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GK86 · Jul 17, 2014

Today marks (I edited in this part) the 45th anniversary of the July 16, 1969 launch of Apollo 11, the NASA mission that first landed human beings on the Moon. Years of effort, dangerous experiments, and bold missions led up to the Moon landing, an event watched on live television by millions around the world. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" E. Aldrin left the Earth on a Wednesday, landed on the Moon on that Sunday, spent a bit more than two hours walking on its surface, deploying experiments and collecting samples, then splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean the following Thursday, after 8 days off-planet. Collected here are 45 images of that historic mission, a "giant leap for mankind," 45 years ago.

The Atlantic has a ton of great pictures (way more at the link).

Halo 2 · Jul 17, 2014

Going to the Moon is one of the most badass things possible.

Escape Goat · Jul 17, 2014

The Russians almost beat us to the moon. Each of our spacecraft were mere hours apart. The unmanned Russian craft slammed into the surface though. Kennedy didn't give a damn about space or NASA. It was all PR and we very nearly lost.

Lkr · Jul 17, 2014

BELIEVE

MariosGirlfriend33 · Jul 17, 2014

I still have doubts.

8BitsAtATime · Jul 17, 2014

Kubrick

Unknown Soldier · Jul 17, 2014

45 years later, a Wizard comes from the Moon.

Megalosaro · Jul 17, 2014

Escape Goat said:
The Russians almost beat us to the moon. Each of our spacecraft were mere hours apart. The unmanned Russian craft slammed into the surface though. Kennedy didn't give a damn about space or NASA. It was all PR and we very nearly lost.

If you think an unmanned landing would have had the propaganda victory a manned landing would, I dont know what to say.

Konka · Jul 17, 2014

MariosGirlfriend33 said:
I still have doubts.

Because?

Dicer · Jul 17, 2014

MariosGirlfriend33 said:
I still have doubts.

Less computing power than a C=64 and we got up there...supposedly

Chance Hale · Jul 17, 2014

Kubrick's masterpiece.

Escape Goat · Jul 17, 2014

Megalosaro said:
If you think an unmanned landing would have had the propaganda victory a manned landing would, I dont know what to say.

Yes. The first human landing was the whole point. Land and bring back soil samples.

WeAreStarStuff · Jul 17, 2014

Apollo is still the most badass looking spacecraft.

Paches · Jul 17, 2014

Poe's law in effect in this thread right now.

The Albatross · Jul 17, 2014

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Really one of the greatest spoken, recorded lines ever.

Yoshichan · Jul 17, 2014

In MGS3, it's told that the Russians were first. Was Kojima lying?

sixteen-bit · Jul 17, 2014

Lkr said:
BELIEVE

this looks staged

FelixOrion · Jul 17, 2014

One of the single greatest achievements of mankind. RIP Neil.

MariosGirlfriend33 said:
I still have doubts.

Pretty much every piece of the Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory nonsense has been debunked to the moon and back (pun absolutely intended).

B.K. · Jul 17, 2014

It's too bad NASA wiped the original, high quality video of the first moon landing.

Log4Girlz · Jul 17, 2014

RIP Stanley

Fëanor · Jul 17, 2014

Greatest picture ever!

WyndhamPrice · Jul 17, 2014

I forgot that Neil Armstrong died in 2012. Makes me sad

Chichikov · Jul 17, 2014

MariosGirlfriend33 said:
I still have doubts.

Escape Goat · Jul 17, 2014

WyndhamPrice said:
I forgot that Neil Armstrong died in 2012. Makes me sad

We have time for one more story, my sweet.

Aurongel · Jul 17, 2014

And we'll likely never go back :[

PedroPanache · Jul 17, 2014

The Albatross said:
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Really one of the greatest spoken, recorded lines ever.

Well, it would be, if he hadn't fluffed his line. Still the sentiment is strong enough to survive the glaring error.

Dragon · Jul 17, 2014

There's a guy at work who thinks no one has ever landed on the moon, despite being able to clearly see the American flag with certain equipment...

