I personally....... really do not give a flying fuck about the moon landing ........ and moon landing related shit .....why? ......well first off........fix this planet first !!!!!!........you have all; these wacky cunts..... want to go to another planet ......and they are just fucking this one up .......elon musk ...making his shitty fucking teslas ....... with all his lithium battery bollocks ....the weight of the batteries ....... does not make sense ......it uses energy to carry those fucking batteries .....and you need power to make power .......fucking nonsense..........you know what would be nice elon .....instead of making shite cars .......(and that truck is a fucking disaster )....... which are worthless on the second hand market ........because the batteries cost so much ....if you had taken all that money you used in cars....... and shit ....... like instead of the lithium mining use it to plant trees....... and stuff in Africa ....no !!!!!!! ...you are one egotistical bastard...... like bezos ...if you used all you money to solve starvation and dying kids ......might be better ....but ....that makes too much sense ........
So the moon landing ....i still do not buy it ......things do not add up .....but hey .......we all know stanley kubrick was involved ........but hey what the hell do i know .......it's all there on the net .........the shit they have done to us ...but the masses trust what they are fed ......bollocks more like .......buzz aldren ....i think is how his name is spelet .....would not swear on the bible he had been to the moon .......so there you go .......
Where Were You When? The Moon Landing 1969
Do you remember where you were during the 1969 moon landing? Maybe you’ve heard your parents or grandparents talk about this incredible moment in history, or you learned about it at school.
As we approach the 55th anniversary of the moon landing, we explore how the British press reported the giant leap for mankind and how the British public was swept up in the excitement.
The mission begins
On 16 July 1969, the Apollo 11 space flight took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The three astronauts on board – Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins – were going where no human had ventured before: the moon.
The Staffordshire-based Evening Sentinel reported ‘All Systems Go In Bid For Moon’, accompanied by a photo of Apollo 11 and its crew.
16 Jul 1969, Wed Evening Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) Newspapers.comNearing the moon
As Apollo 11 neared the moon and moved into its gravitation field, excitement ramped up. The Hull Daily Mail promised to give its readers the moon by publishing the first newspaper pictures of the historic landing. The mission’s progress was reported on the paper’s front page, notifying its readers that tomorrow, 20 July:
‘Armstrong and Aldrin will separate the lunar module from the command ship, leave Collins in lunar orbit and fly down to the crafter-pocked surface of the moon.’
The big moment was getting closer.
Excitement is building
On the 20th of July, tension was growing, and the morning papers were not immune from the excitement. It was, after all, the day of the moon landing.
20 Jul 1969, Sun Sunday Sun (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England) Newspapers.com
The Observer provided its readers with a full guide on how to keep up with the landing so that nobody would miss a beat. The cartoon and detailed timings outlining the day’s events are captivating.
The moon landing was broadcast live on television to households around the world, meaning millions could witness the historic event. The newspaper TV guides were updated so those with a television set at home could tune in live and follow Apollo 11’s progress. Families joined together, perhaps with parents or grandparents who could remember the sinking of the Titanic or WWI and WWII and were now witnessing humankind entering the brave new world.
20 Jul 1969, Sun The Observer (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Moon hysteria evidently rubbed off on the Midlands of England. The Sunday Mercury reported that ‘Dozens want to book flights to the moon.’ Optimistically, they had called in at the Birmingham airline offices to book seats on the first commercial flights to the moon. They were ahead of their time, as it would be another 35 years before the first commercial space flight.
Children were getting in on the action too. Toy shops were making a roaring trade in space toys and geographical globes of the moon.
The landing occurred late in the evening of the 20th of July UK time, and the British public would have to wait until the following day to pour over the newspaper headlines.
Moon landing: History is made
At 21:17 British Standard Time on 20 July 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module named ‘Eagle’ landed on the surface of the moon. The British papers published the following day were awash with stories of the moon landing.
The Derby Evening Telegraph led with the words ‘Walk on Moon’, accompanied by photos of the famous steps onto the moon.
21 Jul 1969, Mon Evening Telegraph (Derby, Derbyshire, England) Newspapers.com
While the Leicester Mercury highlights the importance of the moment, stating that the Apollo crew unlocked ‘the secrets of a new world.’
The Grimsby Evening Telegraph played with Neil Armstrong’s ‘giant leap’ quote, working it into its main headline. The paper also published Queen Elizabeth II’s congratulatory message to President Nixon and an amusing cartoon echoing modern frustrations with parking restrictions.
The journey home
On the evening of 21 July, UK time, Aldrin and Armstrong blasted off from the moon on their return journey home, heading first for the command module Columbia, and their colleague Michael Collins. The Liverpool Daily Post outlined the craft’s movements on its front page. The three groundbreaking astronauts were now on their way home, and all hopes were pinned on a safe return.
As Apollo 11 descended towards Earth, the British press eagerly reported the craft’s progress. Local businesses in Runcorn, Cheshire, went all-in on the space hysteria that had swept the nation. Enterprising adverts promoting everything from central heating to watch-making and photograph-developing ran with a moon-based pun or slogan.
24 Jul 1969, Thu Runcorn Weekly News (Runcorn, Cheshire, England) Newspapers.comBack down to earth
Apollo 11 safely returned to Earth on 24 July 1969, with the crew splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, having successfully completed their mission.
The astronauts spent time in quarantine to ensure they brought no toxins back from the moon, a factor addressed on the front page of the Lincolnshire Echo. The story ran next to an article on the Earl of Ancaster, who opened a museum on Lincolnshire life, arriving at the opening in a horse and carriage. The contrast between the two, one a throwback to years gone by and the other signalling the advance into a new technological age, side by side on the newspaper’s front page, is fascinating.
25 Jul 1969, Fri Lincolnshire Echo (Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England) Newspapers.com
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