Neil Armstrong’s Moon

19 responses to “Neil Armstrong’s Moon”

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Jan 22, 2011 at 3:03 am

   I always loved globes. A lunar globe is most unusual and a great artifact for your collection, Steve! It is beautiful!

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   jurvetson

   Jan 22, 2011 at 3:07 am

   i agree! Thanks!

   P.S. I would have written something a bit more dramatic to Neil…. =)

   

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   PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE

   Jan 22, 2011 at 3:22 am

   Here is your next one ; )

   

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   Todd Huffman

   Jan 22, 2011 at 4:31 am

   That’s no moon!
   xkcd.com/307/

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   Pieces of Eye

   Jan 22, 2011 at 4:40 am

   How did you come across it?

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   Happy Tinfoil Cat

   Jan 22, 2011 at 5:33 am

   Now you can plan your vacation.

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   angry shock

   Jan 22, 2011 at 9:02 am

   @Happy Tinfoil Cat: that sounds like Wallace & Gromit’s "A Grand Day Out"…

   "Wallace and his sophisticated dog Gromit have to decide where to go for their annual picnic. With a homemade rocket and large appetite they head for the moon in search of cheese."

   Watch = video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2838756075788433299#

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   jitze

   Jan 22, 2011 at 9:33 am

   No clue in the picture as to its scale – I assume it is the sort of size typical of a globe found in a living room – maybe 18 inch diameter or so?

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   janjohnsen

   Jan 22, 2011 at 12:57 pm

   just another ‘knick knack’ for the office…(not)

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    .flightblog

    Jan 22, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    You’ll have to let us know when you have an open house so we can see all these amazing artifacts. Really cool stuff!

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    jurvetson

    Jan 22, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/87238930@N00]: open every day! Curators may vary. =)

    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/40648743@N00]: 1:1 scale model. =)

    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/79289632@N00]: How? Have you seen Despicable Me?….

    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/67968452@N00]: Love it!! Will have to share with the SpaceX team. Now we know what the X is for….

    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/]: oh that’s still under construction….

    

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    solerena

    Jan 22, 2011 at 5:42 pm

    Great artifact! SpaceXX ..oh, those French:)

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    Black&Color

    Jan 23, 2011 at 2:25 am

    Way cool.

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    Pieces of Eye

    Jan 23, 2011 at 4:41 am

    Haha. That took me a second.

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    rwoodworkr

    Jan 23, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    So….the moon is really not a pure white disc floating across the night sky….

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    Aris Jansons

    Jan 24, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    A very worthy acquisition.

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    ceaseless reward

    Mar 21, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    O_O, lovely !

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    jurvetson

    Jun 19, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    Oh, and Neil also had this brochure for the globe which was printed in 1969…

    
    
    

    “The origin of the maria is not yet known, although a number of theories have been advanced to explain them. It is likely that only detailed exploration of the lunar surface will provide the answer to the question of the origin of these, the largest features on the moon’s surface.”
    

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    jurvetson

    Aug 6, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    and a tribute of Armstrong memories for his birthday…

    

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