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AKA · 07-20-2004, 04:21 PM

Planetarium Observes Apollo 11 Anniversary

By Beverley Wang
The Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. - Thirty-five years ago, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module and onto the moon, marking the climax of the U.S.-Soviet space race with the words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

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Today, rovers scour Mars' surface, a craft orbits Saturn, astronauts live on the International Space Station and satellites dot outer space like flies.

Tuesday, Concord's Christa McAuliffe Planetarium feted Apollo 11's achievement with an all-day celebration of space exploration. Hundreds of children were there, many lining up to get an autograph from a real astronaut.

"Teachers you meet often, but astronauts, it's not very often," said 10-year-old Riley Maynard of Durham, who was first to get her notebook signed by Jay Buckey, a Dartmouth faculty member who orbited the earth aboard the Columbia spacecraft in 1998.

These children weren't born when the lunar craft landed on July 20, 1969, and their parents may be too young to remember.

But Vinnie Devino does. Devino, 69, is a retired aerospace engineer who worked on the lunar module.

"The Russians had basically outshone us," said Devino, referring to the Soviets' 1961 feat of sending the first human into space. "There was a matter of national pride involved ... we were in a race with Russia to get to the moon, and now a lot of that competitiveness has been removed."

Devino said a shift in the 1970s to space exploration using robots cooled the public's interest in space travel. He said schools should push the sciences more strongly to encourage young people to consider working in the aerospace industry.

"All sorts of things that people use daily really were started by our investment in space," said Buckey, the astronaut. "We need to make new investments in order to have the technology for the future."

AKA · 07-20-2004, 04:24 PM

"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."--President John F. Kennedy, 1962

AKA · 07-20-2004, 04:29 PM

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AKA · 07-20-2004, 04:30 PM

Neil Armstrong took some great pictures up there.

AKA · 07-20-2004, 04:31 PM

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07-20-2004, 04:21 PM	#1
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	35 years ago today... Planetarium Observes Apollo 11 Anniversary By Beverley Wang The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. - Thirty-five years ago, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module and onto the moon, marking the climax of the U.S.-Soviet space race with the words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." You can buy low-priced PCs, but should you? We rank the top value PCs, and grade manufacturers' service and reliability. Today, rovers scour Mars' surface, a craft orbits Saturn, astronauts live on the International Space Station and satellites dot outer space like flies. Tuesday, Concord's Christa McAuliffe Planetarium feted Apollo 11's achievement with an all-day celebration of space exploration. Hundreds of children were there, many lining up to get an autograph from a real astronaut. "Teachers you meet often, but astronauts, it's not very often," said 10-year-old Riley Maynard of Durham, who was first to get her notebook signed by Jay Buckey, a Dartmouth faculty member who orbited the earth aboard the Columbia spacecraft in 1998. These children weren't born when the lunar craft landed on July 20, 1969, and their parents may be too young to remember. But Vinnie Devino does. Devino, 69, is a retired aerospace engineer who worked on the lunar module. "The Russians had basically outshone us," said Devino, referring to the Soviets' 1961 feat of sending the first human into space. "There was a matter of national pride involved ... we were in a race with Russia to get to the moon, and now a lot of that competitiveness has been removed." Devino said a shift in the 1970s to space exploration using robots cooled the public's interest in space travel. He said schools should push the sciences more strongly to encourage young people to consider working in the aerospace industry. "All sorts of things that people use daily really were started by our investment in space," said Buckey, the astronaut. "We need to make new investments in order to have the technology for the future." Attached Images

07-20-2004, 04:24 PM	#2
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."--President John F. Kennedy, 1962 Attached Images

07-20-2004, 04:29 PM	#3
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	. Attached Images

07-20-2004, 04:30 PM	#4
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Neil Armstrong took some great pictures up there. Attached Images

07-20-2004, 04:31 PM	#5
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	.. Attached Images