FranknStein (19-07-19)
50 years ago on July 19 at approximately 17.21 G.M.T. the Apollo 11 mission entered lunar orbit.
westcorklad (20-07-19)
Edmund Percival Hillary was born on the 20th of July 1919.
He was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist.
On 29 May 1953, he and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Barney Rubble (20-07-19), FranknStein (21-07-19), westcorklad (20-07-19)
The Eagle has landed! On July 20, 1969, the Eagle lunar landing module, carrying U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin, landed on the Moon, and several hours later Armstrong became the first person to set foot on its surface.
Barney Rubble (20-07-19), FranknStein (21-07-19), westcorklad (20-07-19)
Barney Rubble (25-07-19), FranknStein (21-07-19), SteveB (20-07-19)
After slightly over 6 and a half hours sitting on the lunar surface Neil Armstrong finally exits the landing vehicle Eagle at 2.56 AM (GMT) on July 21,1969 and is joined by Buzz Aldrin about twenty minutes later.
The third astronaut Michael Collins remains orbiting the moon in the command module Columbia, at a height of sixty miles.
Last edited by FranknStein; 21-07-19 at 13:42.
Barney Rubble (25-07-19), westcorklad (21-07-19)
westcorklad (21-07-19)
On this day in 1969 the Apollo 11 command module Columbia splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to end the first Moon landing mission.
Last edited by westcorklad; 24-07-19 at 09:40.
The Truth is out there.
FranknStein (25-07-19)
Louise Brown,1st"test tube baby", 41 today.
Matt LeBlanc, actor, notably in "Friends", 52 today.
Barney Rubble (25-07-19), westcorklad (26-07-19)
One of the final nails in the coffin of Concorde.
It was finally retired late in 2003.
Last edited by FranknStein; 25-07-19 at 22:29. Reason: Btw the Paris crash was 19 years ago today.
westcorklad (26-07-19)