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In Reply to: RE: MAN ON THE MOON.... posted by HI FI BOB on July 20, 2014 at 05:53:54
From Fred/Ferd's post below:"There we were keeping the Bolsheviks away from the portals of Democracy," (a reference to Vietnam).
Isn't it odd, ironic, sad, (choose your term), that after the "space race" we are now in the unenviable position of relying on the "Bolsheviks" to get our (the U.S.) astronauts to and from the International Space Station while at the same time being at odds with them regarding Syria, Ukraine and other issues, while buddying up with Communist Vietnam.
Bringing this thread back to Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin landing on the Moon, and our space program in general...
I watched it happen back '69, and have hours of audio tape of it, as well as a few screen shots of the landing. In a fairly lengthy side trip into personal computer class teaching, astronaut Story Musgrave (who worked on the Hubble Space Telescope repair) was in one of my classes at the Johnson Space Center. How cool is that?! Some years later, around the early 2000's, my son and I attended a talk which Neil Armstrong gave at the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) convention. When he arrived, he was all smiles and friendly, but not stopping to shake hands. He walked, literally, within 3 feet of us who were lined up to greet him. I told my son to just reach out to shake his hand, but he was too unsure and didn't want to start anything. That's ok. Still, we're both glad we were there!
:)
Edits: 07/21/14 07/21/14Follow Ups:
Later Gator,
Dave
You might have missed my points about the "space race" and our dependence on the Russians with regard to our astronauts.FYI, it's "than", not "then".
Edits: 07/24/14
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