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Wonder Why

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13. Old? Get outta here! You're not old unless you remember watching live the Vanguard rockets

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 12:54 PM

Apr 1

that couldn't make it more than 100 feet off the ground before calling it quits.

Or reading the first edition of Willy Ley's 1957 book predicting that the US could make it to the moon in 12 years - which we did!

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For us Old Farts who remember these events from childhood. NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast [View all] LiberalArkie Apr 1 OP

Thanks for posting this...I'm definitely an "Old Fart", I remember watching the 1969 moon landing live on B&W TV... wcmagumba Apr 1 #1

Back when I was in elementary school in the late 50's, I used to get color photos in the mail of all the rockets LiberalArkie Apr 1 #4

US proved we could do "the impossible" by working together. Kid Berwyn Apr 1 #2

I missed out on the old Space Race rocket launches of the 60s and 70s. Tommy Carcetti Apr 1 #3

"The Right Stuff" is a great movie, I still feel a little sad that Chuck Yeager missed out on going to space. wcmagumba Apr 1 #5

Confirming my Old Fart status, we lived in Huntsville in the early 60s when I was a little kid . . . hatrack Apr 1 #6

I feel equally bad for Scott Crossfield. cab67 Apr 1 #10

I'll give you something else to be jealous about. House of Roberts Apr 1 #7

I watched a rocket engine test in California about 25 years ago. cab67 Apr 1 #9

I'm a scientist in part because of the Apollo missions. cab67 Apr 1 #8

The astronauts had no guarantee that they would leave the Earth or get to the moon or get back to Earth. LiberalArkie Apr 1 #11

Even today, to quote Mark Kelly, "You're riding bombs". hatrack Apr 1 #12

Old? Get outta here! You're not old unless you remember watching live the Vanguard rockets Wonder Why Apr 1 #13