We Have Achieved Transmission

... But it wasn't easy, according to this article in the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

The final paragraph compares the "brilliant, high-resolution" broadcasts from Apollo 11 to the "jerky, snowy" video provided by Apollo 7.  Don't forget that the video footage we see from 1969, which makes some roll their eyes in disgust at its low-fi, was a high achievement for its time.  Who knows in what ways future generations will look down their noses on this year's 4K, stereo-in-your-nose, smell-eriffic tech?

See you Monday, we've only a few posts left before running out!

  

Double-Timing It

This came from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

Somebody can tell me if this prognostication ever took place.  Did Apollo 12 really spend twice the time on the Moon than 11 did?

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Reporting In

This article from the August 12, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise tells you the straight poop about the Moon shot, straight from the astronauts' mouths:

Of course, the PRIVATE report, about the green cheese and the Moon Maidens, is still under lock and key.

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In 1969 Dollars!

In this article from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World, we learn all about the disposable economy.

Just so ya know, a million bucks of trash in 1969 would be worth $7,974,114.44 today.

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