AndrewD[HoMe Moderator]
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Waiting till we are actually on the moon…
Hi Rei
There’s no problem posting now; always good to see Speedmasters, particularly at this time.
I had planned to coordinate a giant Speedy thread with Neil Armstrong’s moon walk which occurs on July 21 at 02:56 GMT. Let's call it "The Eagle has Landed".
Perhaps we can respectfully request the Moderators to pin the post for a few days until the Apollo 11 crew arrive safely back on earth. That way we can accumulate as many images of this iconic watch as possible.
Andrew
Interesting, thanks…
By: AndrewD : July 16th, 2009-15:36
This remastering was done on video feed provided to various media sources. The original NASA tapes, as you mention, were probably recorded over in the 1970’s due to cost cuts and equipment shortages. It has been reported today in the Australian medi...
History lesson …
By: AndrewD : July 16th, 2009-15:28
Hi Filip, Thanks for the background. With the focus appropriately on the Apollo 11 mission at the moment we forget the many years of unmanned and manned missions that preceded the first landing. Each contributing to our knowledge and experience and inchin...
NASA Speedmaster images
By: AndrewD : July 18th, 2009-22:06
Here are a couple of pictures of Speedmasters associated with the NASA space program, although not specifically Apollo 11. Can you add some more? I plan to post a message titled “The Eagle has landed” at the exact time of the lunar landing July 20, 20:17 ...