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Re: Apollo 11 40th Anniversary.
We have about 40 people remaining in Bethpage here who worked on the Lunar Modules and we've been having different events all week. Saturday is a dinner for anyone who worked on the Lunar Module program at the Cradle of Aviation museum where one of the original LEMs (LM-13) is on display. They had an open house this past weekend for Northrop Grumman families and I saw a lot of retirees I used to work with volunteering at the museum.
They stepped out onto another world about 11pm EST. Regular bedtime was probably 9pm for most of us in those days. 
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_11i_Timeline.htm
My friends, family, and I all watched together as much of the mission as we could on a 13" black and white TV.
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Last edited by Mark McLeod : 22-07-2009 at 18:34.
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