How Long Will YOUR Footprints Last?

We can always hope that our metaphorical footprints in the world will be a positive influence after we've left this Earth.  But these guys' literal footprints might have a longer shelf life!

This clipping is from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

So as you sojourn through this here world, tread lightly!  See you next Monday.

  

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.

See you next week!

  

That's a Rich One!

From the August 4, 1969 Newsweek, here's a one-pager from scientist Robert Jastrow about how he hoped the world would derive benefits from Apollo research.

He was right about some of this.  Here's a 2022 article covering the topic.  Another survey says, "Econometric studies estimate that Apollo returned five to seven dollars to the United States' economy for every dollar invested in it." source

So, there are some upsides to learning things.  Students, take note!

  

More Hope, Less Skepticism Please!

From the July 25, 1969 TIME mag:

And we're still waiting for that whole "Mars and Beyond" thing!

  

Shame-Faced Trekkies

I mean, REALLY!

They should be ashamed!

This squib is from the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World.

  

Priorities and Spin-Offs

That's what these pages from Time's August 1, 1969 issue discuss.

See you next Monday, fellow splashers.

  

Is the Moon Mine? It SHOULD Be One

Have we staked our claim yet?

Read this article from the August 4, 1969 Newsweek and decide for yourself.  You can read more about Dr Eugene Shoemaker here.

See you next week!

  

We're Still Waiting on That Whole Go-to-Mars Thing!

This is from the August 20, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

Forget the flying cars!  I wanna go to Mars!  How 'bout you?

Think about that until next Monday's post!

  

Exciting Flips

This is from the August 13, 1969 Tulsa World.

Those flips would be less exciting if the critter had passengers, I'll bet!

  

Getcher Own Miniplanet Right Hyar, Folks!

From the Tulsa World of August 23, 1969:

Don't sneeze on the asteroid Geographos, they say.  You might catch your death!

See you next Monday!

 

We're Supposed to Be on Mars!

 From the August 20, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise:

See you next week!

  

The Emerging Face of the Moon -- Peek-a-Boo!

From the August 8, 1969 Time Magazine:

See you next week!

  

Salute to the Loneliest Man in the Universe

One of our Space-Age heroes, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, died April 28.  The title of today's blog post certainly applied to him as he piloted Columbia while Aldrin and Armstrong descended to land on the Moon.

This article is from the August 18, 1969 Tulsa World.

See you next Monday!

  

LOOK Magazine: Apollo and Beyond!

From the July 15, 1969 Look:

I don't have access to a large scanner.  Hence the cobbled-together images seen above.  My apologies to any offended sensibilities.

This is an elsewhere-sourced view of the complete Rockwell NASA-rama.

See you next Monday!  Until then, Merry Christmas to all of you on the Good Earth!

   

No Longer Vassals?

From the August 3, 1969 Tulsa World, we learn that Apollo has vanquished superstition!

Yeah, right (insert "fail" trombone sound effect).

Sometimes I think space is the most wondrous adventure EVER.  Then I look at how we treat each other on Earth and think of how CS Lewis feared mankind exporting his hatefulness out into the rest of the universe.  

What do YOU think?  See you back here on Monday, I hope!

  

Space Station Above the Moon? If Only!

This bit of speculation was printed in the Tulsa World on that magic Sunday, July 20, 1969.

I know I would have loved to see such a thing!  (as shown on TV, of course)

See you next Monday!

Our Journey Begins!

I was twelve years old in July 1969.  Like most American kids, I was surrounded by the impetus of our nation's race into space.  And I was thrilled that mankind's journey to the Moon would happen in my lifetime!

I assembled a scrapbook.

And my (still) unironic self created a heroic splash page!

Besides the dozens of articles glued into its construction-paper pages, I have another couple of dozen newspaper clippings just TOO BIG to cut-and-paste into the scrapbook.  Most of my sources were the Examiner-Enterprise of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and the Tulsa World.

We've also got some multi-page excerpts from newsmagazines like Time, Newsweek, and Life.

Not everything is limited to Apollo.  There'll be some considerations of space shuttles and other planets, too -- all as covered by the news outlets of the time.

With over 100 images to share, I promise to make one new post every Monday, until I run out!  (That's MOON-DAY for us Baby Boomers!)  These posts will not be made in chronological sequence.

Thanks to the immortality of the interwebs, folks a zillion Moon-Days from now will be able to appreciate the awe, the grandeur, and sometime silliness of America's dash to the Moon ... and a few steps beyond.

Like the human condition, there's human interest, science, and tomfoolery in these here images.  That's humanity for ya!

See you next Moon-Day.