> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Bob Sullivan > > Frank, > Good, then we're agreed. > (Good thing Bob W's asleep.) > (I'm sure he'll have something to say...) Regards, Bob S. >
were I awake in this sea of tranquility I call home I would remind you that British Space Exploration is the Envy of the World. <http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/British_Moon-landing> <http://www.britain-in-space.co.uk/1930/index.html> B > On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:59 PM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Don't be so defensive, Bob. > > > > Did I say there was something wrong with putting your flag all over? > > > > I was responding to John who, if I understood him correctly, seemed > to be saying that the moon landing was not an American event but a > world event, then citing Armstrong's famous "Small step for man" speech > as proof of same because he didn't say "small step for an American." > > > > BTW, I agree with the whole Cold War thing that you raise. Sputnik > and Gagarin humiliated the US. You came from quite a long way behind to > put everything together to make the moon first. > > > > Quite an achievement, really. > > > > But the whole flag waving thing was part of the "putting it to the > Russkies and showing the world who's system is best" extravaganza. And > you had every right to do that. I have no problem with it at all. > > > > :-) > > > > cheers, > > frank > > > > > > > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." > > -- Christopher Hitchens > > > > --- Original Message --- > > > > From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > > Sent: August 28, 2012 8/28/12 > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: OT - Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquility > > > > Lighten up Frank. We paid for it. We got to put our flag on it. > > It was all the completion of the mission Jack Kennedy sent us on. > > And at a time when we were concerned about threats from the USSR, it > > was a signal that we were at parity with our opponents. > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 9:48 PM, [email protected] > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Armstrong didn't have to speak of America and the United States. > That big flag he or Buzz planted on the lunar surface said all that > needed to be said. As did the Stars and Stripes on their spacesuits, > the LEM, the capsule and the huge USA strategically placed on the > Saturn booster that scrolled past the TV camera affixed to the gantry > for that dramatic liftoff shot. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> frank > >> > >> > >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." > >> -- Christopher Hitchens > >> > >> --- Original Message --- > >> > >> From: John Sessoms <[email protected]> > >> Sent: August 28, 2012 8/28/12 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: RE: OT - Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquility > >> > >> From: "knarftheriault > >> > >>> Other such landmark events are hearing the news of JFK's > >>> assassination, the first space shuttle blowing up and 9/11. And > yes, > >>> I know exactly where I was when I heard of those things. > >>> > >>> To make reference to another thread, interesting that all those are > >>> American events yet they are etched on the consciousness of a > >>> Canadian. Goes to show, eh? > >> > >> Not just Canada. > >> > >> One of the images from 9/11 that will forever remain indelibly > etched > >> upon my memory is the expressions on the faces of some pedestrians > on > >> a Paris street as they press against the glass of what is apparently > >> an appliance store selling televisions. You can see a reflection in > >> the glass of the TV screen showing the twin towers with flames > >> exploding out the side of the building, so you know what they're > seeing. > >> > >> Armstrong spoke of Man and Mankind, not of America & the United > States. > >> I think these events are remembered worldwide because they shadowed > >> the hopes & dreams of all, not just those of us who live here in > North America. > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
