Apollo 11 - 45 years ago today

[Eric Mc]

As the thread title says. Today is the 45th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11.

[jmorgan]

Lift off 13:32 so they are CSM docked with LEM now.
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_11i_Timelin...

[Eric Mc]

Already on their way.

[jmorgan]

DOH!, GMT and BST.

[Simpo Two]

Let's hope the anniversary of the landing knocks the usual tedious ste off the news headlines. But I doubt it.

[Hooli]

Doesn't seem possible it's so long ago.

[Eric Mc]

Simpo Two said:

Let's hope the anniversary of the landing knocks the usual tedious ste off the news headlines. But I doubt it.

I don't think 45 years is significant enough for most media to acknowledge the event - although I have to say it was a news bulletin on Radio 4 that brought the subject up in the first place.

[jmorgan]

Five years time then for a big celebration.

With what is happening in the world today I am not surprised that it is low on the list of important things. Maybe the landing time will garner some coverage but the news wires are busy.

[Simpo Two]

Eric Mc said:

I don't think 45 years is significant enough for most media to acknowledge the event

That's true, 50 it is then.

I wonder who will be shown to have changed human history the most, Apollo 11 or Facebook?

[Eric Mc]

Not really comparable events (if you can call Facebook an "event"). Both influential - although in ten years time Facebook will probably not exist - at least in the way it does today.

Facebook is just one part of a process rather than an event in itself.

The event of Apollo 11 itself is probably not that significant. What was far more significant was the Apollo programme in its entirety. I am pretty sure an awful lot of what we have today (including Facebook) was massively influenced by the technologies developed and perfected during the Apollo era).

[jmorgan]

Not a user of Facebook myself but I understand it to be a data collection agency and a source of loot for the owner. On the scale of 1-10 for achievement, heck who knows.

But unfortunately, in this world of instant celeb and omg and selfies, they will probably over shadow the real achievers.

[Simpo Two]

jmorgan said:

But unfortunately, in this world of instant celeb and omg and selfies, they will probably over shadow the real achievers.

It is sad I think that so much human time and endeavour is wasted sitting at a desk poking mice, and playing with mobile phones, and not really DOING anything. It will be interesting look back in 100 years time as we now look back on 1914. Will be still be sitting around poking mice and playing on mobiles in 2114?

[Gandahar]

So the comparison is going to the moon or fat kids clicking buttons.

Those old time guys were pissing in the wind

http://epicpix.com/society-these-days-2/

[Gandahar]

Eric Mc said:

As the thread title says. Today is the 45th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11.

And in summary without any facebook stuff

Thanks Eric Mc

History is not bunkem

[FunkyNige]

NASA are (unsurprisingly) making a big deal out of the anniversary on the various social media platofrms they're on, plus there's a video of the landing (I think) on the big screen in Times Square.
NASA's Twitter feed
https://twitter.com/NASA
Buzz Aldrin's Twitter feed (he's talking about it a lot too)
https://twitter.com/therealbuzz

And if you want to listen to the landing (air to ground loop and flight director's loop) it's here
http://www.firstmenonthemoon.com/