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Topic: Photo of the week 298 (July 17, 2010)
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heng44
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-17-2010 03:10 AM
   
 During a visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center in July 2007, Neil Armstrong has a casting of his footprint made to be displayed at the center together with those of other astronauts. Assisting Armstrong with the casting procedure is MSFC employee Daniel McFall. Ed Hengeveld |
KSCartist
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From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 07-17-2010 04:41 AM
"That's one small step for Marshall, one Giant leap for tourism." |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 07-17-2010 05:09 AM
Ed, isn't this the photo I mentioned to you some time back? Seem to recall my caption was 'Of course when we did this originally on set we had a much bigger tray'Or something like that...  |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 07-17-2010 05:10 AM
Alternatively:'Actually young man I think you'll find you're using the cat's litter tray' |
heng44
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-17-2010 06:47 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Procter:
Ed, isn't this the photo I mentioned to you some time back?
Steve, if you did I can't remember... |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 07-17-2010 08:02 AM
No real reason to remember it Ed! I vaguely recall finding it somewhere and posting the link with a comment it might be of use for some future photo of the week. |
Mike Z
Member Posts: 451
From: Ellicott City, Maryland
Registered: Dec 2005
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posted 07-17-2010 10:58 AM
What a GREAT photo!! I would love to even have a good poster of the boot tread! The only one I've seen is the Apollo 11 photo with a lot of shadow. I had a friend, Bob White, who was one of the biggest autograph collectors in the world. He had a tread print like the one in the photo and he said it was done with Neil's boot. Bob also had the largest Kennedy collection and every President's autograph. |
buckeyecal
Member Posts: 90
From: soon to be Boise, ID USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 07-17-2010 11:17 AM
"...one small step for A man....one small step for A man....one small step for A man..." |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-17-2010 01:25 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z:
He had a tread print like the one in the photo and he said it was done with Neil's boot.
That would have been kind of hard to do... both Armstrong's and Aldrin's lunar overboots were left on the Moon. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-17-2010 01:38 PM
It's a pity, with a view to preserving the historical record, they hadn't decided to keep Armstrong's left overboot in the LM and return it to the Smithsonian as the first human footwear to leave a mark on the surface of the Moon. Of course, a good-quality Hasselblad portrait of Armstrong, facing the camera, would have been helpful too! |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-17-2010 02:12 PM
It would have also been good if recovery team members didn't peel just about every piece of Kapton off the vehicle. Or if NASA didn't have Armstrong's and Aldrin's suits dry cleaned before turning them over to the Smithsonian. Or if more thought had been given to the material used to make the U.S. flag planted at Tranquility Base so that it would still exist today. Or that its placement was better planned in advance so that it didn't fall over when Eagle ascended. Or if a dedication ceremony, rather than an afterthought toss, had accompanied the silicon disc carrying the goodwill messages of the world's leaders. Or if Columbia's hand controllers hadn't been removed to be given as VIP presentations and then forgotten and subsequently auctioned by the person tasked with creating the displays. It just underscores how caught up in the moment everyone was. Very few were concerned with how the mission's history would be presented in the decades that followed. |
Moonwalker1954
Member Posts: 245
From: Montreal, Canada
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 07-17-2010 02:13 PM
Yeah... There are a lot of things that NASA management didn't think of doing for that historical moment. Blame it on the space race?Anyway, I'm sure things will be different for the first step on Mars!! |
Rick Mulheirn
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From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-17-2010 03:25 PM
Given the significance of the moment they could have gone to the trouble of giving Neil an authentic A7L EVA boot to make the imprint; the A6L being used has a different tread pattern than the flown article. |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1505
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 07-17-2010 11:18 PM
"Do you have it in a size 11? If not, let me try on a pair of Adidas running shoes, the kind that was advertised in your Sunday newspaper ad""Don't move ... don't move ... there's a cockroach right next to your knee!" |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1505
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 07-17-2010 11:19 PM
"It feels comfortable, but brown loafers just aren't my style." |
bobzz
Member Posts: 100
From: Batavia, Illinois
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 07-18-2010 12:27 PM
...oh, oh....I've really stepped in it now! |
328KF
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Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 07-18-2010 02:26 PM
"Son, if this ends up on eBay, I'm coming after you with the pointy end of that Saturn V."Great photo Ed! |
Apollo Redux
Member Posts: 346
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 07-19-2010 01:14 PM
That's cool. |
Wehaveliftoff
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From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 07-21-2010 07:41 PM
That Apollo footprint is as fake as the recent customs claims signature! Doesn't look anything like the real thing... |
spacefan JC
Member Posts: 86
From: UK
Registered: Jun 2010
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posted 07-26-2010 06:30 AM
So does Armstrong enjoy doing these things? I know it's for a good cause, but we know how he feels about autographs...Resin casts made from that would make a great collectors item. I wonder if they will ever be released. I'd buy one.
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