Todays washington journal in conjunction with American History tv will focus on this historic event and its influence on modern life. For the next three hours, where live from the national air and space museum from washington, d. C. Knowan call us and let us your impressions of apollo 11 if you watched the moon landing. 202 7488000 for all others 202 7488001. Panwj yourst cs thoughts and impressions. You can do the same on facebook. Com cspan. Based here from the national air and space museum. A couple of facts about the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission. It was Neil Armstrong, buzz aldrin, and Michael Collins the team for that day. The launch took place july 16, 1969. 20,moon landing on july 1969. Step by Neil Armstrong at about 10 4 56 p. M. On july 20. About 10 56 p. M. On july 20. Astronauts returning to earth on july 24, 1969. We will talk more about the historical significance and what it means for spaceflight today. O. Will hear from you to if you watched the moon landin
Stand out to you. When a person says, where were you when . An awful lot of great breaks in my life. But the ones related to apollo 11 was the day that i got the assignment to do the landing phase. Cliff charlesworth was the lead flight director. Responsibilities of the lead flight director is to identify which flight director is going to cover which phase of the mission. And im moving in. This was the First Mission where, in apollo, where charlesworth and myself were actually coming back together again. You had probably the three most experienced people at the consul. It was a question of who is going to get to do what . He had been to the moon a couple times. And i had the lunar module experience. You had no particular driver that says this person ought to be doing this phase of the mission. I was division chief at that time. Really on top of this, but nailed down who was going to do what. Think theres any question. Everybody wanted to do something for the first time. The beauty of t
Program legacy and the impact on todays politics, diplomacy, foreign policy, and space initiatives. Air andian National Space museum, the state department, and the George Washington University Space policy institute cohosted this event. Welcome. To seeruly a thrill space diplomacy draw such a wonderful crowd. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. Im a historian of science and technology and a curator at the Smithsonian National air and base museum for the apollo spacecraft collection. 50 years ago this week, the answered a call to land humans on the moon within a decade in return them safely back to earth. Percentage of the population followed the flight than any previous events in human history. After their flight, the astronauts toward over 20 countries. President nixon proclaimed them the best possible ambassadors america could have on this earth. Today, we are looking back and asking what was the political and Foreign Relations significance of the apollo program, and what
Smithsonian air and space space, in the air and medium, cohosted this event. Welcome. To seeruly a pleasure space diplomacy draw such a wonderful crowd. Curator atrian and a the Smithsonian Museum for the apollo space cross collection. 50 years ago, the apollo leveling crew fulfilled present kennedys call to land humans on the mood within a decade and return them safely to earth. Decade andoon than a return them safely to earth. Theeater proportion of population followed their flight than any event in human history. After their flight, astronaut steward over 20 countries. President nixon proclaimed them the best possible ambassadors america could have on earth. Today we are looking back in act king asking what was the political and Foreign Relations significance of the Apollo Program. And what was an enduring legacy . We are also going to look forward questioning how air and space lummis he should inform Foreign Relations today. Shortly, i will give you Historic Context on the role of
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