Happy Apollo 11 Day 20JUL69

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Happy Apollo 11 Day 20JUL69

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I think it was late in the evening of July 20 in the US but the early hours of 21st July in the UK
I sat up and watched every minute of the live television broadcast
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My gosh, was it that long ago? I was 5......
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Thinking it was 3:18pm EDT where I live.
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PaulBradley wrote:My gosh, was it that long ago? I was 5......
I was minus 4!!. :ha: :lol:
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I didn't bother to watch it as I knew I'd be going up myself four months later... :roll: :ha:
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An inspiring day for many people, and an achievement that has not really been surpassed in my opinion
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