The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is coming up on Saturday July 20. I remember watching the black and white TV images and holding my breath! Very few moments in human history have had so many people doing the same thing at the same time!
The Eagle landed in the sea of Tranquility on July 20th,1969. The Apollo 11 crew were Neil Armstrong,Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Armstrong and Aldrin went down to the surface while Collins stayed in the Columbia orbiting the moon.
My eagle friends and I salute all of the good souls who worked so hard to make this remarkable achievement!
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What a wonderful way to honour those spacefaring pioneers. :)
thank you Lynette!
Wow, your photos are absolutely stunning, loved every single one, thanks for sharing
your welcome and thank you for having a peek!
It’s rather amazing how far we’ve come since that first momentous trip!
next step is Mars! That will be the next huge landing!
Would you go up? Not me! Lol
yes! In a heart beat!
I once was at the Aviation Museum in Ottawa and secretly went into a area off limits to explore around. I came across one of the re-entry capsules used. I forget which one? It was all blackened and scored from the intense heat. I opened the hatch and looked in. It had been gutted but I felt how vulnerable it would of been!
It would take a brave soul to trust that metal capsule to take you to outer space and home again in one piece!
yes,but is that capsule any different than you driving through the desert in your car?
If your car breaks down your goose is cooked……but than you have other people driving past who could help you. Not many tow trucks up in space.
Lol, exactly! :)
I will never forget the first landing on the moon, no matter how long I’m gonna live. It was breathtaking. After landing the astronauts took a rest, and I walked through the streets of my little home village and thought, that this world will completely change after this day…
and to think there are people still living today who sincerely believe it was all faked! Maybe those three astronauts who died in Apollo I never died!
What a great post, Wayne! I remember that very first moon landing well! Our entire family got up in the middle of the night to watch it on our tiny black & white TV. Hard to believe it was so long ago! And your photos are fantastic!! 🙂
thank you Sabine! We all remember where we were during this moment!
These pictures are fantastic! I also remember the lunar landing, even though I was a young girl. These astronauts were very brave.
yes,especially when you remember Apollo I
What a tribute to Eagles – both the birds and the moon landings! :)
thank you!
Great post, Wayne!
Amazing shots, Wayne! (as always) xx :)
thank you Cyranny!
You’re welcome!!
What a great idea, Wayne!
I have them from time to time Audrey.
thank you!
What a tribute to “one small step”!!
I used that line when interviewed (with modification) when I was the first nude bungy jumper!
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Same here and salute to these brave men. Awesome pictures, Wayne. Always the best.
thank you Kamal!
Welcome Wayne.
Amazing photos to honor an amazing historical event, Wayne! I was 9 yrs old and also watched on a small black & white TV.
it was one of those “where were you when”………? A incredible adventure!
Love those moon silhouettes, especially the second one and the landing positions.
lucky shots Jane and thank you!
You must be a bit older than me, Wayne, because I can’t remember it, although my big sister says she took me out into the garden to look at the moon, I would have been 15 months old.
much older Emma!
lol!!!
A perfect salute to our intrepid astronauts!
thank you Noelle!
You are right Wayne – we were all spellbound by that mission and the lunar landing, just as we are by your photos, especially a series of eagle shots like these!
when Kennedy was shot and them landing on the moon must of captured the largest amount of viewers!
Yes,I’ll always remember both!
And that’s interesting because Kennedy and the moon landing both happened in the U.S. but maybe because these were events that were newsworthy in North America. I was still living in Canada when Kennedy was shot – in fact I wrote a post about it on the 50th anniversary because I remember it came over the loudspeaker (PA system in the school) that he had been shot. We were all quiet and our teacher said a few words to us and was visibly shaken. We went back to our schoolwork and I remember we had a moment of silence as a result of his death.
We watched the funeral on TV.
he was shot a week before my birthday. A shame he wasn’t around to celebrate the landing.
I just looked to see if Kennedy Space Center was named before JFK died – it was, it was built in 1962 and he died in 1963. I think it would be fun to be there today as I’m sure they have alot of celebrations. I read or heard on the radio a few weeks ago that they were recreating “Mission Control” room to look like it did in 1969, right down to the ashtrays, packs of vintage cigarettes, cups/glasses from that era.
I think If one had been involved in that project and were in the Control room,being there today would appear hollow compared to the real thing.
Just the cigarette smoke alone would be permeating throughout the room! Not to mention the collective nervous energy!
That stuff is palatable!
I agree with you Wayne and no matter what space achievements happen going forward, they would all pale in comparison to July 20, 1969. This is a story on the recreation of Mission Control room – I heard the story on the radio and meant to look for the story later, but I had the finger fiasco that day and forgot to check back:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/tech/apollo-mission-control-center-reopens-scn-trnd/index.html
thank you for the link Linda!
Amazing photos❤️❤️
Exceptional gallery, Wayne, and wonderful tribute!!
thank you Donna!
A wonderful tribute to the astronauts who landed on the moon, and remarkable photography to complement that achievement.
thank you Jennie. It all seemed perfect! I love my eagles and have hundreds of shots of them and the moon. The statement “The Eagle has landed” is a very famous statement!
Yes it is! I remember it like it was yesterday, glued to my black and white TV. Eagles represent so much. They are beautiful.
it,they and you are all beautiful!
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Wayne – I was looking for a page one of “The Detroit News” to use in my blog post about the moon landing and saw this info – you have to scroll down a little, but you’ll see the specifications of the camera settings for the photographs taken, film, what kind of camera, what became of the camera and how much it was – wow to that fact considering it was 50 years ago. I thought you’d find it interesting:
https://hangwithbigpictureframing.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/color-photos-from-the-moon-shocking-2/
so they left the camera because it might have contamination but brought hundreds of pounds of rocks back?
I’ve used that camera before and that film. Great choices!
Yes, I thought that was odd too, especially since it cost so much – that’s a lot of $ now, but especially then. And what about the moon dust on their boots/spacesuits? Did you use that camera in conjunction with geology studies/job or just for general shoots or as a hobby?
my photographic teacher owned one. I used it a few times
Wonderful tribute to the moon landing Wayne.
thank you Jet!
Wow, beautiful images!
thank you!
I love the silhouette against the moon! Great shot! 🙂
thank you,that eagle/moon sequence has to be the best I’ve done. Everything just came together for that one!
Yeah true…great thought though! 😊
why did you delete your website?
These pictures are amazing!
thank you Rob,shooting the moon with my eagle friends is a science in its self! I get very few opportunities.