[219/365] Apollo 11

[cosmolinguist]

Andrew and I made the concerted effort necessary these days to go out somewhere for fun at the same time, and he deferred to my choice of movie that's on at the cinema: Apollo 11.

For once I was the one doing the splaining on the way home on the bus, and Andrew could only get a word in edgewise when he told me a bit of 60s-music trivia about a Monkees connection. And I asked him about computers, because I read this the other day.

I've read so much about early NASA lately. As well as all the articles about the fiftieth anniversary of the first Moon landing, I let the date influence the Audible book I got last month, In the Shadow of the Moon, which I'm still working on. I'm up to about Apollo 7 now.

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[raino]

It was a superbly interesting documentary! And thrilling, even though it was obvious how it's going to end. I could have done with a bit less suspense-soundtrack music but that's a really minor complaint.

Have you read Ignition! by John D Clark? It's about developing rocket fuels, and even though most of the chemistry flies way above my level, it's so exciting to read for the sheer love and excitement the author pours into the text.

[cosmolinguist]

I loved how compelling it was! I know so many things about this, down to who peed first on the Moon and I've memorized some of the astronaut/mission control dialogue around the landing because it's in a song I love. And yet still I was actually holding my breath for long periods of time coming up to the landing here. :) I was even telling myself "this is ridiculous, you know what happens" but I was just swept away by how it was presented. I was having so much fun.

I thought the music was a little intrusive too, although I think I could've been happy if it'd just been quieter in the mix at the dramatic points.

[raino]

Ooh! I admire that you have memorized some of the dialogue! I’m quite into the Apollo project but have not yet reached that level ( I can quote bits of Kennedy’s Moon speech - i heard speech karaoke exists and I so wanna do that!)

[raino]

Greetings from Worldcon, I attended panel discussion ’Alternate Apollos’ about various what-if scenarios - I’m pretty sure you would have enjoyed it!

[cosmolinguist]

That sounds like So Very My Kind of Thing. :) Thank you for thinking of me!

[cosmolinguist]

Oh that sounds great! I have so many opinions about what-ifs for Apollo. I'm still grumpy that we didn't get spaceplanes. :)

[raino]

it was, my only regret is I did not take more notes, I find a lot of stuff already slipping from my mind... someone I talked with had taped all the program items they went to, and initially that sounded nuts, but now I have to admit I'd like to listen o the apollo discussion once more.