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July 20, 1969 - Houston, uh, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed..."
Posted on 7/20/23 at 11:30 am
Posted on 7/20/23 at 11:30 am
On this day 54 years ago, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin undocked from the command module Columbia and began piloting the lunar module Eagle down to the lunar surface. With a little less than 15 seconds of descent fuel remaining, Armstrong and Aldrin touched down safely on the Sea of Tranquility, becoming the first humans to land on another world.
This video, just under 20 minutes in length, captures the cockpit and ground control audio (as well as video from the Eagle's onboard cameras) for the entirety of the descent to the lunar surface:
YouTube
This video, just under 20 minutes in length, captures the cockpit and ground control audio (as well as video from the Eagle's onboard cameras) for the entirety of the descent to the lunar surface:
YouTube
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Posted on 7/20/23 at 11:36 am to RollTide1987
they had some damn good cameras and recording equipment for the late 60s
Posted on 7/20/23 at 11:37 am to RollTide1987
Revelator/PrepareThyAnus bat signal: [ON]
Posted on 7/20/23 at 11:41 am to RollTide1987
An incredible feat of engineering. At one point the program was offering $10,000 to anyone who could shave a pound off the lunar lander.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 11:49 am to RollTide1987
The Apollo guidance system used on the lunar lander was about 20 years ahead of it's time. Some of the worlds best mathematicians developed it and it's a modern marvel still today.
This post was edited on 7/20/23 at 11:50 am
Posted on 7/20/23 at 11:50 am to RollTide1987
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becoming the first humans to land on another world.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 11:51 am to lsufan1971
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:05 pm to RollTide1987
See you on page 127, debating why we can't see the Statue of Liberty and the Pyramids of Giza simultaneously.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:08 pm to RollTide1987
Buzz Aldrin on the 54th Anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:11 pm to saint tiger225
I think we have a watch man on our hands. Likes his rings and sausages as well.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:14 pm to Tigers2010a
I was curious about that. I think a couple of the rings and watches were commemorative for the Apollo mission.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:20 pm to saint tiger225
Buzz gives no fricks. He’ll wear as many watches as he wants to.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:21 pm to BallHawg10
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:28 pm to UnitedFruitCompany
I never knew that. What a legend!
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:33 pm to RollTide1987
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Sea of Tranquility
You spelled "Soundstage in Burbank" wrong!
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:37 pm to JodyPlauche
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:43 pm to RollTide1987
1202 alarm...
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:54 pm to RollTide1987
I really like the video that shows the lunar module taking off from the moon to return. To this day, I still feel bad for the poor guy they left on the moon that was filming that.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:58 pm to LSUfanNkaty
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really like the video that shows the lunar module taking off from the moon to return. To this day, I still feel bad for the poor guy they left on the moon that was filming that.
Agree!
We are supposed to believe a robot worked the camera from Houston sending back that video...yet in 2023, we still can't get DirecTV when it rains.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 1:08 pm to saint tiger225
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Buzz Aldrin on the 54th Anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11
That man knows what time it is...
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