Alsj Mp3s, Apollo audio |
Alsj Mp3s, Apollo audio |
May 5 2005, 08:02 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
I discovered a while back that Eric Jones' excellent NASA website. the Apollo Lunar Surface Journals, has been incorporating links to MP3 files of the air-to-ground audio. So far, it's complete for Apollos 15 and 16, and I believe is complete through EVA-1 for Apollo 17.
Now, I grew up with Apollo -- I was born 10/17/55, so I was 13 in the summer of 1969. And, just the way the dates lined up, I was 15 years old when Apollo 15 flew, 16 y.o. during Apollo 16, and 17 y.o. during Apollo 17. I took pictures off the TV screen of the moonwalks, and I set up a microphone from my little tape recorder in front of the TV set's speaker and recorded audio of the (progressively more scarce) TV coverage of the moonwalks. For several years I fell asleep at night listening to the moonwalks, memorizing details and allowing my subconscious to fly me to the moon in my dreams... So, when I discovered the MP3s, it occurred to me that I could download them from their source and burn CDs from them... hehehehe... I finished Apollo 16 -- every bit of air-to-ground from the beginning of Rev 16 (PDI Rev) until ascent and injection into lunar orbit three days later. A total of 32 CDs. And I can listen to them in my car as I drive to work... *big grin*... I guess this is just a heads-up for any other Apollo junkies out there who might want to do something similar. -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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May 6 2005, 10:56 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Being too young to have experienced Apollo - I just like to listen to the 40-odd minutes of Opportunity landing chatter that's on the dvd that came with the 2nd volume of the mars misison reports
Does anyone know if similar footage for pathfinder exists? Doug |
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May 6 2005, 11:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
I think the point about the 'off-air' recordings made by us guys is that they reflect the mass experience of the time - there's no doubt that there are far superior archival recordings, but it's the 'being there' which counts, So, a bald NASA recording of the Apollo 4 launch pales into insignificance beside the experience of the window falling in, and - secondhand- listening to it happen.
The Holy Grail, however, might be the Apollo 15 video with the cleaning up applied which was done for later flights... -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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May 7 2005, 03:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 6 2005, 06:16 PM) I think the point about the 'off-air' recordings made by us guys is that they reflect the mass experience of the time - there's no doubt that there are far superior archival recordings, but it's the 'being there' which counts, So, a bald NASA recording of the Apollo 4 launch pales into insignificance beside the experience of the window falling in, and - secondhand- listening to it happen. The Holy Grail, however, might be the Apollo 15 video with the cleaning up applied which was done for later flights... Yeah -- while I really enjoy my Apollo CDs, I miss the commentary a bit. Somewhere on my original cassettes from 33 years ago, I have John Chancellor commenting on the exuberance of Young and Duke, saying "Do you think that when these fellows come home from the office at night, they say things like 'Gee, the key fits in the door! Out-STANDING!'?" -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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