Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Saturn V rocket, which was the beginning of Apollo 11, the first maned mission to land on moon. Aboard were astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr.
The Big Picture is featuring some great Apollo 11 photos.
We Choose The Moon commemorates the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, replaying audio from the mission in real-time as well as posting on Twitter: @ap11_capcom, @ap11_spacecraft & @ap11_eagle
Footage of the Saturn V lift-off as it was broadcast on July 16, 1969.
NASA’s restored footage of Neil Armstrong’s first moonwalk.
I had the honor of meeting Buzz Aldrin at Yuri’s Night Bay Area 2008.
UPDATE: Eat Me Daily has a write-up about the food on the Apollo 11 mission.
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Buzz Aldrin – Astronaut/rapper!
Is it just me or is Buzz the spitting image of Kirk Douglas?
They’re tracking the path of the rocket at wechoosethemoon.org. I haven’t been able to get on the site yet, but I saw a clip at http://www.newsy.com/videos/moonstruck_40_years_later and it looked awesome.
Hopefully with how much coverage this is getting we’ll see a little more daring from our NASA friends to get people past the moon.