Beware of Fake Moon Dust!

And don't buy Neil Armstrong's dandruff, either!  See you next Monday.  Until then, check out these articles about creating fake moon dust on purpose:

From nasa.gov

From space.om

Suing over moon dust

Auctioned moon dust

To the moon, baby!

  

We Work with Apollo, So Buy Our Products!

These two ads from the September 12, 1969 issue of Time are only two of the myriads of self-pufferies by many of the companies which either provided tech or advice to Apollo ... or companies which, like the "official sponsors" of sports teams nowadays, bought their way in.

Now, General Dynamic has a valid trumpet to toot.

Rand McNally is more of a stretch, although they did print (in 1968) an "official" map of the moon, which I'll share in due time.

See you next Monday with something mundane or momentous, but definitely of lunar importance! 

  

TV Guide Covers Viewers' Reaction to the Moon Landing

From the August 27, 1967 TV Guide:

An ad from the same issue:

The films were not seen on TV because in 1969 we saw only video from the cameras pre-prepared for video uplink to Earth.  Armstrong and Aldrin took film in their own mission cameras.

Here are some more Moon letters from the next week's issue, on August 3rd:

See you next Monday for more lunar enlightenment, fellow Moon mavens!

  

It's a Dead Moon, But Full of Spirit!

From the August 8, 1969 Tulsa World:

See you next Moon-Day!