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Apollo 12 at 35
neutron_p writes "Thirty-five years ago this week, the sedentary, fine-grained powder began to rise, billow and race off toward the horizon. Soon after - at 1:54:35 a.m. EST on Nov. 19, 1969 - the lunar module Intrepid landed, bringing two more humans to the surface of another world. Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad and lunar module pilot Alan Bean would be on the Moon for more than 31 hours, with crewmate Dick Gordon orbiting above in the command module Yankee Clipper."
Wayne Campbell: I mean, there are two Darren Stevens, right? Dick York and Dick Sargeant. Yeah, right, as if we wouldn't notice! Oh hold on: Dick York, Dick Sergeant, Sergeant York... Wow, thats weird!
Karma: Terrible
But you can't prove it!
I hate wasting K on redundant slashisms, but there it is.
sigs, as if you care.
Just think, this Apollo 12 in all its glory had less computing power than a Furby.
... and in the DRM, bind them.
"Thirty-five years ago this week, the sedentary, fine-grained powder began to rise, billow and race off toward the horizon."
I always thought that cocaine had been around for more than 35 years.
I have gas, but my car uses petrol.
That's why you should always choose Rock in Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Yup, trusty old Rock. Nuthin' beats Rock.
""Thirty-five years ago this week, the sedentary, fine-grained powder began to rise from a secret soundstage in the Nevada Desert. Soon after - at 1:54:35 a.m. EST on Nov. 19, 1969 - the lunar module Intrepid was lowered by crain onto the manufactured lunar set. Apollo 12 actor Pete Conrad and his fellow actor Alan Bean would be filmed on the set for more than 31 hours, with director Dick Gordon filming the worlds most elaborate hoax from his studio nicknamed 'The Yankee Clipper.'"
And don't even get me started on the NASA Earthquake machine...
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I just spoke to your Mother, and she says to take your sister clothes off like she told you and to come down out of the tree.
She sounded a bit dissapointed, so you might want to comply if you're still counting on that plaid and chrome SpongeBob briefcase you wanted from Santa.
The photo's in the article link look somewhat fake. What's with the crosshairs... and the scenery that repeats itself. :-D
Sorry, couldn't resist.
and lunar module pilot Alan Bean would be on the Moon for more than 31 hours, with crewmate Dick Gordon orbiting above in the command module Yankee Clipper."
Those were the days. They orbited the moon with Yankee Clipper. Today we Yank with Clippy.
We should be actually living on the moon by now.
I completely disagree. The only reason I would consider going to the moon is if Dr. Helena Russell was there on Moonbase Alpha.
Needless to say she is not. Ergo, there is absolutely no reason to go to the moon, as all the hot chics are here on earth.
BTW the only thing I wish is that I saved all my toy Star Trek/Space1999 sci-fi toy crap because I could have sold it on ebay now and retired.
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
Congratulations to the ESA. This landing shows that we're a world leader in the exploration of space, and highlights the prestige and technologic prowess of our space agency. I think every nation on Earth can recognise the bravery of our astronauts and the epic accomplishment they have achieved. Feats such as this prove that with ambition, determination, and the world's most brilliant scientists, we can achieve great things. This is truly a wonderful day for Europe, the ESA and the human race as a whole.
Edit: I've just been informed that this is old news, from the USA, back in 1969. This was nothing more than a publicity stunt and highlights the USA's careless expenditure of money at the expense of the rest of the world. I think every nation on Earth can recognise the reckless abandon in which NASA acted, with no regard for their astronaut's lives. Stunts such as this prove that the USA has ambitions to control the Moon, and that its space program employs typical idiotic gung-ho Americans. This was truly a sad day for the USA, NASA, and the human race as a whole.
Without F1 there would be no right turns. U.S. drivers would have to go around the block half the time to get to the right place.
When you have some room to work with, you're more likely to be sloppy...
Surely if you're programming for 256 megs it's at least as much a question of complexity as of having room to be sloppy in. With the best will in the world the difference in potential complexity, and the consequent chances of introducing bugs, between 256k and 256 meg is staggering.
I don't imagine for a minute that if you'd offered the apollo engineers 256 megs they'd have turned you down and said "sorry we'll stick to 256k thanks, it keeps us real."
L.
Apollo 12 was unforunately sandwiched between two much more famous missions: 11 and 13. I will never remember the names of those on 12, but names like Armstrong, Aldrin, and Hanks I will never forget.
"Most of them are never used." ... Exactly how is this different from the life of the average Slashdotter?
Dude, "Guido" is not the preferred nomenclature. Italian-American, please.
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And you ignore that this is the 35th Anniversary when 'Green Acres' and 'The Beverly Hillbillies' (among other landmark shows) were pre-empted because of a boring moon landing?
Where are your priorities?!?
Mod Karma -1: I sed bad wurds. If I cep my mouf shut, I wud be at riyses.
You didn't see the sign by the launch gantry? "You must be THIS tall to ride the rocket."