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Topic: 8/24: Neil Armstrong in Sydney, Australia
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ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 08-25-2011 04:59 AM
   
I was very honored to meet Neil Armstrong in Sydney yesterday. He was bought out by the Australian CPA for their 125th anniversary celebrations. I am fortunate to know a bunch of the Honeysuckle Creek and Parkes tracking guys from the Apollo era at the Apollo 11 40th celebrations held in Canberra, back in 2009. They were invited back to meet Neil after the talk, I tagged along and ended up chatting with him for about 20 minutes. The man is very easy going and natural, like a friendly neighbor down the street, rather than a global celebrity and historic figure of the 20th century. Neil was very excited to see this, he first saw it just the day before: Neil Armstrong narrates his landing I will upload some pictures soon. The talk was very interesting and thoughtful, then he had a 30 minute interview and audience Q&A. |
arjuna
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posted 08-25-2011 01:49 PM
Great stuff. Now I have a better sense of those famous boulder fields he had to navigate through. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 08-25-2011 02:11 PM
I know this is crazy but the shadow of the descent stage looks to still have the ascent stage attached! Must be my age? |
Besixdouze
Member Posts: 235
From: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 08-25-2011 03:18 PM
I'm with you. That shadow looks really misleading particularly the shape of the rendezvous radar antenna. Can someone furnish us with an explanation before the conspiracy theorists rush the room. |
ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 08-25-2011 11:11 PM
The link I gave here is, in fact, not the video shown on the night, rather an earlier iteration. The new one is not yet released and is full motion, matched to the 16mm, all the way to the surface. Stand by! |
ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 08-27-2011 11:08 PM
Neil mentioned he was going to be testifying to congress after he gets back home, any idea when that may be? |
Dave Clow
Member Posts: 236
From: South Pasadena, CA 91030
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 08-28-2011 01:19 AM
What an amazing video. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 08-28-2011 08:07 AM
Testifying? About what? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-28-2011 08:27 AM
The future direction of NASA, according to AFP. The first man to walk on the moon is due to address the US Congress on new directions for NASA in coming weeks...Now 81, Armstrong said the agency had become a "shuttlecock" for the "war of words" between the executive, legislative and congressional arms of US government. "It's my belief given time and careful thought and reasoning we will eventually reach the right goal, I just hope we do it fairly quickly," he said. The normally private and reserved space veteran said Mars should be the next frontier for exploration but urged more missions to the moon as the vital next step. "I do favour going to Mars but I believe it is both too difficult and too expensive with the technology we have available at the current time," he said. |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 08-28-2011 09:21 AM
The first man is a sensible man. |
Apollo Redux
Member Posts: 346
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 08-30-2011 02:42 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Tykeanaut:
I know this is crazy but the shadow of the descent stage looks to still have the ascent stage attached! Must be my age?
No, it is attached. This was the the film of the landing as it happened. |
MikeSpace
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posted 08-30-2011 02:45 PM
When will the word 'reclusive' stopped being associated with this man by the media? For a recluse, he sure makes a lot of appearences. |
DCCollector
Member Posts: 227
From: Washington, DC USA
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 08-30-2011 03:44 PM
Any idea when, and before what committee, Armstrong will be testifying? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-30-2011 04:21 PM
The details (date, time, location) have not yet been announced but Armstrong, Cernan and former NASA administrator Mike Griffin are said to be testifying before the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in September. |
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