Comments on: Apollo 11, launched July 16, 1969 http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/8049.html Some Chicago Boyz know each other from student days at the University of Chicago. Others are Chicago boys in spirit. The blog name is also intended as a good-humored gesture of admiration for distinguished Chicago boys including those pictured above. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:43:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim Bennett http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/8049.html/comment-page-1#comment-324915 Jim Bennett Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:42:37 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=8049#comment-324915 Armstrong had been chosen to set foot on the Moon first specifically because he was the civilian, rather than Aldrin, who was a military officer. They should have sent Aldrin down first to make the claim, since he was an officer of the government, whereas Armstrrong was merely an employee. They could have done what Byrd did in Antarctica -- he made a territorial claim on Marie Byrd Land, but the US then put the claim in abeyance pending a general international settlement of claims of Antarctica. One of the reasons we did that was because Nazi Germany was sending epeditions and we were afraid that they might claim the area first. Now that would have made a great Indiana Jones movie -- Indy fighting mean Nazis in Antarctica. Along with some babe who looks good in a parka. Armstrong had been chosen to set foot on the Moon first specifically because he was the civilian, rather than Aldrin, who was a military officer. They should have sent Aldrin down first to make the claim, since he was an officer of the government, whereas Armstrrong was merely an employee. They could have done what Byrd did in Antarctica — he made a territorial claim on Marie Byrd Land, but the US then put the claim in abeyance pending a general international settlement of claims of Antarctica. One of the reasons we did that was because Nazi Germany was sending epeditions and we were afraid that they might claim the area first.

Now that would have made a great Indiana Jones movie — Indy fighting mean Nazis in Antarctica. Along with some babe who looks good in a parka.

]]> By: Laura(southernxyl) http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/8049.html/comment-page-1#comment-324890 Laura(southernxyl) Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:32:34 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=8049#comment-324890 Nobody else remembers where they were? Damn I'm old. Nobody else remembers where they were?

Damn I’m old.

]]> By: Laura(southernxyl) http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/8049.html/comment-page-1#comment-324854 Laura(southernxyl) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:55:25 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=8049#comment-324854 I remember watching Armstrong step onto the surface of the moon, on TV. I was 8 years old, and I remember that we had a gravel driveway at the time and I was unfemininely running trucks around in roads I had made. My mother made me come inside and watch it, and I did, on one foot so to speak, because I was busy; when it was over I went back outside to my trucks. Coincidentally, I was just telling my tech about this today. Did not realize the anniversary was upon us. How cool. Looking back to my own daughter's elementary school years, I think kids are more plugged in now to current events than I was. My Weekly Reader was pretty much my only source of information. I remember watching Armstrong step onto the surface of the moon, on TV. I was 8 years old, and I remember that we had a gravel driveway at the time and I was unfemininely running trucks around in roads I had made. My mother made me come inside and watch it, and I did, on one foot so to speak, because I was busy; when it was over I went back outside to my trucks.

Coincidentally, I was just telling my tech about this today. Did not realize the anniversary was upon us. How cool.

Looking back to my own daughter’s elementary school years, I think kids are more plugged in now to current events than I was. My Weekly Reader was pretty much my only source of information.

]]> By: Stan http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/8049.html/comment-page-1#comment-324850 Stan Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:15:58 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=8049#comment-324850 You can follow a real time reenactment at http://wechoosethemoon.org with the original NASA audio and video. You can follow a real time reenactment at http://wechoosethemoon.org with the original NASA audio and video.

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