Guess what the kid wants now. Be an astronaut for July 20! Well, it is the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. Who has some costume ideas? I think the most important parts would be the helmet and boots, but how to make them lightweight, breathable and cool? Please forgive me for not posting this in off topic but I actually could not find it. The space where's it's supposed to be is taken up by some ad.
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Houston, are we go?
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since toy story 4 is out, what about a buzz lightyear costume?
Who around here is brave enough to acknowledge watching it live (consciously, like by your choice, not in diapers in your playpen)?
I'll start: me!
And it was awesome!
i would love to have been there for the event. i would have also loved to have been around for Apollo 13 as disappointing as it was.
i'm extremely jealous that you were there to witness the first landing of the moon. i can only live it through movies or thru words.
i'm extremely jealous that you were there to witness the first landing of the moon. i can only live it through movies or thru words.
Who around here is brave enough to acknowledge watching it live (consciously, like by your choice, not in diapers in your playpen)?
I'll start: me!
And it was awesome!
Well I was 6 in 1969, and I do remember it. And then a few weeks later I had a poster on my bedroom wall of the splashdown. My sister was in her playpen probably.
July 20th this year I'm going to be in Bangkok.
I understand that. There was something magical about our space program back then, which appealed to and drew in us kids. The bad parts, though tragic, didn't seem to dampen the public's spirits too much.
True, but luckily there are a lot of books, films, TV documentaries, etc., to experience it through.
Another one hereWho around here is brave enough to acknowledge watching it live (consciously, like by your choice, not in diapers in your playpen)?
I'll start: me!
And it was awesome!
Was pretty young, but remember watching it (remember 13 more clearly).
Yeh, to infinity, and beyond
I saw it live on TV at school
Ok, so I'm ancient. I was a junior in high school when the lander touched down. Was a thrilling chapter of man.
filthy phil
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I've been to jsc twice for small jobs. It was the only place security goes up into the company truck snooping without warning. Fortunately not a real in depth search though
aeromax makes a great astronaut suit for kids.....unfortunately the helmet, gloves and boots are all sold separately. but you can buy all of them on amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Aeromax-Astronaut-Apollo-Costume-White/dp/B07BZ6C387
Just saw an ad for this amazing Apollo 11 show and thought I'd share. It looks great!
BTW, how's the costume coming along, @Rgarner?
BTW, how's the costume coming along, @Rgarner?
Milo Willamson
Android Expert
I have always been intresting in astronaunt's suits and space, drempt I was floating in a space station,
when I was really young, did visit the site in New Mexico a while ago.
when I was really young, did visit the site in New Mexico a while ago.
area 51? how was that?
Milo Willamson
Android Expert
I do not remember, the goverment whiped my mind.
Saw the ground was all yellow, seen greyish thin legs walking towards me...
I just watched Brigadier General Charles Duke, Apollo astronaut, and Gerald D Griffen, Apollo Program Flight Director, on the local news (KTLA). Wow!
Duke is one of only TWELVE humans to walk on the moon. His Apollo 16 mission was in April, 1972; he was the youngest (by 4 months) to touch the Lunar surface. He describes it with the giddy joy of a small child on Christmas morning, and said he'd love to do it again, but, alas, "NASA said don't call us, we'll call you."
Griffen shares Duke's sentiments about how much FUN it was working in the space program back then.
They're attending the immersive Apollo 11 show tonight at its opening at the Rose Bowl; I linked to that earlier.
Duke said "my cell phone has 800,000 times the memory of my Apollo computer."
Duke is one of only TWELVE humans to walk on the moon. His Apollo 16 mission was in April, 1972; he was the youngest (by 4 months) to touch the Lunar surface. He describes it with the giddy joy of a small child on Christmas morning, and said he'd love to do it again, but, alas, "NASA said don't call us, we'll call you."
Griffen shares Duke's sentiments about how much FUN it was working in the space program back then.
They're attending the immersive Apollo 11 show tonight at its opening at the Rose Bowl; I linked to that earlier.
Duke said "my cell phone has 800,000 times the memory of my Apollo computer."
Excellent! You're going to share pictures with us when the costume is all put together, right?