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Greatest Moon documentary


.. because this is about how this was accomplished, not how it played out. To me it's surprising why still in today's America people don't appreciate the genius that made this accomplishment possible and rather credit JFK with something. This was monumental, unsurpassed by anything before or since, greatest human technological achievement and yet, it's side-lined so very often. Every american should know that while Armstrong may be a genuine hero, since he put his life on the line, the bigger heroes, in my mind, are the geniuses who fixed unprecedented problems with so very little digital help at their disposal. I'm an IT engineer and whoever else is knows that the foundation of modern Computer Science, that made everything else possible today in IT, were laid with the beginning of the space programs. I praise you unsung heroes and envy you all Americans who lived such marvelous times.

PS: why is this UK made and not US made?

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It's really a companion to "In the Shadow of the Moon" from the same crew essentially, which was told from the point of view of the astronauts. I'd put both that film and this series together as one large documentary that stands far above others.

-drl

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Brits have a strong following in the US space program. Might be part of the reason for it to have been produced there. There space society's have some brilliant ideas for getting humans back into proper space. Not just knocking about in Earth's orbit for 40 more decades.
I'm kind of with you on your thoughts. I do not believe the astronauts can have too much praise but I strongly believe names like John Aaron and Gene Kranz should be household names as well. And that people should know more things like Buzz having his doctorate from MIT. They weren't just test pilots. They became so much more during the space race.
You'd appreciate my car tags. Here in the US you can pay a bit more to have your plates spell out something. Mine says SCE 2 AUX in honor of some sharp thinking by John Aaron, quick recall by Alan Bean and a steady hand on the abort button by the late and always great Pete Conrad.

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