollo 11 launched this morning, 55 years ago.

[N1FKO]

As an example of effective communications, especially the contrast between the capsule comms and the scramble in the background to make stuff happen, I recommend Apollo 11 in Real Time

 

[trentbob]

As an example of effective communications, especially the contrast between the capsule comms and the scramble in the background to make stuff happen, I recommend Apollo 11 in Real Time

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[BinaryMode]

I always thought the Moon landing was staged at Area-51 and that the Earth was flat.

Who ever coded that website did a very good job. Very cool to see that. Thanks for sharing.

 

[N1FKO]

The site is clearly a labor of love by Ben Feist and all his collaborators. There's an instructions/credits button on the Apollo 11 in Real Time page with details.

The synchronization of all the audio (and there's a tremendous amount), video, photos, and text make watching the replay as fascinating (if not more so) as the original broadcast. It's one of the best examples of multimedia that I've ever seen.

(I had the scale model of the Saturn VI -- as tall as I was. And of course the starship Enterprise, and the Klingon battle cruiser. For anyone from that era in need of a memory refresh, I recommend Richard Linklater's "Apollo 10 1/2" for a fun trip down memory lane)

 

[AK9R]

A little snippet of historical fact that hadn't registered with me until this week: Apollo 12 (and 13) were tentatively scheduled to fly in 1969 in case Apollo 11 (and 12 ) failed. Since 11 succeeded, the missions for 12 and 13 were delayed a bit and redesigned to include different objectives.

 

[BinaryMode]

...(if not more so) as the original broadcast. It's one of the best examples of multimedia that I've ever seen.

Very, very true. I was born 11 years after man first set foot on the Moon, but I saw the footage for the first time in school on an Encarta encyclopedia CD and was very impressed. I'd spend my time after school in the library just reading all the information on that Encarta CD. And it was a CD, not even DVD. Those didn't come out till a few years latter. This is exactly what it looked like. And apparently you can download it for free. That website has a lot of other legacy stuff, too

(I had the scale model of the Saturn VI -- as tall as I was.

I too had a Saturn look-alike rocket in the '80s. But I'm pretty sure it was no where near what yours was like. I have been eyeballing one on eBay. Just haven't been in the mood to buy it right now.

 

[BinaryMode]

A little snippet of historical fact that hadn't registered with me until this week: Apollo 12 (and 13) were tentatively scheduled to fly in 1969 in case Apollo 11 (and 12 ) failed. Since 11 succeeded, the missions for 12 and 13 were delayed a bit and redesigned to include different objectives.

Apollo 13 was a story of man's unbelievable capability to do things that were far out of this world in the department of ingenuity and teamwork, let me tell you. Ron Howard's movie was a very good illustration of that. Damn good movie and soundtrack. DAMN good movie and soundtrack. I can just hear those (French?) horns and drums now...

 

[WB5UOM]

Ah yes, 1969...I was 14 and on a Braniff B707 headed to Panama CZ..
pilot came on the pa and said we have landed on the moon...guy next to me said he didnt know Braniff went to the moon..