Danish toymakers LEGO built a life-size astronaut in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. The effort took 30,000 bricks and more than 300 hours.
As millions around the world watched the first lunar landing attempt, the employees at NASA's mission control center in Houston held their breaths as they closely monitored the descent of the Apollo Lunar Module.
"Our final training run, we exercised those alarms," Kranz told ABC News Senior Transportation Correspondent David Kerley."I always go back and I think what we would have done if we had seen those for the first time." "I think many Americans sometime in their life have driven when the gas gauge in the car reached empty," Kranz said."That was the condition that we were on."
"Roger, Tranquility," CAPCOM said."We copy you on the ground. You've got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Looking Back At Apollo 11, 50 Years LaterProject Apollo was a complex project for NASA that spanned decades. Here's a look back from different angles from Forbes staffers and contributors.
Read more »
Looking Back At Apollo 11, 50 Years LaterProject Apollo was a complex project for NASA that spanned decades. Here's a look back from different angles from Forbes staffers and contributors.
Read more »
“The Kennedy Machine Buried What Really Happened”: Revisiting Chappaquiddick, 50 Years LaterThere aren’t many people alive who witnessed Chappaquiddick firsthand. Those who did recall how Ted Kennedy escaped punishment—and how Mary Jo Kopechne’s story was overshadowed.
Read more »
Readers remember the historic moon landing, 50 years laterRegardless of their age or where they were in the world that day, the moon landing left a lasting impression on many of those who followed along as Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the lunar surface. These are their stories:
Read more »
Explainer: NASA aims to build on moon as a way station for MarsTo some - including the U.S. President Donald Trump - returning to the moon didn’t sound ambitious. But it’s now being seen as a testbed for Mars
Read more »