Moon Launch Live
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Just leave this here. This will go great with this TV program.
https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/
It really is a great bit of work.
https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/
It really is a great bit of work.
CBS currently replaying their original live 1969 coverage in real time -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYnF31el-ik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYnF31el-ik
Tuned in again but didn't realise it was a few minute a night until Saturday?
Something else to keep you going till the landing. Anything that happened as it happened in the same time frames. They did a good job on Apollo 10.
https://twitter.com/apollo_50th
Something else to keep you going till the landing. Anything that happened as it happened in the same time frames. They did a good job on Apollo 10.
https://twitter.com/apollo_50th
Watching the BBC documentary 8 days to the moon and back. Agree with comments above, it's fascinating, excellently put together.
Some of the sequences/music etc are amazing.
It does seem very sad that in the subsequent 50 years we do not seem to have continued to push the boundaries.
Some of the sequences/music etc are amazing.
It does seem very sad that in the subsequent 50 years we do not seem to have continued to push the boundaries.
The ITV one tonight was good but nowhere near as good as some of the BBC 4 stuff. It was a bit more "celeby"
Brian Cox's and Maggie Aderin-Pocock 's sheer enthusiasm is obvious
Sheer joy to see James Burke again being interviewed on BBC news
For my generation James Burke was the reassuring slightly odd presenter you could trust
Brian Cox's and Maggie Aderin-Pocock 's sheer enthusiasm is obvious
Sheer joy to see James Burke again being interviewed on BBC news
For my generation James Burke was the reassuring slightly odd presenter you could trust
Speed1283 said:
Watching the BBC documentary 8 days to the moon and back. Agree with comments above, it's fascinating, excellently put together.
Some of the sequences/music etc are amazing.
It does seem very sad that in the subsequent 50 years we do not seem to have continued to push the boundaries.
If you are talking about space exploration - we have done TONS of things since the end of Apollo in 1972 and pushed lots of boundaries in space. Of course, the vast bulk of this work has been done by unmanned space probes but we have effectively visited every significant body in the solar system with at least one space probe (many more than once). Our knowledge of our corner of the Milky Way galaxy is infinitely better than it was 50 years ago.Some of the sequences/music etc are amazing.
It does seem very sad that in the subsequent 50 years we do not seem to have continued to push the boundaries.
We are now in a much better position now to start sending humans out to these places as we now have the knowledge that allows us to plan properly for what will be met when humans eventually arrive at these destinations. And the great thing is, is that this wave of exploration is not just being conducted by two superpowers vying for superiority over each other. Many, many countries are now involved - not to mention efforts funded by wealthy and enthusiastic individuals.
As a result there is a momentum about the current scene that did not exist in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Bought the Apollo 11 BD Ray
Stunning film
Had a bit of a collection as our 12 year old is well into the Space stuff.
Bought Apollo 13 second hand for a few quid. First Man S/h Apollo 18 a horror flick and some stuff off downloads
A lot of the Apollo 11 footage is in other stuff but as a work its simply fantastic Our daughter watched it rivetted to the screen. Apart from asking questions about it ie why is it in Black And white in bits ? not much talking.
Stunning film
Had a bit of a collection as our 12 year old is well into the Space stuff.
Bought Apollo 13 second hand for a few quid. First Man S/h Apollo 18 a horror flick and some stuff off downloads
A lot of the Apollo 11 footage is in other stuff but as a work its simply fantastic Our daughter watched it rivetted to the screen. Apart from asking questions about it ie why is it in Black And white in bits ? not much talking.
Hoping this CH4 doc makes it to disk/itunes.
iTunes had a few others on sale, the documentaries. Apollo 11 is not out on UK iTunes until later this year and rumours of a 4k up grade could happen, will wait on that one. Got "Last Man on the Moon", "Mission Control" (recent docs). and a 1998 doc For all Mankind for around £3 each (iTunes).
HBO series has "From Earth to the Moon" had a Blu Ray bump up as well. Mixed reviews on the quality. And a new Documentary, "Armstrong" compiled from the archive footage I believe. Not to be confused with "First Man" film.
iTunes had a few others on sale, the documentaries. Apollo 11 is not out on UK iTunes until later this year and rumours of a 4k up grade could happen, will wait on that one. Got "Last Man on the Moon", "Mission Control" (recent docs). and a 1998 doc For all Mankind for around £3 each (iTunes).
HBO series has "From Earth to the Moon" had a Blu Ray bump up as well. Mixed reviews on the quality. And a new Documentary, "Armstrong" compiled from the archive footage I believe. Not to be confused with "First Man" film.
Edited by Zirconia on Monday 22 July 06:39
Edited by Zirconia on Monday 22 July 06:39
Watched this and the BBC one yesterday.
Quite liked the Beebs take with adding in some acted scenes to sort of fill in the blanks a bit because we don't get to see much of them in the modules or inside their suits. But I think the CH4 one bettered it. Real footage, real audio and taking in views from around the world at the time; Russians, Germans, British, Japanese. Quite interesting to see.
I thought as well that it was good they showed interviews with guys out in Vietnam. I think its maybe a little easy to overlook the fact that they were also embroiled in a not so great war halfway round the world. On the one hand you had those in states celebrating the landing and talking about how it could bring everyone together and create peace. On the other hand, you've got American grunts in Vietnam who seem to view it with disdain and cynicism. The guy they interviewed toward the end of the doc was asked if he thought it would bring an end to wars like the one he was fighting in. He didn't think so, saying, in effect, the memory will soon fade and people will go back to doing what they always do. He was right.
To be fair, I guess its hard to be excited when you've been shipped off to some place hot, humid and hostile with a very high probability that you won't be making it home to see any of this great space stuff.
Quite liked the Beebs take with adding in some acted scenes to sort of fill in the blanks a bit because we don't get to see much of them in the modules or inside their suits. But I think the CH4 one bettered it. Real footage, real audio and taking in views from around the world at the time; Russians, Germans, British, Japanese. Quite interesting to see.
I thought as well that it was good they showed interviews with guys out in Vietnam. I think its maybe a little easy to overlook the fact that they were also embroiled in a not so great war halfway round the world. On the one hand you had those in states celebrating the landing and talking about how it could bring everyone together and create peace. On the other hand, you've got American grunts in Vietnam who seem to view it with disdain and cynicism. The guy they interviewed toward the end of the doc was asked if he thought it would bring an end to wars like the one he was fighting in. He didn't think so, saying, in effect, the memory will soon fade and people will go back to doing what they always do. He was right.
To be fair, I guess its hard to be excited when you've been shipped off to some place hot, humid and hostile with a very high probability that you won't be making it home to see any of this great space stuff.
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