An alternative (and occasional) music posting highlighting something out of the ordinary. Perhaps of limited appeal, unconventional, experimental or just far-out ! Call it what you like (or switch it off, if you don't like).
Space Week - Track 1:
On this day 50 years ago Apollo 11 (Columbia) launched from Cape Kennedy carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit in preparation for going to and landing a man on the moon.
The timeline that followed was:
> First Lunar Orbit. July 19.
> Eagle (LEM) Undocks From Columbia. July 20.
> Lunar Landing. July 20.
> First Man on the Moon. July 20, 1969.
> Eagle and Columbia Reconnect. July 21
> Apollo 11 Lands Back on Earth, July 24, 1969
I have deliberately not put any times down as it is very confusing when quoting them due to the time differences between UK and USA. (for example Armstrong's first steps - 9.56 pm EST (was actually 0256 GMT Monday morning in UK - see this link). So history books say July 20th 'First Man on the moon', but July 21st in UK !
Right, enough confusion, here's some lift-off music. Fairly obvious choice I know but I do have a couple more to cover the 8 days of this Apollo mission. Check back in on Friday and next week (24th).
1st: Remember the 21st Century begins in 1968 >>>
The brilliance of Stanley Kubrick and composed by Johann Strauss in 1866, 'The Blue Danube'.
On this day 50 years ago Apollo 11 (Columbia) launched from Cape Kennedy carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit in preparation for going to and landing a man on the moon.
The timeline that followed was:
> First Lunar Orbit. July 19.
> Eagle (LEM) Undocks From Columbia. July 20.
> Lunar Landing. July 20.
> First Man on the Moon. July 20, 1969.
> Eagle and Columbia Reconnect. July 21
> Apollo 11 Lands Back on Earth, July 24, 1969
I have deliberately not put any times down as it is very confusing when quoting them due to the time differences between UK and USA. (for example Armstrong's first steps - 9.56 pm EST (was actually 0256 GMT Monday morning in UK - see this link). So history books say July 20th 'First Man on the moon', but July 21st in UK !
Right, enough confusion, here's some lift-off music. Fairly obvious choice I know but I do have a couple more to cover the 8 days of this Apollo mission. Check back in on Friday and next week (24th).
1st: Remember the 21st Century begins in 1968 >>>
The brilliance of Stanley Kubrick and composed by Johann Strauss in 1866, 'The Blue Danube'.
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