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February 2001, Week 3

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Re: Did We Go To The Moon
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Erik Vistica <[log in to unmask]>
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Erik Vistica <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 16 Feb 2001 20:48:07 -0600
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Mark Bixby wrote:
>
> I didn't watch the Fox special because I didn't want to soil the phosphor on my
> TV tube with such garbage ;-), but the flag-waving video footage I've seen in
> the past is from when the LEM blasts off to rendenvous with the command
> module.  The flag waves quite well due to the LEM exhaust.

Yes, and if you see the footage that comes right after that, the flag is
blown flat onto the ground. (Doesn't make for good TV ratings to show
that part though ;-)

I've wondered, can you use a telescope to see stuff we left behind (like
the rovers, and the decent stages of the LEMs)?

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