NYCmetsfan · Jul 17, 2014

Chichikov said:

lol

FelixOrion · Jul 17, 2014

Dragon said:
There's a guy at work who thinks no one has ever landed on the moon, despite being able to clearly see the American flag with certain equipment...

Actually, the flags have likely long since likely been bleached white and may have even deteriorated completely.

And no, you can't see the flags from Earth. We couldn't see them again until the LRO did some fly-bys.

Lebron · Jul 17, 2014

MariosGirlfriend33 said:
I still have doubts.

You can shoot a damn laser to the mirrors we left there and measure the time/distance for it to return.

Bodacious · Jul 17, 2014

I actually watched the live Apollo 11 landing, plopped down in front of the TV by my parents and told to look. But I had just turned 2yo about a month earlier so I have no memory of it. I do remember when Apollo 17 happened though, I was in kindergarten. I remember the Apollo-Soyuz thing too, and when Viking 1 landed on Mars.

When I think about what pieces of shit the everyday consumer automobile was back then (even if they were aesthetically cool, they were pretty primitive), how antiquated all the electronics were ... NASA's successes in that era are just astounding.

speculawyer · Jul 17, 2014

It sucks that we don't do shit like this anymore.

Occupy Mars!

Lebron · Jul 17, 2014

Everyone should watch When We Left Earth if you haven't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_We_Left_Earth:_The_NASA_Missions

Escape Goat · Jul 17, 2014

Bodacious said:
When I think about what pieces of shit the everyday consumer automobile was back then (even if they were aesthetically cool, they were pretty primitive), how antiquated all the electronics were ... NASA's successes in that era are just astounding.

The memory capacity of the landing module was somewhere equivalent to a photo on your phone. That's pretty crazy.

Tagyhag · Jul 17, 2014

I'm still blown away regarding the quality of cameras that NASA had in 1969. That first Buzz pic and the picture of the Earth with the Sun are superb.

A Fish Aficionado · Jul 17, 2014

The Apollo program was stuff of dreams.

Log4Girlz · Jul 17, 2014

Lebron said:
You can shoot a damn laser to the mirrors we left there and measure the time/distance for it to return.

That's what they want you to think.

Escape Goat · Jul 17, 2014

Log4Girlz said:
That's what they want you to think.

That's what the guys on Big Bang Theory taught us.

geomon · Jul 17, 2014

MariosGirlfriend33 said:
I still have doubts.

Greatest Moon Hoax Debunking Ever

Hidden One · Jul 17, 2014

Why haven't they gone back since again?

B.K. · Jul 17, 2014

LockonStratos said:
Why haven't they gone back since again?

Politics.

cheststrongwell · Jul 17, 2014

geomon said:
Greatest Moon Hoax Debunking Ever

He has a dumb-fuck hat. His opinions mean nothing.

Escape Goat · Jul 17, 2014

LockonStratos said:
Why haven't they gone back since again?

Because the moon isn't that interesting scientifically. I guess they could go go karting. That might be fun.

GK86 · Jul 17, 2014

LockonStratos said:
Why haven't they gone back since again?

We will go back when Congress approves the Lunar National Park.

geomon · Jul 17, 2014

cheststrongwell said:
He has a dumb-fuck hat. His opinions mean nothing.

*slams face into desk*

hateradio · Jul 17, 2014

Fëanor;121365673 said:
Greatest picture ever!

http://i.imgur.com/GV3cjqz.jpg

Is that supposed to be Australia or some other indistinguishable landmass?

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Concept17 · Jul 17, 2014

Everytime I see this one, he looks like he's thinking "I'm high as fuck right now."

DarkFlow · Jul 17, 2014

Escape Goat said:
The Russians almost beat us to the moon. Each of our spacecraft were mere hours apart. The unmanned Russian craft slammed into the surface though. Kennedy didn't give a damn about space or NASA. It was all PR and we very nearly lost.

Huh? Unmanned probes had already landed on the moon well before Apollo 11.

Luna 2 in 1958 was the first, followed by a ton of others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lunar_probes

Joeki11a · Jul 17, 2014

When will they show the other times they went to the moon and moon bases?

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