Soldato
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Seems to be a fair bit on the BBC lately mostly on Four i.e. documentaries etc. Watched a fair few lately. Unless you're anti/don't watch then its just the usual guff on the satellite/cable channels.
The local library has fished out an ancient model of a Saturn V rocket and placed it on display after it's presumably been sitting in a cubboard for 40+ years with dust to match.
Not sure if its apathy or just that there seems to be a different anniversary of something or other every week nowadays.
My memory of the landing is very, very hazy, but my childhood was one long WW2 or space adventure. My Dad got me up very early as he was getting ready to go out on an early shift, and I remember being sat in front of the grainy B&W picture, but no other details. I was 6 and probably having an asthma attack though... it was my main pre-occupation in those days, when I wasn't making Lego rockets (out of proper Lego bits, none of yer fancy dedicated shapes nonsense!)
I don't remember any of it though my mother said they all watched it avidly on TV and apparently I was there. I do remember it must have been the early 70's my grandma pointing out the full moon in the sky and saying that men were walking on there this moment, that one does stick in my memory can remember it as clear as anything. Appropriately enough on the day when i heard Neil Armstrong had died there was a very clear view of the full moon that evening, have to admit I did give a salute to his memory.
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