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I convinced Mum I was too sick that Monday to go to school (I was 15)I wanted to watch the complete coverage from 9am on TV.
I was glued all day to the screen and watched till the coverage finished, I think around 5 - 6pm.
I can't remember if it was that day or during one of the other Apollo missions, where I took my tiny 40mm telescope and looked at the Moon, knowing without doubt, humans were on it, there WAS life on another planet.
The following day at school the Teacher called me to his desk and looked at me menacingly. He asked me one question, he said; "Ï don't care that you were off sick yesterday, I just want to know one thing; did you watch the Moon landing?!"
I beamed and replied Yes Sir!
He smiled contentedly and waved me back to my desk.
I still have the original 1969 Sydney Morning Hearald Apollo 11 souvenirs and have since met 3 of the Apollo moonwalkers.
I look forward to the time when we can once again look at the Moon through our eyepieces and know people are there....
Cheers
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