I cant seam to get enough of all the tv coverage of this historic event.
Apollo 11
- Thread starter Ragman
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Watching it now. And also, don't anyone tell Buzz he didn't land on the moon!
I was born 21 days before Sputnik, so I really don't remember a time without space travel. I was transfixed by Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.
I cannot recommend too highly Carrying the Fire, by Michael Collins.
I cannot recommend too highly Carrying the Fire, by Michael Collins.
One of my 5 all-time favorite movies. The movie is remarkably faithful to the book, but I still recommend reading the book.
It might have been The Right Stuff, but I think it was Carrying the Fire (been a while since I've read either), where a funny story was related from flight testing, and illustrates why it is so important. About to test a new jet, and they had a 12-step procedure on how to eject from the cockpit. In order to ensure the pilot could see the card with the 12 steps on it, they stuck the card above the pilot on the inside of the canopy so that all he had to do was glance up and read the card.
Step 1 - Eject the Canopy