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When Foolproof Ruined the Moon Thread [Alt: The Moon: Way Cooler Than Family]
VisionOfClarity
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On May 25, 1961 President Kennedy made what some thought was a crazy promise to the American public, that by the end of the decade we would land on the moon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEu45U0zRZ4
And what happened?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Bus5clfrw]
We went to the fucking moon.
Don't believe it? Don't tell Buzz Aldrin that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGY24EjWR2c
And to celebrate NASA's 50th birthday the Discovery Channel did a 6 episode miniseries about human spaceflight, giving us "When We Left Earth".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byjrz43LlxY
This is currently available on Instant Watch on Netflix and I somehow managed to not see this in the two years it's been out. With NASA footage, interviews with the astronauts and NASA personnel and Gary Sinise doing the narration, you can't go wrong. I'm half way through and I feel like a kid again, completely fascinated by what NASA accomplished in such short time and in awe of the men and women who made it happen. We haven't been back to the moon since 1972 and while NASA has been active the public seems to have all but forgotten the excitement and suspense that gripped the country in NASA's early days.
"When We Left Earth" is a great way to catch that fever again. "Apollo 13" was cool but watching actual astronauts talk about EVAs and walking on the moon the way you or I would talk about a trip to the beach is surreal. Go watch "When We Left Earth" while it's still on Instant Watch and if you've seen it already watch it again or go buy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEu45U0zRZ4
And what happened?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Bus5clfrw]
We went to the fucking moon.
Don't believe it? Don't tell Buzz Aldrin that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGY24EjWR2c
And to celebrate NASA's 50th birthday the Discovery Channel did a 6 episode miniseries about human spaceflight, giving us "When We Left Earth".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byjrz43LlxY
This is currently available on Instant Watch on Netflix and I somehow managed to not see this in the two years it's been out. With NASA footage, interviews with the astronauts and NASA personnel and Gary Sinise doing the narration, you can't go wrong. I'm half way through and I feel like a kid again, completely fascinated by what NASA accomplished in such short time and in awe of the men and women who made it happen. We haven't been back to the moon since 1972 and while NASA has been active the public seems to have all but forgotten the excitement and suspense that gripped the country in NASA's early days.
"When We Left Earth" is a great way to catch that fever again. "Apollo 13" was cool but watching actual astronauts talk about EVAs and walking on the moon the way you or I would talk about a trip to the beach is surreal. Go watch "When We Left Earth" while it's still on Instant Watch and if you've seen it already watch it again or go buy it.
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still teaching to this day i believe
It was pretty awesome!
Went back to the Space Center on Saturday and spent all day there. It was pretty great.
I almost said something terrible.
I will let someone else say it.
it was all RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME
You can't see the stars!
When I was a kid, I used to go out and watch shuttles launch
But now it's not a big deal! It has definitely lost its luster
:^:
Space Camp ranks as one of the top experience of my childhood.
I went to the one in Huntsville because it's like 5 minutes from my parents' house.
(Also, the one in Florida is closed now. I think the Astronaut Hall of Fame is on the same site.)
a feat that has never since been equaled
Poor Buzz Aldrin
Space Camp
Sounds so awesome fuck
What spring does with the cherry trees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY0xwRIGOdc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APydvVsM-FM
i was pretty bummed when i found out about my beloved space camp. i mostly went to that one because i was able to go see my family in florida for a couple days before it started. i assume they do the two missions everywhere? i was a payload specialist in one and mission director in the other.
it was a little disappointing when i didn't befriend a robot who helped me shoot into space though
there must be
i bet there are tons of people that didn't get to go but would love to
edit: LIKE ME
He seems like an awesome guy
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
and by hang out I mean make out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otvtMfEI_9w
Music by Brian Eno, and tons of fantastic footage of the various Apollo missions
it was completely amazing
also saw one from just across the lake (it is the loudest thing that ever existed)
been to kennedy space center too
shit owns
the shuttle crawler is still my favorite machine in the world
Plus he totally had it coming
You don't insult an astronaut and not expect some consequences
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i always got pamphlets in the mail for space camp
it was too expensive for my parents though
I honestly would not give one iota of a fuck if I were second
I mean, how many times have you stepped on the moon?
I want to make out with her
and by make out I mean fuck
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I already know that when I die my great, unfulfilled dream will be to have gone into space - especially to walk on the moon.
It amazes me how many people don't appreciate that. Some people have fucking walked on the moon. Out of the billions and billions and billions of people in the history of humanity whop have ever lived there are only a dozen people who have been able to walk on the Moon. Most people in history have struggled to survive, most people rarely leave their hometown. That dumbfounds me every time I think about it. There are twelve guys who left this place and went somewhere completely new.
Fuck.
On the fucking moon! This is even a question?
your = belonging to you
their = belonging to them
there = not here
they're = they are
I would give everything I own or will ever own to be on the moon for a single minute, jesus christ.
Am I getting a space blowjob in these ten minutes?