Heads UP James May on the Moon

[supernova1965]

James May on the Moon (http://www.yourtv.com.au/program/james-may-on-the-moon/239026/)






7.30pm - 8.30pm
SBS ONE
Tonight

ALT. TIMES

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With his unique blend of energy and enquiry, James May takes an exhilarating look at the historic moon missions. Four decades ago, James sat in his family sitting room watching Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin take man's first steps on the moon. The subject has remained a fascination, and now he travels to America to meet three men who have walked on the moon, to discover how it felt and learn how 1960s technology managed to produce the most incredible machines in aviation history.

[GrampianStars]

Loved the U2 flight! to the edge of space 70K ft :thumbsup:

[astronut]

Absolutely jaw dropping..:eyepop::eyepop:
Having the opportunity to speak to 3 of only 9 surviving Apollo astronauts would be the ultimate though.:)
I would love to spend time with them, they are living treasures.

[Benno18]

I was amazed at the amount of equipment on the Saturn V that needed to fire at the same time for them to lift off. Just in one of the shots there must have been thousands of things!!!!!!!!

And when they spotted the airline in the sky which was the same distance to the plane as it would have been if they were on the ground. Just put it into perspective.

[Suzy]

Thanks for the heads up Warren, that was a great watch. Seeing the U2 footage was :eyepop:.

[astroron]

Suzy,it sounds like it was a good program:)
I may get to see it "Later Ron";)

[seeker372011]

caught the last half-super programme

Narayan

[M54]

Oh I missed it.
But I'm going to watch it online in the morning with my brekky.

Here it is, for anyone else that missed it.

http://www.streetfire.net/video/james-may-on-the-moon-part-12_691392.htm

:)

[Suzy]

Thanks so much for the link Molly as I only caught the last half hour on tv. Guess I'll be watching (like you) over brekky myself. :D

[acropolite]

I missed the first couple of minutes. I was aware of, but hadn't really considered, the G forces they had to endure over the first couple of minutes of flight. I think the figure mentioned was over 5G for 2 and a half minutes. That would tough, even lying on your back.