I’ve been into the human spaceflight program since I was a kid and my father worked for the company that made the batteries in the lunar rovers, so of course I had to get this even though I have far too much Meh stuff.
@ItalianScallion@Mandamm My father-in-law was of the generation(?) where work was supposed to = drudgery and was just not talked about. It was only about a decade before he died that my wife learned that he was involved in guidance systems (a big part of which was gyroscopes back then) for Gemini and Apollo missions (and Minuteman and related stuff). (He said that in the movies, when they show a bunch of guys in that big control room, he was with a bunch of engineers in a room behind that room, supporting the guys in the big control room.)
As a wannabe engineer, it was awesome to talk with him about his experiences.
@ItalianScallion My Dad worked at TRW and we lived in Houston during the moon landings. I was too young to understand what was going on. People landing on the moon was just another TV show to me. I thought everyone’s Dad was a rocket scientist. When I saw this …
… I remembered the flooded streets after the rain and the lack of trees around brand new houses being built for Mission Control. Little did I know or care at the time that those were Halcyon Daze that would never return.
My dad and I watched Neil Armstrong climb down the ladder and step on to the lunar surface live on TV.
What seems to be mostly lost down the memory hole is that when the camera on the LEM was first deployed, the image broadcast to the world was upside down. They had the image correctly oriented by the time Armstrong made his descent - apparently they just turned the monitor displaying the image for the TV cameras upside down.
/showme Armstrong and Aldrin driving a dune buggy at Tranquility Base
I wanna explore the Dark Zone of the ocean. Second place is the Moon. Third? Maybe Mars or Enceladus.
As a kid growing up in the’60s; I’d have expected we would be having a base on the moon by now. But I think too many wars got in the way. Media coverage lessened, so we need to start over. Cool toy! Wish I had a use for.
Specs
Product: Smithsonian Lunar Rover Remote Control Moon Buggy
Model: ODY-04SI
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$39.99 at Walmart
Was $49.99 at Odyssey
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Feb 23 - Wednesday, Feb 25
Does it come with rocks?
@yakkoTDI Rocks not included, but if you are into raks …
Theme song for today’s offer (plus for all the Lovers this Valentines Day).
I’m still mourning the loss of the Mars Rover.
@AaronLeeJohnson Which one?
@AaronLeeJohnson
Always the last place you look.
@AaronLeeJohnson Well, there’s still the Tesla Cybertruck!
@robson Do you mean the Tesla Roadster with Spaceman behind the wheel?
whereisroadster.com
I do want this, but I also hope it sells out before I pull the trigger.
/showme Kittens driving the Smithsonian Lunar Rover Remote Control Moon Buggy
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@cfg83 @mediocrebot I’d buy that rover instead!
@mediocrebot Ha ha, kittens + anything always wins.
/showme US astronauts in a moon buggy on the lunar surface catching “air” like the car scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
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@mediocrebot @zippyus Let’s do this!
I’ve been into the human spaceflight program since I was a kid and my father worked for the company that made the batteries in the lunar rovers, so of course I had to get this even though I have far too much Meh stuff.
/showme mentionable-abiding-silk
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@ItalianScallion My Ex worked for NASA in the 80’s running S.A.I.L. Shuttle Avionics Integral Labs… Lived and breathed Shuttle for a few years.
@ItalianScallion @Mandamm My father-in-law was of the generation(?) where work was supposed to = drudgery and was just not talked about. It was only about a decade before he died that my wife learned that he was involved in guidance systems (a big part of which was gyroscopes back then) for Gemini and Apollo missions (and Minuteman and related stuff). (He said that in the movies, when they show a bunch of guys in that big control room, he was with a bunch of engineers in a room behind that room, supporting the guys in the big control room.)
As a wannabe engineer, it was awesome to talk with him about his experiences.
FOOLS! TOOLS! JEWELS! AWESOME!
@andymand @Mandamm These are awesome stories! Keep 'em coming!
WORKER BEES! HERCULES! TURKEY GREASE! AWESOME!
@ItalianScallion My Dad worked at TRW and we lived in Houston during the moon landings. I was too young to understand what was going on. People landing on the moon was just another TV show to me. I thought everyone’s Dad was a rocket scientist. When I saw this …
… I remembered the flooded streets after the rain and the lack of trees around brand new houses being built for Mission Control. Little did I know or care at the time that those were Halcyon Daze that would never return.
This looks like a fun toy!
@robson where can you buy the armaments?
I think Wheelie Yellow should test it …
The movie reference is pretty obvious, but WALL•E, Star Wars, or Silent Running would’ve been better.
@DonBirren Or Apollo 18.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_18_(film)
Think I’ll stick this in storage until the next toy drive
Future me will not be able to find the tiny little fragile parts that get snapped off during the first use.
My dad and I watched Neil Armstrong climb down the ladder and step on to the lunar surface live on TV.
What seems to be mostly lost down the memory hole is that when the camera on the LEM was first deployed, the image broadcast to the world was upside down. They had the image correctly oriented by the time Armstrong made his descent - apparently they just turned the monitor displaying the image for the TV cameras upside down.
/showme Armstrong and Aldrin driving a dune buggy at Tranquility Base
I wanna explore the Dark Zone of the ocean. Second place is the Moon. Third? Maybe Mars or Enceladus.
@thedyom Here’s the image you requested for “Armstrong and Aldrin driving a dune buggy at Tranquility Base”
As a kid growing up in the’60s; I’d have expected we would be having a base on the moon by now. But I think too many wars got in the way. Media coverage lessened, so we need to start over. Cool toy! Wish I had a use for.