It was the morning of July 16, 1969; the culmination of a decade-long American quest, first articulated by President John F. Kennedy, to put a man on the moon. From the Show: The Day We Walked on the Moon bit.ly/2IXpD2m
Wernher Von Braun can be counted as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. So much of the success of NASA leadership can be attributed to his genius and affability. John Kennedy recognized this, and his desire for redemption for all the damage his successful rockets had wrought during WW2. Von Braun is another of those enigmatic figures in history.
I was 8 and a half years old back then, and watched it with my best friend from his porch, looking through the screen window into the living room while all the adults were watching from inside. One of my favorite memories from childhood.
50 years ago Von Braun's and Kennedy's dream was realized Apollo 11 lifted off from Launch Pad 39 at Kennedy Space Center and went to the Moon it was history in the making.
WATCH OUT, incoming..... all 8 of the “we never went to the moon” conspiracy theorists coming out of their moms basement to be keyboard warriors for the rest of the day........
I recalled the entire incident Moment by moment and when they got there Neil Armstrong student ladder for 2 hours with Nixon's head in the upper right corner of the screen
To spend so many billions of $ to find that the Moon, and Mars and every other planet we have glimpsed are lifeless should give every human greater respect for life on Earth. It is our home and the greatest home. We have to recognise, acknowledge and correct the damage humans are still doing to this blue planet every day. We should believe in space, outer-space and inner-space, and allow space.
@@IceManLikeGervin It was far more than that and a healthier way of competing with Russia than bombing. At its best and at its ideal it was advancing humans capacity and range and still has every potential to do that, I believe.
Winderfull !!! The best is the voice of "Jack King" He comments all launch of all Sarurn V lift off. But only at 16/07/69 , he repeat three times, full emotional, "Loft off" then we have lift off" the "lift of of apollo 11" All respect for all those persons.
Every bit of data is available. Add to that the fact that 400,000 people in both public and private sectors were responsible for making the whole program work, there are time cards and memos and food receipts and Lord knows what else. Oh, I know...the massive rockets.
Looks like a great show. Too bad the rest of the world will never know. From their website "Smithsonian Channel is not available to audiences outside of the U.S."
