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Old 12-07-2009, 09:45 PM
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Superb series "Moon Machines"

My little brother called tonight and toldme about a fantastic series of shows recorded some time ago that he's now found on YouTube.

Whereas most moon-related TV shows concerned themselves with the mission, the people and the moon, few are dedicated to the development of the machinery itself. This series, simply titled "Moon Machines" has appeared on YouTube and addresses five different machines, and each is broken into 5 or so parts each about 9 minutes long.

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...rch_type=&aq=f

Moon Machines - Saturn V
Moon Machines - Command Module
Moon Machines - Lunar Module
Moon Machines - Lunar Rover
Moon Machines - Navigation Computer

Brilliant!!!!
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Old 13-07-2009, 01:07 AM
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Just watched the Command Module one.
Wow! That brought back memories.
I've put them in Favorites.
Thanks Chris.
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Old 13-07-2009, 09:12 AM
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Good shows, hey Molly!

I seem to have forgotten one:

Moon Machines - Spacesuit

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Thanks Chris
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Chris, thanks for the links. I had a look at the user's Youtube playlist and there is also some other very interesting "space" stuff.

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Old 13-07-2009, 04:40 PM
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I've just watched the Navigation Computer and Spacesuit episode sets. Great stuff - how innovative these people were - even under the deadline and budgetary pressure they were subjected to. The things they were asked to provide...they had to first invent. Ultra-cool.
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Kewl ! I watched all of the rover ones as soon as you posted this last night, awesome stuff. There was such a rush of technology in this era.
My kids can't believe what was done 40 years ago.
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BTW Chris, I got to sit in a Gemini capsule while it was on display at the science show here in Melbourne in about 1971. This and holding a moon rock in my hand really buggered up my life
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9mins each?
Damn. Short enough to tempt me, long enough to frustrate me. Will take me around 90mins to download each one of those
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BTW Chris, I got to sit in a Gemini capsule while it was on display at the science show here in Melbourne in about 1971. This and holding a moon rock in my hand really buggered up my life
Excellent David It's something you remember forever. I, too, had a similar experiance at the Smithsonian in D.C. a few years back when they were allowing visitors to stick their heads inside the Apollo 11 CM. Normally it is shielded from the public behind perspex. It still smelled of cordite.
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