50 years ago, a photo from Florida, South

Photographer's Note

The fiftieth anniversary of Moon Landing inspired me to look at my archive. In 2005 I spent my holidays in Florida and the visit to NASA Center in Cap Kennedy was for me a "must". Strange that there are very few photos on TE from there, in fact, only the series by Murat.
I remember very well (I am very old) the excitement when that day that I watched a small black and white TV screen. Poland was the only country in Eastern Europe that transmitted that event.

On the picture you can see the sign of Apollo 11 mission: eagle with wings outstretched holds olive branch on Moon with Earth in background, in blue and gold border.

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours 39 minutes later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC; Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Command module pilot Michael Collins flew the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours 31 minutes on the lunar surface at a site they named Tranquility Base before lifting off to rejoin Columbia in lunar orbit.

Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16 at 13:32 UTC, and was the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts: a command module (CM) with a cabin for the three astronauts, and the only part that returned to Earth; a service module (SM), which supported the command module with propulsion, electrical power, oxygen, and water; and a lunar module (LM) that had two stages – a descent stage for landing on the Moon, and an ascent stage to place the astronauts back into lunar orbit.

Armstrong's first step onto the lunar surface was broadcast on live TV to a worldwide audience. He described the event as "one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Apollo 11 effectively ended the Space Race and fulfilled a national goal proposed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy: "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. [From Wikipedia]

There are also two Workshops.

annjackman, ikeharel, pajaran, holmertz, GyurMaster, COSTANTINO, jhm, macjake, ChrisJ, PiotrF has marked this note useful

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annjackman (23019) 2019-07-20 10:02

Hello Malgo,
Very timely to show this photo. There is a lot on UK TV at the moment recognizing this historical event. I remember it well. Thanks for the well taken photo and comprehensive note.
Kind Regards, Ann

Silvio1953 (222889) 2019-07-20 10:04

Ciao cara Malgo, great rievocation, good exposure and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend have a good weekend ciao Silvio

holmertz (103596) 2019-07-20 11:34

Hello Malgo,
This day exactly 50 years ago I was in Rome with a girlfriend. We happened to see the transmission from the moon through the window of a bar. We just stod there in the street for a couple of minutes, without hearing anything, and that was it. We just vaguely knew the Americans were on their way. News didn't spread so fast before the internet days. This visit must have been a great experience to you, even though it is hard to capture the excitement of that event in a few photos from a museum so much later. But interesting photos anyway.
Best regards,
Gert

mesutilgim (0) 2019-07-20 12:08

Hello dear Malgo,
I remeber those days and this great event 50 years ago.
Time is passing quite speedy.
Good capture, enriched with many good and usefull notes.
TFS and have a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM

GyurMaster (25026) 2019-07-20 14:14

Dear Malgo,

As a man being in love with technology, I constantly watching shows on NatGeo and Discovery about the landing on Moon. Its really amazing that back than computing capability was some millions time lower than my cellphone has now. Still, they managed to do it. This photo is a nice memorial of this achievement.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

lousat (139982) 2019-07-20 16:09

Ciao Malgo,the best pics from your archive to celebrate this important anniversary,one of the most important of the human history,great idea to remember what happens when i was 4 years ago and sincerly i don't remember nothing of this day..ehehe.have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

Tue (93412) 2019-07-20 20:43

Hello Malgo,
A good choice to celebrate the anniversary of the moon landing. A good and clear photo from Florida with the sign in the middle.
Lars

ifege (49393) 2019-07-20 22:38

Hi Malgo
A good oldy. I must post a photo of the tracking station that did the landing came through.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (117756) 2019-07-20 23:17

Hello dear Malgorzata and have a nice time
and a happy new day
I am feeling sad understanding that the
time passes quickly and here we can see
the fifth anniversary of MoonLandng
pushing you to look at your archives
but you did the best
regards
Costantino

bobocortis (16090) 2019-07-21 0:27

Hello Emka ... I'm back.
The anniversary certainly deserved a re-enactment. The rocket looks even bigger seen inside the hangar. Beautiful blue color. I wish you a nice sunday. B.

kasianowak (17676) 2019-07-21 5:34

Czesc Malgosiu
To juz 50 lat! Musze sie przyznac, ze nie znalam dokladnej daty, tylko rok. Nie ogladam telewizji, ale dziwie sie, ze nie zauwazylam wczoraj zadnych artykulow na internecie.
Fajny pomysl, zeby upamietnic te rocznice.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Kasia

jhm (211738) 2019-07-21 6:24

Hello Malgo,

Today we are neighbours on TE.
The anniversary of moon Landing inspired you to look at you archive.
I remember the day, for us the night, of the landing, I was in bed after an heavy accident.
Your picture is absolutely of high quality.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Nice moment photography with an excellent result.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

rychem (72187) 2019-07-21 8:17

Super zdjecie na pуłwiecze, bardzo odpowiednie dla uczczenia rocznicy, i pomysl wstawienia doskonaly i zdjecie tez.
pozdrawiam Ryszard

PS. To byla wycieczka, bardzo intensywna :)
R.

macjake (98544) 2019-07-22 16:16

Hi Malgo
great idea! what an awesome post for this date.
and I love the WS #1, that could easily be a main post.
and i'm sure you meant to say 50 not 5 in in your first line of your note :) My oldest brother was born 1 day prior to the moon landing. perhaps one day 200 years from now humans will look at this and almost laugh, as i'm sure space exploration will grow leaps and bounds in the next century. Awesome TE post, and the subjects in the photos are great
cheers
Craig

ChrisJ (172430) 2019-07-23 23:41

Hello Malgo,

I remember seeing some moon rocks in the museum that were on display a year or two after the Moon landing in July 1969. Good interior shot of the museum. It wasn't just luck. Each stage of the landing was practiced repeatedly and testing and analysis of results was exhaustive. Tfs!

PiotrF (55970) 2019-07-24 17:03

Czesc Malgo
Ciekawy rocznicowy reportaz.
Jakos przegapilem, a miejsce bardzo ciekawe.
Plus za przypomnienie i ciekawa notatke.
Ja z notatkami sie uporalem i juz moge wstawiac/ edytowac etc
pozdrawiam
Piotr

jmdias (116441) 2019-08-03 13:23

malgo

we were together. I watched the event too and I was 7 years old. I remember I was afraid some inhabitant of moon would attack the astronauts. haha.
nice view of the rocket in museum.

take care

jorge