Apollo 11 as live 50 Years ago

[lardyboy999]

Surprised no-one has posted this:

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11

Click on the "Live" button on the right hand side.

They're about to execute LOI - Lunar Orbit Insertion.

Fascinating stuff.

Andy

[big john]

I saw it first time round when it was live.

[awacsfan]

I am sure glad my parents dragged me out of bed in the middle of the night 50 years ago to see those grainy images on a b&w tv and listen to those now famous words...

[lardyboy999]

Apparently I did to, but I was only 2 and a half!

[paddyboy]

Remember it well, even if it was only on a grainy old 405 lines b/w Radio Rentals telly

[stevep22]

I remember being up all night to watch the moonwalk. I was already interested in space to a degree but this kindled a lifelong interest (passion) in the history of Apollo. A bit picture heavy but I hope these are of interest, especially to those of 'a certain age....'

Neil Armstrong by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Aldrin - wss portrait by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Collins - wss portrait by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

kranz (2) by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Apollo 11 Landing CAPCOM console by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

McCandless Apollo 11 EVA CAPCOM by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Buzz Aldrin by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Aldrin - 'A Man on the Moon' by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Aldrin - 'Tranquility Base' by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Neil Armstrong by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Aldrin - with SP at Autographica 2005 by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Cheers, Steve

[lardyboy999]

Puts my megre collection to shame....

Thanks for letting us see them, not jealous at all!

[awacsfan]

Thanks for the pictures... Really like them as I belong to the "certain age" group. While I was too young to ask for autographs (and didn't speak English as a 6 year old) an Apollo 11 patch was my very first patch ever.
Still have it today.

[SPERX]

Now that is impressive. I read "Moondust" quite recently and thought how amazing it would have been to have somehow met a member of that crw, but all three? Great stuff.

[stevep22]

Thanks for the kind words about the collection. Yes, 'Moondust' is a very interesting read. Apart from Armstrong and Aldrin I've been very lucky over years to meet six other moonwalkers (Bean, Mitchell, Scott, Young, Duke and Cernan) as well as a number of other Apollo astronauts who didn't make the twelve who did.

Steve