![]() ![]() And as the small example of lunar dirt shows, we didn’t know what we would find when we got there. We didn’t know what course to fly to get there from here. Our unpreparedness for the task goes a level deeper: We didn’t even know how to fly to the Moon. ![]() The ultimate PIA (pain in the Job(s)! – On May 25, 1961, when Kennedy asked Congress to send Americans to the Moon before the 1960s were over, NASA had no rockets to launch astronauts to the Moon, no computer portable enough to guide a spaceship to the Moon, no spacesuits to wear on the way, no spaceship to land astronauts on the surface (let alone a Moon car to let them drive around and explore), no network of tracking stations to talk to the astronauts en route, no Mission Control, no nutrition plan, no multi-gravity food – in essence we didn’t even know what was needed. Enjoy! And special thanks to NASA, Smithsonian, cnet, and Wikipedia. All of us Americans should /can be so proud of their accomplishments and know that together there is nothing we in these wonderful United States can’t solve together! Here is some fun trivia from the mission. When I explored deeper into the history of Apollo 11 I was amazed and humbled at the dedication of this previous generation. A task this big, with no past history, is simply unheard of – but we did it. My team solves PIA (Pain in the jobs each and every day. With so many amazing problem-solving solutions that had to come together, it’s tough to find them all. Given all the space specials and history news this week, you probably know tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing. And then set out to accomplish the greatest event in history. Talk about a PIA (Pain in the Job! When the President of the United States gives you a project, never before attempted, you accept. ![]() (CDT), July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii and only 12 nautical miles from the USS Hornet. Neil Armstrong took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera (row four, bottom right) Our wonderful flag (with all of the footprints) planted on the moon! Are you kidding!!! (bottom) The Apollo 11 crew await pickup by a helicopter from the USS Hornet. The Passive Seismic Experiments Package is in his left hand and in his right hand is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector. moves to deploy two components of the Scientific Experiments. The gesture represents a fresh wish for peace for all mankind (row four, top right) Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, prepares to deploy the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (row four left) The gold replica of an olive branch, the traditional symbol of peace, which was left on the moon’s surface by Apollo 11 crewmembers. (top) Earth sweet earth (row two) You know that image that everyone has seen again and again of the footprint on the moon? Well, this is what it looked like before he got his foot out of the way (row three) Astronaut Edwin E. ![]()
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