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Apollo 11
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One of mankind's greatest achievements...whether you agree with space exploration or not.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,025
    I remember that tragic day.  I was in my room listening to my Jimi Hendrix records and occasionally stuck my head out the door long enough to see my mother in complete rapture while glued to the TV set. It bothered me that (as I saw it) humans were embarking on a mission to deface the moon, so I went back to my records and tried to forget about it.   I still cringe when I think about those footprints, that flag (any flag), the defaced surface of our glorious  and sacred moon.  What utter arrogance to do what we did.
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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    brianlux said:
    I remember that tragic day.  I was in my room listening to my Jimi Hendrix records and occasionally stuck my head out the door long enough to see my mother in complete rapture while glued to the TV set. It bothered me that (as I saw it) humans were embarking on a mission to deface the moon, so I went back to my records and tried to forget about it.   I still cringe when I think about those footprints, that flag (any flag), the defaced surface of our glorious  and sacred moon.  What utter arrogance to do what we did.
    You and I feel he same way about space exploration.  Too many problems need fixing on earth...yet we waste endless billions on space...

    I still think this was a great day for humans in the sense that the moon landing demonstrated that if we really want to do something, we can.

    So maybe there is still a sliver of hope to make this planet more liveable again.  
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,025
    edited July 2019
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    I remember that tragic day.  I was in my room listening to my Jimi Hendrix records and occasionally stuck my head out the door long enough to see my mother in complete rapture while glued to the TV set. It bothered me that (as I saw it) humans were embarking on a mission to deface the moon, so I went back to my records and tried to forget about it.   I still cringe when I think about those footprints, that flag (any flag), the defaced surface of our glorious  and sacred moon.  What utter arrogance to do what we did.
    You and I feel he same way about space exploration.  Too many problems need fixing on earth...yet we waste endless billions on space...

    I still think this was a great day for humans in the sense that the moon landing demonstrated that if we really want to do something, we can.

    So maybe there is still a sliver of hope to make this planet more liveable again.  
    True, including that fact that these black women finally got their due:


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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,025
    Great movie about them too:

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,520
    edited July 2019
    brianlux said:
    Great movie about them too:

    Because white male Kevin Costner was it in. AM I RIGHT FELLOWS!?

    /s
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,025
    edited July 2019
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    brianlux said:
    Great movie about them too:

    Because white male Kevin Costner was it in. AM I RIGHT FELLOWS!?

    /s
    Oh yeah, I suppose it would have been more interesting if that part had been played by a blind epileptic Asian defector from Nepal.  

    Jesus, man.  It's a true story in which Costner played the part of a white man.

    Besides which, the real stars where the historic black women figures played by some fine actors, especially Octavia Spenser.  I so dig her.  She was great in this, fantastic in "The Gifted" and also most excellent in "The Help".



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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    brianlux said:
    Great movie about them too:

    I will be sure to check that out...
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,025
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Great movie about them too:

    I will be sure to check that out...
    Cool!
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,495
    edited July 2019
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Great movie about them too:

    I will be sure to check that out...
    It's an awesome movie.  I show it to my 8th graders every year; it goes great with social studies, math and the science curriculum.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,265
    I watched buried footage from the A11 training and mission that Discovery showed last night.  Found it pretty cool

    I understand your position, Brian, but I do not share it.  I find space exploration to be admirable and not arrogant.  

    Too bad we couldn't put the fat, orange, blob of a President info the next missle we send up, without any training of course.
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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739

    Give Peas A Chance…
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,025
    mcgruff10 said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Great movie about them too:

    I will be sure to check that out...
    It's an awesome movie.  I show it to my 8th graders every year; it goes great with social studies, math and the science curriculum.  
    Nice!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    I think it's a hoax. 
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,025
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I think it's a hoax. 
    Totally. 

    No cheese as proof?  Not gonna buy it!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I think it's a hoax. 
    You can read government conspiracy theories shot on a soundstage as bedtime stories to your kids...lol
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,495
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I think it's a hoax. 
    How many thousands of people were involved with the Apollo landing? If it was a hoax don’t you think at least one person would have said something by now?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    After watching some of the insane shit they did, basically signing up for something that had a much higher chance for death or disfigurement then success, helps me understand why a 80 year old Buzz is willing to throw down fisticuffs with a 27 year old unemployed dipshit who tells him it was all fake. 
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,265
    I do not understand people saying it was fake. 
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Why have we not been back to the moon?
    That's why I believe it's a hoax.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    There are many reasons not to go back.  I am just assuming that once they established that they could indeed go to the moon and no else was going, why bother?  At that point they clearly were winning the space race.
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    To do further exploration?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,585
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Why have we not been back to the moon?
    That's why I believe it's a hoax.
    https://historylists.org/events/list-of-6-manned-moon-landings.html

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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    To do further exploration?
    I think they’ve established that there is not much up there...and space is wasteful spending
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,585
      https://interestingengineering.com/almost-50-years-since-the-moon-landing-why-did-we-stop-traveling-to-the-moon

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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,585
      https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/moonpage.html

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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,585
      https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html

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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,265
    I don't think that is a good enough reason to call it out as a hoax.  Is the space station a hoax?  The pictures we have back from the Mars rover, are those fake?
    Silly, to me.
    I also believe the earth is round.
    I do not believe in Santa Claus, Bigfoot, God, or the Easter Bunny.


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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Why have we not been back to the moon?
    That's why I believe it's a hoax.
    This might blow your mind but there were six successful moon landings and many more failed attempts.  
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,585
      https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/05/apollo-missions-to-the-moon-brings-the-history-of-space-exploration-to-life/

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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,025
    mcgruff10 said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I think it's a hoax. 
    How many thousands of people were involved with the Apollo landing? If it was a hoax don’t you think at least one person would have said something by now?
    An excellent way to end a recession:  create fake jobs!
    Jason P said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Why have we not been back to the moon?
    That's why I believe it's a hoax.
    This might blow your mind but there were six successful moon landings and many more failed attempts.  
    A great way to create a recession:  hire inept people to do fake jobs.
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