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- creamy, on 07/14/2009, -0/+637. When Buzz Aldrin joined Armstrong on the surface, he had to make sure not to lock the Eagle's door because there was no outer handle.
Scares the bejeses out of me. You know that feeling you have when a train passes you by with high speed? Or when you're on the top ledge of a high building? The, "what if" feeling? I would certainly have had it then if I were Aldrin. He could have historically changed the mission with one simple door closing. :P - inactive, on 07/13/2009, -0/+40that was a pretty good little list. i thought the one about there being no handle on the outside of the lander was interesting. if i had been on that flight i would be the dumbass that accidentally closed it.....
- robbiedo, on 07/14/2009, -0/+37Hello, AAA?
Yeah, I'm locked out of my vehicle.
Cross streets? - Lykil, on 07/13/2009, -12/+49It was filmed in a warehouse on earth
/s - Jaq524, on 07/14/2009, -0/+35Ever launched yourself 384,403 km from the Earth riding a controlled explosion years in the making? I bet they had a lot of "what if?" moments.
- OptykUnreal, on 07/14/2009, -0/+22Ever accidentally locked your keys in the car at some store 10 miles from home... not quite as bad as that... er. Then... how do you break the news to Armstrong? "I hope you didn't have plans back home"
- creamy, on 07/14/2009, -0/+19Yes, you are a no know indeed.
- bigteebo, on 07/14/2009, -0/+18A powder-based dehydrated orange drink. Wow, how old are you? Let me tell you about Jiffy Pop.
- Groggie, on 07/14/2009, -0/+17No, Michael Collins was orbiting the moon while Buzz and Neil were moonwalking.
- MMusick, on 07/13/2009, -0/+17"2. The Apollo computers had less processing power than a cellphone."
It doesn't say the first cell, just a cellphone. Still, cool to compare the two. - Dumbledorito, on 07/14/2009, -2/+18I can't believe they're still covering up the attack by General Zod, Non, and Ursa.
- MacParrot, on 07/14/2009, -0/+16Pics of Neil and Buzz with a coat hanger or it didn't happen
- Dumbledorito, on 07/14/2009, -0/+16You could read the article and deduce the answer:
"NASA’s studies suggested that the lunar soil was soft, but Armstrong and Aldrin found the surface to be a thin wisp of dust over hard rock. They managed to drive the flagpole a few inches into the ground and film it for broadcast, and then took care not to accidentally knock it over." - beerhound, on 07/14/2009, -0/+14KELSO: Wow. Chicks must really dig astronauts, 'cause it says here... that astronauts get all the Tang they want.
- doctechnical, on 07/14/2009, -0/+13All of this ***** has been thoroughly debunked. Do some research, flat-earther.
Clue: The flag was on a spring. That made it look like it was waving. It's called "inertia".
Clue: The sun's rays reflect of any number of things. Pay more attention to your OWN shadows here on EARTH. Albedo 0.79. - inactive, on 07/13/2009, -0/+13uh it just says a cell phone, not the very first cell phone. since it is giving an object for comparison that we can all relate to the implication is that they are referring to a modern cell phone. #2 is exactly right, you're just being anal.
- IphtashuFitz, on 07/14/2009, -1/+12#11. Documents related to the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) have been archived here: http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/hrst/ArchiveContents ...
If you're ever suffering from insomnia and need a way to get to sleep then grab one of these documents and see if you can make heads or tails of any of it. - Tempest261, on 07/14/2009, -0/+11"10. The inner bladder of the space suits—the airtight liner that keeps the astronaut’s body under Earth-like pressure—and the ship’s computer’s ROM chips were handmade by teams of “little old ladies.”
You would be shocked at how many pieces of equipment used at NASA are manufactured by teams of "little old ladies". - gooddeepbad, on 07/14/2009, -3/+13whats a TANG?
- emkaysmith, on 07/14/2009, -0/+9I remember reading about the lack of an outside handle years ago. I assumed it was just so the aliens couldn't get in.
- gann, on 07/14/2009, -0/+9it's these little details that tells me the moon landing was not fake
- inactive, on 07/14/2009, -2/+11I was wondering when some idiot was going to post this. It wasn't long.
- mk1gti, on 07/14/2009, -0/+9In 'Carrying The Fire' by Michael Collins he mentioned the aftereffects of that 'fizzy water'. When they came back to earth and were in quarentine in the Airstream trailer he went back to the command module after a few days to collect some things. It was connected to the Airstream by a head height accordian like tube to keep it in quarentine with the astronauts. He opened up the door to the CM and was nearly knocked out by the smell inside. He said it smelled like wet dog with a bad case of gas. A closed off space with three guys inside farting like mad all the way out and back. . . Yeeeesssshhhhh
- Kitakaze, on 07/14/2009, -0/+8Little old ladies were manufacturing ROM chips back then? Clearly, we're devolving.
