Tense, Ecstatic, and a Few More Adjectives

But not all of them were printable.

You know that they knew their lives would be intrusively examined before and after Apollo, but don't you bet there were plenty of times when the "space families" wished they could just let out with a burp or a cuss word, unwatched?

This article 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.

  

Dressing Up for Halloween

This cartoon ran in the August 11, 1969 Examiner-Enterprise of Bartlesville, OK:

... But I think it's good for masquerade time too, dontcha think?  See ya next week.

  

The Return of Zond!

Just in time for Halloween, a scary-sounding space traveler:'

At least I think "Zond" sounds scary ...  (It's from the August 15, 1969 Tulsa World).

Remember, It Isn't Possible

At least that's what folks said awhile ago.

... As cited in this article from the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World.  What do you think?

  

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!

  

How Do You Guard Against the Unknown?

You'll find out in this article from the July 25, 1969 Time.

See ya next Monday.

  

Neither Planned nor Unplanned

... That's a government employee for ya!

This is from the August 13, 1969 Tulsa World.

Here's what Time had to say about Armstrong's words.  See you next Monday!

  

Two Kids Thinking

The above photo of Buzz Aldrin's kid is from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

And the above pic is of Neil Armstrong's brother, from the Tulsa World of July 22, 1969.

Keep thinking deep patriotic thoughts, fellow Moon Mavens!  See you next Monday.

  

Moon Walk Under Discussion

According to this article from the August 15, 1969 Tulsa World ...

In mine own opinion, an after-banquet rubber-chicken speech in no wise could adequately cover the implications of our steps on the Moon!

Make up your own list, and I'll see you next week!

  

Come Get Yer Moon Section, Right Hyar!

Yup, it's the "The Moon" section from TIME, August 1, 1969:

(After the above brief visit to Mission Control, that is,)

And a "primo passo" to you, big fella!  See you next Monday.

  

What Would Troy Say Now?

 ...About the scheduled-for-today launch of NASA's Moon rocket Artemis 1!?!

This article is from the July 20, 1969 Tulsa World, where Troy Gordon was a fixture for over two decades.

See you next week!

  

53 Years Ago Today

Yep, this article is from the August 22, 1969 Tulsa World.

I wonder if those guys at Mobil in Dallas have figured everything out yet?

See you next week!

  

Not Just a Tulsa Dream!

This July 22, 1969 article from the Tulsa World mentions a 1961 conference in T-Town, called "the First National Conference on Peaceful Uses of Space."

Wish I coulda been there!  Were any of you there?

See you next week.

Mysteries Solved, Questions Raised

Here are a couple of pages from the August 1, 1969 issue of Time:

See you next Monday with more mysteries.

  

Politicians Blather as Apollo 11 Makes History

As you know, whenever something big happens, society must validate it by asking supposedly important people for their opinion. After a time, the important people fade away, and are only remembered by the fact that they talked about the "something big" which happened.

Hmm ... was that their plan all along?

Read over the above article from the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World.  Maybe you know who some of these guys are -- but I sure don't recognize any names!

See you next week.  By then you'll have forgotten about me too!

  

Please Join Me in a Bask!

As you can read in this article from the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World, we had a lot to bask about!

And don't miss the tiny sidebar about some new Peruvian citizens named Selena and Neil.  I wonder how they turned out!  See you next Monday.

  

"Harsh Beauty" 53 Years Ago

These pages are the "color section" of Time mag's August 8, 1969 issue.

We went there once.  By golly, I wish we'd go back!  See you next week.

Just a Preview, Mind You

This is from the July 20, 1969 Tulsa World.

See you next Monday for a big ol' mess o' stuff

  

Something to Cheer About!

From the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World, comes an editorial to remind us there's still plenty to cheer about in this world.

Happy Fourth of July!

  

See you next Monday!