My dad remembers watching the moon landing as a kid. His school sent everyone home early because they only had one tv. He went to a friend's house because it was closer and he wouldn't have made it all the way home in time.
Mum doesn't remember watching it, but she does remember seeing the photos in the newspaper the next day. (Small not-wealthy country town that might have had 1 TV for every 10 houses.)
The best thing we ever did on any of our family holidays was stopping at the Parkes Observatory in New South Wales and seeing the massive dishes and the equipment that was used to bring the signal back and send it all around the world. It was so cool to see all the old footage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkes_Observatory
Mum doesn't remember watching it, but she does remember seeing the photos in the newspaper the next day. (Small not-wealthy country town that might have had 1 TV for every 10 houses.)
The best thing we ever did on any of our family holidays was stopping at the Parkes Observatory in New South Wales and seeing the massive dishes and the equipment that was used to bring the signal back and send it all around the world. It was so cool to see all the old footage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkes_Observatory
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