32 Years Ago Today



  1. ben:

    42 years Warren! Time flies.

  2. KipEsquire:

    Um, 42 years ago...

  3. James:

    Is that what you call a "lost decade".

  4. T J Sawyer:

    32 years? I sense a bit of Freudian denial.

    That aside, I wish I had a similar picture of me. I was sitting beside a barracks at Fort Bragg, N.C. in basic training. This was a nice respite for a draftee about to be sent to the Republic of Vietnam.

  5. John Moore:

    Now I'm feeling old. I was in college after having just returned from the service and a visit to SVN.

  6. Ralph Lockwood:

    You do know that was all faked on a movie set, right? I mean everyone knows that, right?

  7. DMac:

    My family was also on vacation in Florida, at Vero Beach. We watched the launch from Satellite Beach, with a huge crowd. Staying up late and watching the moonwalk was a big hit for a kid. I loved the space program, and feel sorry for kids today, who don't know how exciting the adventure of it all was.

  8. carnahan:

    Great photo, but why no color picture on the TV? ;)

  9. marco73:

    My family all watched the moon walk on the black and white TV in an upstairs bedroom - it got the best reception. Try explaining b/w tv, 3 channels, and rabbit ears to today's kids.

  10. Bram:

    It was probably be another 42 years before we do it again.

  11. Don:

    Folks! My wife was born on that day. Trust me, it's THIRTY two years ago ;^).

  12. Larry Geiger:

    I have a picture like that. I was sitting in front of the TV at home on Merritt Island, Florida just 16 miles from Pad A. It was a pretty good time to grow up :-)

  13. tomw:

    We watched in W. Lafayette, IN, on a 12" B&W, the only TV in the house. I took my granddad's camera and took a shot of the screen. For posterity. Next June would be graduation and USN for at least 4 years. I missed most of the other launches while away off the coast of SVN, in the Indian Ocean, or replenishing our stores in the PI.

  14. Jay:

    Awesome picture to have! Glad we're finally going private for the basic space transport as we should have long ago, though.