For apollo 11 lovers: https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/ - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2019, 05:16:35 pm
content: Made by a NASA historian, all conserved data now availablehttps://apolloinrealtime.org/11/Included real-time elements:All mission control film footageAll TV transmissions and onboard film footage2,000 photographs11,000 hours of Mission Control audio240 hours of space-to-ground audioAll onboard recorder audio15,000 searchable utterancesPost-mission commentaryAstromaterials sample data

author: cvanc
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2019, 05:23:12 pm
content: That is an absolutelyastonishingweb site. Well done!

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2019, 05:26:43 pm
content: I like it, lots of detaild to look at and easy to use.

author: Yansi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2019, 05:31:46 pm
content: Tthat is awesome stuff!

author: schmitt trigger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2019, 05:35:36 pm
content: For those of us who actually lived the period of the space race in general, and the moon landings in particular, this website is a pure gold mother lode.Thanks for sharing.

author: soldar
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2019, 08:17:23 pm
content: NASA really did go to a lot of work to fake those landingsI think most people do not really realize or comprehend the scale of the project.Quote

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2019, 08:19:44 pm
content: Watching from T -1 minute gave me serious goosebumpsWatching that rocket lift off is absolutely amazing, even now. I can only imagine what an event this was originally.A remarkable thing that NASA did back then, and kudos to the many enthusiasts who bring that time somewhat back to live with sites like this.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2019, 10:20:07 pm
content: Go visit JFK space center in Florida when you have the chance.I went in 1985 with my two metres I felt a dwarf standing next to the massive five motors of the apollo first stage. Walking around it (it lied on its side) you get a real good impression how enormous these rockets were.

author: chukker
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 19, 2019, 03:31:43 am
content: Kjelt, There's a similar Saturn rocket here in Huntsville , Alabama. When I take people on a tour, I always make sure i show them the SMALL things that combine to make the huge rocket. Every one of those brackets, welds, rivets, data cables --- all the parts that go together --- were engineered in detail, machined, cut, soldered, installed and tested --- basically hand-built by real persons. It's easy to get blown away by the sheer size and power of the thing; but you will truly understand the effort that went into it only if you revert to the macro view; then it's breathtaking.I got to spend lots of time climbing around on it while we were getting ready to static-fire the first booster. That was decades ago, but it's still fresh in my mind!

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2019, 05:44:23 am
content: I was so impressed, just bought this...https://www.ozgameshop.com/sci-fi-and-space-model-kits/apollo-11-saturn-v-rocket-50th-anniversary-first-moon-landing-196-revell-model-kitThere is a window of opportunity as the July Afternoon approaches. I don't want to miss out. There is another reason for this. In 1970, I received an original Revell Apollo 11 kit for Christmas from my then recently widowed mother. It meant a lot to me and I built it with great care. I remember my 38 year old father just made it to see the Apollo 11 mission. Unfortunately a kid who lived down the street smashed it up beyond repair. I was devastated. I just hope this kit will be something like the original in detail. My guess is it won't be, but still it is worth doing.As a treat for Apollo 11 fans, you might be interested in hearing the music of this Aussie Country and Western singer in 1971. (There are two genres of music I don't like: Country AND Western. But this an exception... a tribute to the historic 1969 moon landing by American astronauts, particularly Neil Armstrong)

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2019, 10:16:08 am
content: Kjelt. thank you.

author: StillTrying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2019, 12:50:19 pm
content: Quote from: soldar on June 18, 2019, 08:17:23 pmIn those days it would have been difficult to edit-in the 2.5 sec. Earth to Moon delay to the audio recordings, which probably explains how they missed a few.I did look at that site for some Earth-Moon recordings but I could find my way around it!

author: schmitt trigger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2019, 03:11:52 pm
content: I've visited all three sites: JFK in Florida, Huntsville in Alabama, and of course Houston, Texas.I would say that all three places, while showing similar stuff, differ in the details. In a sense, they are complementary.I was most impressed with the Saturn V's guidance computer on display at Huntsville, which is assembled in the periphery of the inter-stage coupling ring. As chukker mentions, the amount of boxes, wiring and interconnections is simply amazing! One has to be an actual engineer to appreciate the mammoth effort spent on this single subassembly.

author: chukker
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 19, 2019, 03:31:52 pm
content: Yeah; and the rocket was just the tip of the iceberg. The stuff remaining on the ground (support equipment, test fixtures, launch complexes, etc.) was built to similar standards even though it wasn't flight hardware. The more you chew on it, the bigger it gets...

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2019, 03:43:42 pm
content: This site is simple incredible. The effort to combine all of that information and make it run real time.. Got a couple of space enthusiast as coworkers and they're both watching it now. I want to put it up on the big display in our conference room tomorrow to watch the landing.I was too young to recall watching it, but I know I did. I was about 2 1/2 at the time. My parents weren't science oriented in any way, but they knew this was an important moment so they had me awake and watching (it was nap time here). I can;t recall any details from that age, but when I listen to transcripts of the landing it definitely triggers something in my brain that tells me I've heard this all before.I've only been to Houston, but I remember walking up to that Saturn V there in amazement. I think the engineer vs non-engineer can be summed up pretty simply. The average person sees it and is like "wow, that's huge". The engineer looks at it and says "wow, that is so complex".

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2019, 03:52:35 pm
content: That is... incredible.