[meteorite-list] [OT-ish] "From the Earth to the Moon"

[Greg Hupe]

Hello Geoff and List,

Geoff kindly wrote:
"Astronaut/geologist Harrison "Jack" Schmitt is featured in Episodes 10 and 
12. That was a treat, as a number of us had the pleasure of meeting Jack 
when he was guest of honor at the Westward Look Resort thanks to..."

This very same "...thanks..." was on the List a year or two ago when it was 
pointed out that the person who was mainly to thank was Dave Waisman, the 
promoter for the Westward Look Resort Show, and person who arranged the 
event. Those who had sales rooms at the Westward Look Resort that year 
agreed in supplying expenses involved in having Harrison "Jack" Schmitt 
speak at the event. Lets give true credit were it is due, the promoter who 
arranged it all! Lets quit giving Lang credit where it is not due, he did 
not arrange it, he helped pay the tab!

I agree that it was an honor to meet Dr. Schmitt at the Westward Look Resort 
and I also enjoyed watching the HBO mini-series. "Thank You" Dave Waisman 
and "Thank You" Tom Hanks for arranging these two separate events which draw 
together the path of one man.

Best regards,
Greg


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Notkin" <geoking at notkin.net>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 8:46 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] [OT-ish] "From the Earth to the Moon"


> Dear Listees:
>
> I wonder how many of you have seen the HBO mini-series "From the Earth to 
> the Moon," which was produced by Tom Hanks back in 1998.
>
> It is a 12-episode drama recounting the history of the Apollo space 
> program. The show is somewhat similar in production values to Ron Howard's 
> excellent film "Apollo 13," and does a fine job of recreating the late 
> 1960s, Mission Control, and so on. Looking back at those exciting times 
> sitting here in the 21st Century, it is all the more astonishing that we 
> were able to put pilots on the Moon with what, today, seems like primitive 
> technology. I think my little Apple laptop is more powerful than the whole 
> Mission Control guidance computer  : )
>
> I watched the series on DVD, from Netflix, and found it to be most 
> engaging, but you do have to sit through a couple of mediocre episodes. Of 
> particular interest to List members will be Episode 10, "Galileo was 
> Right." It follows the crew of Apollo 15 as they are trained in field 
> geology in California and Arizona (no Meteor Crater, unfortunately), and 
> the subsequent exploration of lunar craters and Hadley Rille by Lunar 
> Rover during their mission. Pretty much a case of meteorite hunting on the 
> surface of the Moon!
>
> Astronaut/geologist Harrison "Jack" Schmitt is featured in Episodes 10 and 
> 12. That was a treat, as a number of us had the pleasure of meeting Jack 
> when he was guest of honor at the Westward Look Resort thanks to Al Lang, 
> Bob Haag, and colleagues who arranged his speaking engagement during the 
> 2005 Tucson show.
>
> Episode 5, "Spider," which details the development of the Lunar Module was 
> the other stand-out episode for me.
>
> Definitely a 9 out of 10 show:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120570
>
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Geoff N.
>
> www.aerolite.org
>
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