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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 02:53 PM
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Unedited audio of Armstrong on the Moon (warning: Profanity)
My old colleagues at NASA have forwarded rare unedited audio from Neil Armstrong's famous "First Steps on the Moon" to me. I pass it on to my fellow DU'ers.

http://www.blogjam.com/neil_armstrong/

Please note that in his exuberance, astronaut Armstrong used some language that would make a sailor blush.

Enjoy.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 02:56 PM
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1. Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's what I would be saying! "HOLY F***ING SH*T!!! I AM ON THE F***ING MOON!!!!"
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RobertFrancisK Donating Member (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:01 PM
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2. Gotta love Neil A
And not to mention fellow astronaut John Glenn, did Ohio and the democrats proud. A true American hero.
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zekeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:06 PM
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3. The more I hear about Neil, the more I like him
I'm certain I would've responded a lot more like that and not have offered up something as well-thought out as One small step....
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searchingforlight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:09 PM
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4. Is this for real?
Edited on Fri Aug-29-03 03:10 PM by brigadoon
I hope it is because the choirboy approach never worked for me.

I come from a long line of military pilots and to a man they found the public version a little hard to believe.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:11 PM
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6. Audio from the Onion
Noit's not real but it is real funny.
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:15 PM
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7. Yeah I know. It's hard to believe.
But in the 34 missions I worked at JSC, I never once heard an astronaut curse or swear on air-to-ground audio.

Never once.

And actually, Neil was a choirboy-type. He didn't fit in with the other astros 'cause he was so squeeky clean. But by being squeeky clean, he got the nod from the higher-ups to take the first step on the moon.

Now Buzz Aldrin.............that's a whole different story.
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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:47 PM
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11. Chuck Yeager wasn't impressed w/Armstrong's piloting skills
when he flew with him.

Yeager wasn't the choirboy type, either.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 04:21 PM
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14. Hey XNASA, I always wondered: Is the story about the "Turtle Club" true?
Capcom to astronaut (during broadcast): "Are you a turtle?"
Astronaut: "Your answer is on the other channel"

(For those who don't know: You must answer "You bet your ass I am" immediately upon hearing the question)
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 05:25 PM
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20. The Turtle Club is a real place.
It's a floating bar on Clear Lake in Seabrook, about 2 or 3 miles east of JSC on NASA Rd. 1. We used to live about 4 blocks away.

And yes, if you're a member of the Turtle Club and are asked, "Are you a turtle?" You must answer, "You bet your ass I am."

But I've never heard the Turtle Club story. That doesn't mean it never happened. For an astro to say something like, "Your answer is on the other channel sounds typical for something they'd say if they really didn't want to answer.
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 05:05 PM
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17. Maybe you know
At the splashdown of one of the last Apollo missions (14??) when the scuba divers got to the capsule and hooked up the audio, the astronauts sounded monumentally pissed and upset. The audio quickly had "technical trouble" and was cut.

What really happened?
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 05:35 PM
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21. I'm not sure. Doesn't sound familiar.
But back in the Apollo days, the live feeds where much more "wild" than they are now. Everything is tightly controlled these days. Back then there was only one air-to-ground so whatever happened, happened.

Nowadays, you might hear the CAPCOM say something like, "We're working it, and we'll get back to you.", if they're having a disagreement or a problem. Sometimes code words are planned in advance, or an exchange like "See procedure 661.2". Procedure 661.2 might not mean anything other than, "I know it seems stupid, but try it anyway". Remember, the flight teams and flight crews for any particular mission have been working together for months before a mission ever launches. They all know each other pretty well by the time the mission ever begins.
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 05:43 PM
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22. No, this was waaaay wilder than that
It was badly garbled, sounded like some profanity, something along the lines of...

"What the took you so long, we're in here, get the hatch open, get the hatch open, we're..."

Granted this was a looong time ago, and I was in a noisy restaurant but something sure seemed out of whack.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:10 PM
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5. Okay now explain how the camera got out there
Huh? How is it that the camera not only got to the f**king moon first but it had to 20 yards from the lunar f**king module. Holy Jesus H.Christ in a handbasket was that funny.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 04:14 PM
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13. Camera
The camera that shot the images of Armstrong walking down the step was mounted on the outside of the LEM. The other one was set up by Neil and Buzz after they were fucking walking around the mother fucking moon.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:15 PM
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8. A gem
thanks for the Friday afternoon laugh.
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quispquake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:23 PM
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9. It's a band known as the "Evolution Control Committee"
They have a new CD out on Negativland's 'Seeland's' records...they are a great experimental band!!!

BTW, the cut is called "The F**king Moon"

Check out their site:

<http://evolution-control.com/>

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liberalpress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 03:37 PM
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10. I think..
...the people at "The Onion" ought to be decalred a National Landmark!
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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 04:03 PM
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12. Love it
Thanks XNASA


DDQM
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GregW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 04:57 PM
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15. Is it true that Buzz Aldrin said ...
"Neil Armstrong may be the first man to have set foot on the moon, but I am the first man to ever shit my pants on the moon."

(or something to that effect)
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 05:02 PM
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16. LOL!!
That's great, XNASA! Thanks!
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donotpassgo Donating Member (867 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 05:13 PM
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18. Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bwahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 05:21 PM
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19. "Audio stolen from The Onion"
Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket???
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-03 07:54 PM
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23. Knew a Naval Aviator that used that phrase all the time
he says it was a common saying for late 50's Naval Aviation, referring to what burnt pilots looked like in stokes stretchers. There were a lot of crashes while the Navy worked up to jets from props.
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