javelina Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 I remember watching this as a kid, on our B&W TV. Seeing Neal step down from the Lunar module. An incredible moment 8 Quote 13900k , 64GB, RTX4090, Win 11, TMW, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, TrackIR, Reverb G2, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Just a little bit too young to remember that event as it happened live but I do seem to remember seeing the Apollo 13 mission forward as they happened. The Lunar lander missions are the ones where I was finally old enough to really understand their significance and be certain that I have true memories and not necessarily false memories created by viewing the events at a much later date. Wheels 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Yes, I remember it well, and was glued to that TV watching in amazement. I also remember making models of the Saturn V rocket, plus the Lunar landing module... I was mad on that space stuff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticpuma Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I was 3 at the time and I do remember this. I remember my Dad waking me up, taking me downstairs to the sofa where at 4am UK time, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon. I find it hard to believe I remember it but he said to me "Just remember this as it will be one of the most historic events ever seen" (or very similar words). At such a young age I didn't understand why I had been woken up, why I was looking at the fuzzy black and white image on the TV perched on a chair in the corner of the room and to be honest I don't remember hearing anything Armstrong said, but I did see it and do remember seeing history thanks to my Dad. Cheers, Mysticpuma. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Arthur Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Yeah, similar experience Mystic. I was six so I remember….a little more clearly. What I do remember vividly was Dad changing all the valves in our black and white telly the day before so it didn’t go phtttt during any crucial moments. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I was five but remember clearly Dad and Mom with me on the sofa watching this on the TV in a summer late night... something 1000 years ago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraveSirRobin Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I was at the 2003 Dayton air show where Neil Armstrong was there to present the owner of Glacier Girl with the Rolls Royce Aviation Heritage trophy. It was on the 34th anniversary of the moon landing. I missed about 2 hours of that show to be in position to see him. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusekofte Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 On 7/22/2023 at 9:47 AM, Mysticpuma said: was 3 at the time and I do remember this. I remember my Dad waking me up, taking me downstairs to the sofa where at 4am UK time, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon. Yeah my father did the same. He woke up all in order to witness it. I was 3,5 years old when it happened. I had no idea about the significance, to me it was another man on the moon. And I remember it was fun to actually see him on tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Mouser Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Envious here. My Dad wasn't the least bit interested so I never got to see it. 😪 Quote The Bell Inn, Bath. Live music venue and real ale pub (thebellinnbath.co.uk) I am in the homepage picture... or I would be if they hadn't cropped off the bottom part of it. 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 And here, Neil, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin about to be picked up (July 24th, 1969) 1 Quote 13900k , 64GB, RTX4090, Win 11, TMW, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, TrackIR, Reverb G2, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Never seen that pic before, thanks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 this is pretty cool: https://apolloinrealtime.org/ 4 Quote 13900k , 64GB, RTX4090, Win 11, TMW, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, TrackIR, Reverb G2, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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