Contribute to Your Apollo Memories Book

For many of us, July 1969 was a very historic time, when we were actually able to watch two men set foot on a celestial body other than ours. Yes, I realize there are some of you who were either too young, or not born yet, which is why Skyscrapers, Inc., is asking all who do remember that time to give us remembrances of that time. Here is mine:

I had always wanted to be an astronomer, and enrolled in RIJC (yes, I know, it’s CCRI, but for us who went to the school in its early days, it will always be “rejec”) for their astronomy classes. Unfortunately, the professor’s sabbatical and course conflicts resulted in my having to concentrate in physics instead, so the summer of 1969 was my graduation from there and my awaiting to go to Illinois. You might say watching the Moon landing on July 20th was what truly cemented my desire to be a part of the astronomical community. In all the years since, I have never regretted my decision. It led me to go to places never before dreamed of, and to meet people from around the world.

Now that you have learned a bit about the result of my television watching 50 years, ago, let’s hear about yours. Surprisingly, other organizations, including the Planetary Society, seem to have taken our lead, and the interest in this appears to be strong.

Also, as we have mentioned, please write your memories and send them to Jim Hendrickson. He will collate them, along with images of any memorabilia you might have, into a booklet for, not only those who didn’t, or were too young to watch it, but will be ready to read by future generations.