I was not quite 11 years old when Armstrong and Collins landed on the moon, July 20, 1969 - 50 years ago today. I grew up with manned space flight in the background. I remember the moment of the landing - my mother called me in from playing in the front yard to watch to the descent to the moon. And later, very late that night, "One small step for a Man, one giant leap for mankind." I was allowed to stay up and watch it on TV, far past my bedtime. My parents had bought their first color TV that summer, ordered just what they wanted, and it hadn't come in. A couple of days before the moon landing the Philco Dealer, delivered a loaner, as I recall a 24 inch console in a huge piece of furniture. We had color TV to watch the gray and white of the moon. His kindness, earned Al, I don't remember his last name, my parents appliance business as long as they lived in Michigan.
Do you remember where you were when the Eagle landed?
15 years old with much older hippie friends who felt it was totally uncool and unnecessary. I was excited but didn’t want to show it.
ReplyDelete15 years old and I didn't care. I was more into music and dancing and war protesting. I was about to start my soph year of high school in sept.
ReplyDeleteI was watching on TV too. I was 12.
ReplyDeleteI was 13, couldn't care less.
ReplyDeleteI had just finished my first year of college. We were on a trip out west and in either San Francisco or Seattle. I know it was a Holiday Inn, and my father wouldn't leave the room to do anything because he was glued to the TV watching this. I honestly can't remember if I watched it not!
ReplyDeleteI was upset my morning TV had been canceled - I was trying to watch Saturday morning cartoons.
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