- lazygeisha, on 07/14/2009, -1/+9What about the monolith?
- suntzusputnik, on 07/14/2009, -0/+8i hope i live long enough to see us return someday
- HyperionHK, on 07/14/2009, -0/+7I hate to break it to you Mr CrazyMan, but you're wrong.
The Van Allen belt is only so big, they were able to pass through it in a matter of hours maximum and in the end, the radiation they received from it was about the same as a single xray.
Plus by the time that the US landed on the moon, the USA had FAR more time spent on manned space missions than the USSR did.
Gullible? I believe you are the gullible one. Maybe you should actually try to do some research on the topic and you'll find that all of your arguments can be easily and solidly debunked. - spriggig, on 07/14/2009, -0/+7Google is your friend.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Space-Exploration-2540/ ...
"Gold has many functions in these cases but mainly to act as a shield against radiation and heat. It is also very robust against hostile chemical environments so stays 'shiny' and dirt free." - FortyCaliber, on 07/14/2009, -2/+9Quit being so anal, butthole.
- UselessTrivia, on 07/14/2009, -0/+6Kudos for them coming up with some facts that I actually didn't already know.
/apollo junkie - beerhound, on 07/14/2009, -1/+7Oh my god, what have you done??!!!!! You gave away the secret. Gold tinfoil was necessary to block the alien mind control because the moon's lack of an atmosphere to attenuate the signal would have rendered ordinary aluminum foil ineffective.
please don't make me actually add the tag onto a comment so obvious............. - creamy, on 07/14/2009, -0/+6That is correct.
- doctechnical, on 07/14/2009, -0/+6Google "atmosphere".
- rmejia, on 07/14/2009, -0/+6So when are we going back? Seems like the most unforgettable vacation anyone could take in their life! The frickin moon!
- skipvt, on 07/14/2009, -0/+511. Armstrong had to take over control of the landing from the computer because it was going to land them in a bunch of boulders.
- AresDiggs, on 07/14/2009, -2/+7What the hell are you talking about? Our generations has had plenty of scientific advancements -- most of them just are not as cool as a rocket blasting man to the moon...
- 7aji, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5"he had to make sure not to lock the Eagle's door because there was no outer handle."
That would've sucked so bad. No wonder I'm not an astronaut. - OptykUnreal, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5Dont want to let the cold in.
- protargol, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5That shrapnel comment was confusing. The Saturn five rocket had enough fuel to throw a 40478 kg mass 384,403 km.
I mean, I get what they meant, but yeah - spriggig, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5I think you should say "my generation". One of my earliest memories is being told to sit down in front of our B&W TV to watch the moon landing. I was four.
- JBizness, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4The reason there's no dust on the lander is because of the lack of atmosphere. First off, this means that complex wind patterns like vortexes can't form. Since there isn't any air, there isn't anything to impede the motion of the dust. So as the lander's exhaust hits the ground, it just causes the particles to shoot outwards, more-or-less following standard ballistics motions (an arc type of shape). Second, the lack of atmosphere also prevents the dust from being suspended in the air. It's like if you drop a feather on earth, it sort of floats down. But if there was no atmosphere, it would fall the same as a bowling ball. This would prevent a large dust cloud from forming since the particles would settle more quickly than they would on Earth.
As for your other question....Dumbledorito pretty much answered it. I would also add to that the fact that there probably isn't an equal distribution of sand over the moon. I'll admit that almost anything is possible, but I find it pretty unlikely the layer of sand covering the moon is the same everywhere. For example, although there is less gravity on the moon than on Earth, there is still some, so I would expect to see less dust near the top of a hill or crater's edge and more collecting at the bottom just from the particles rolling down. Pretty much nothing anywhere is perfectly uniform. - Zoids, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4Reflects radiation I guess?
- inactive, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4The internet isn't a great scientific achievement?
- spriggig, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4It's still available, many more flavors than orange now.
- atgmac, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4In any case, MHz isn't a very good measurement of processing power. It is entirely possible for a 1.5MHz processor to be more powerful than a 2.1MHz processor of a different generation or design.
Floating point operations per second (FLOPS) is much more accurate for comparisons of processing power. - RogerStrong, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4I expect it's to reflect the sun away, so the fuel doesn't boil off as fast.
- namochan, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4Why close it? It's not like someone would steal their stereo?
- Bleue, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3Camera's on an extension arm. Looks like NASA figured maybe someone might be interested in seeing someone take their first step on the moon and engineered something that could film it.
(I know I know, the irony, but there's a reason my family reunions are like this...) - lazlotlomax, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3You guys are stupid. They have been using reflectors for years that are on the moon bouncing laser off them etc.... for measuring distance etc..... How did those reflectors get their?
Find another theory to be stupid about. - DrSnugglebunny, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3What they really needed was an inanimate carbon rod.
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