Forty Years Ago

[Garry Russell]

Lift off of Apollo 11

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8152431.stm

Garry

[Tomliner]

I remember the moon landing weekend so well.We were returning home to Nottigham in our old Austin A35 from a holiday in Torbay I decided to detour via Fairford on the offchance of seeing Concorde 02(I think) flying.As it was a Saturday,I thought it was wishful thinking.But no,luck was with me and indeed it did fly with a chase plane alongside.I seem to recall it was a Canberra.On arriving home I decided to stay up all night to watch the landing.Considering that I had been married for just over a year at the time,the decision not to go to bed must have weighed on my mind,but common sense prevailed and the moon landing won.Hope no-one has nodded off reading this.EricT |-) |-)

[Garry Russell]

I was tweleve and I remember looking up at the Moon and wondering why I couldn't see the dot of the Command Module orbiting

I went to bed as normal and when Mum came in to wake me up for school she told me they had landed.

Garry

[Paul K]

I remember staying up to watch the first steps, which took place around four in the morning UK time. I was 12 too, and knew it was possibly the biggest event in human history that might ever take place in my lifetime. Even though the video was a bit indistinct and grainy, it was live, and I was sharing the moment. What pioneering days they were; just awe inspiring.

CHEERS

[Garry Russell]

The ghostly grainy pics and the poor venetian blind Pacific live pics all watched on a 405 line monocrome TV made the moment.

Things now are too clean and the just like next door look of everything robs the magic.

I sat there speechless and awe inspired

Garry

[Tomliner]

Steady on Garry.You'll be reminiscing about about valve amplifiers(vacuum tubes for our friends over the pond) and 8mm cine film next! EricT

[Garry Russell]

Yep Eric.....you guessed

Not forgetting the reel to reel tape recorder the size of a suitcase

Garry

[airboatr]

I was eight

[Garry Russell]

Remember it fully??

Garry

[airboatr]

umm I just remembered...
I was 7


7-10-62
ohh dang
I MEAN
10-7-62....
anyway, JULY for the record
and anyway after that , would ya believe me if I said..... Mostly?