Happy Birthday Apollo 11

[Gomez Adams]

Apollo 11 launched on this day in 1969.

Generation Apollo: Coming of age inside America's space race

Armstrong, Aldrin, Lovell and more: their names fill the pages of history books. But rarely has the story been told by those who grew up in it. This is the history of the space race as seen by 11 children of those brave, pioneering Apollo astronauts and NASA flight directors.

www.cnn.com

 

[Zeedox]

I remember being glued to the TV with each telecast; from lift-off to splashdown.

 

[Gomez Adams]

I was just one and a half years old.

 

[Zeedox]

I was 9. I had been seeing rocket launches since I was born. By the time of Apollo 11, I had fully digested Star Trek, Capt Scarlett, The Thunderbirds and a host of other Sci-Fi movies.

 

[Gomez Adams]

One of the few memories I have of my father was we lived for a time at Coco Beach, Florida. We could sit outside and watch rockets going up from time to time.

 

[Zeedox]

One of the few memories I have of my father was we lived for a time at Coco Beach, Florida. We could sit outside and watch rockets going up from time to time.

Where's that jealous emote....