Apollo 11 50th Anniversary

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(07-23-2019 05:26 AM)JimP Wrote:  It would be interesting to know where people on this forum were 50 years ago (at least the ones who had been born already and can remember!)

I was 14 years old and went to Florida that summer to stay with my Grandmother near Venice. We drove across to the East coast and were right across the bay to watch the launch in person. The force of the launch was so great, It felt like someone had pushed on my gut and it made me want to cough. That was the most impressive man-made spectacle I'll ever see. For the first step on the moon, I watched TV. It must have been a CBS affiliate because I remember the pride in Walter Cronkite's voice when he said, "Man on the moon!" When Armstrong stepped out, we heard "That's one small step for Man, one giant leap for mankind." Years later, Armstrong admitted he meant to say "...for a man..." but was so excited, he blew it. I can't imagine why he would've been excited.