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Sorry, you're wrong.

Daniel — 7/20/2006 8:02:30 PM (archived)

THIS is the first photo taken on the surface: the view from the LM window. I say this is *not* nit-picking, as this is an iconic photograph, and its view of an utterly untouched pristine surface contradicts the idea of 'nationalism above all' which you seem to emphasize.

"We came in peace for all mankind" - and they meant it, too. They also came for science, and the first things they did on the surface was to set up the various experiments, some of which still operate today. That's not even mentioning Apollos 15 -17 which were EXPLICITLY geological expeditions. Those alone should give the lie to any BS about Apollo being simply 'flags and footprints'.

I have no problem with the nation which accomplished this, carrying a flag and claiming credit where it's due.

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The whole thread (32 posts)

• 37 years ago.... - Raoul - 7/19/2006 6:13:08 PM
  • Flight-team's 11 minute audio of descent and landing - Daniel - 7/20/2006 3:03:08 PM
    • re: I've got all the DVD's! - Raoul - 7/20/2006 5:51:50 PM
      • you must be the Belgium Central of international spaceniks - Daniel - 7/20/2006 6:31:40 PM
        • re: Apollo flights - Raoul - 7/20/2006 7:00:12 PM
  • Armstrong did get his pilot's license before his driver's license at 16 - LJK - 7/19/2006 7:22:01 PM
    • re: Armstrong would not have made the difference - Raoul - 7/19/2006 7:40:48 PM
      • What Ayn Rand had to say about Apollo 11 - LJK - 7/20/2006 3:27:32 PM
        • Yes... the Collective efforts of over 100,000 people - Adam - 7/23/2006 11:29:19 PM
        • re: What Ayn Rand had to say about Apollo 11 - Robert - 7/20/2006 4:30:50 PM
          • Not an accurate representation of the idea - Tom Brosz - 7/20/2006 5:33:26 PM
            • re: Not an accurate representation of the idea - Robert - 7/20/2006 5:50:11 PM
  • The World STOPPED - carl - 7/19/2006 6:30:52 PM
    • I know I'll never forget that day. (n/t) - ER - 7/19/2006 8:10:09 PM
      • Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquillity - ljk - 7/20/2006 4:20:34 AM
        • re: Same for Apollo 12 and 14 - Raoul - 7/20/2006 5:54:28 AM
          • The BBC take on Apollo - LJK - 7/20/2006 1:19:25 PM
            • Another relevant anniversary - LJK - 7/20/2006 3:01:27 PM
              • The first photo taken on the surface by Apollo 11 - LJK - 7/20/2006 7:22:27 PM
                • Sorry, you're wrong. - Daniel - 7/20/2006 8:02:30 PM
                  • Sorry, YOU'RE wrong - LJK - 7/20/2006 8:13:43 PM
                    • OK, even if I misread you: - Daniel - 7/20/2006 8:42:52 PM
                      • re: OK, even if I misread you: - LJK - 7/20/2006 9:00:20 PM
                        • OK - Daniel - 7/20/2006 9:18:33 PM
                    • re: Sorry, you're both right:-) (n/t) - Raoul - 7/20/2006 8:23:47 PM
                      • The Earth-bound icon of Apollo 11 and much of the early US Space Program - LJK - 7/20/2006 9:40:52 PM
                        • re: The Earth-bound icon of Apollo 11 and much of the early US Space Program - Raoul - 7/20/2006 10:39:12 PM
                          • SMART-1 birthday postcard of Apollo 11 landing site - LJK - 7/21/2006 7:25:00 PM
                            • Apollo 11 program for those in the UK on July 24, 2006 - ljk - 7/23/2006 5:58:02 AM
                              • re: Apollo 11 program for those in the UK on July 24, 2006 - Delbert - 7/24/2006 3:11:24 PM
                              • re: Channel 5? - Raoul - 7/23/2006 7:47:05 AM
                                • Judging from this story - LJK - 7/25/2006 2:32:17 PM