Apollo 11 Launch Tower Rescue Effort

SaveTheLUT writes "Florida Today has this story about the disposal of the last remaining Apollo Launch Tower - the one which launched Apollo 11 to the Moon in July 1969. The campaign to save the tower has also appeared on InsideKSC, CollectSpace, Space.com and there is to be a TV article about it on Central Florida News 13 channel on Monday morning. The Space Restoration Society has created an on-line Petition which has already managed to gather more than 2000 signatures to save this piece of America's history since NASA announced the disposal of the tower early last week."

Comments

I think ...

[B3ryllium]

I think that all of Man's great erections should be cherished.

Re:Sell it.

[Polkyb]

Ahhh.. But what is then to stop the Chinese from buying all the bits and reassembling them to launch their own craft...

Re:The Crazy Thing Is...

[shystershep]

RTFA. It's an evironmental issue, not a space issue (no pun intended . . . well, okay, maybe a little bit).

Re:Sell it.

[Jin Wicked]

Yeah, that's all we need is auctioning off rusty, dangerous bits of metal to John Q. Public, so they can cut their thumb on it and have it get horribly infected, then try to sue the pants off NASA. =P~

Re:Apollo 11

[malraid]

That's good...That's why my datacenter is made up of abaccuses. Not a single blue screen. And considering how stupid our users are, it doesn't make much of a difference. They don't understand the "underlying math" It's fun when you implement a brand new buzz word compatible service, and everyone is happy to have it, but none has the slightest clue what it's for, much less how to use it.

You really need very little technology to get by. Pentium 4 3GHz and 512 MB of RAM to play freecell??? Come on...

Re:Saving American History

[Reality Master 101]

Exactly. And what are we trying to preserve, anyway? I mean, I could see saving the capsule, or spacesuits, or whatever, but a tower? It's just a freaking pile of I-beams! What's so interesting about it? Where does it stop?

"This toilet was personally used by Buzz Aldren while he was undergoing a urine test during the space program."

Sheesh.

Save the tower!?

[teamhasnoi]

I'm more concerned with saving the props and the soundstage!

Re:Apollo 11

[Greedo]

I'd like to see you abacus-powered datacenter get /.-ed!

"Argh ... my fingers are bleeding!"

Interesting Find

[WndrBr3d]

You know, I find it interesting that even with the Slashdot linkage and the outpouring of support for the Apollo 11 launch pad (~2,800 sigs), there are almost as many people signing a petition to take Ted Nugent off the air (~2,100 sigs).

See, Americans know whats important.

Get it a corporate sponsor...

[kitzilla]

Tour guide: "And just to your left is the Viagra/Apollo mission launch tower. It's forty years old and still standing tall -- if you know what I mean. When you're thinking of blasting off, think of Viagra. Common side effects include headache, facial flushing, and upset stomach. Less commonly bluish vision, blurred vision, or sensitivity to light may briefly occur. But -- hey -- it beats not getting off the pad. If you know what I mean."

(Murmurs of approval from the tour group. Flashbulbs go off. A handsome, outdoorsy middle-aged man hugs his attractive, 30-something wife. She beams with pride. Tour bus disappears into a tunnel. Soft focus pan back to launch tower, with the super "ALL SYSTEMS GO" to fade.)