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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1969
Page
2
Transcripts reveal the 1969 moon landing as Charles Duke reports landing contact and Neil Armstrong confirms the descent. Aldrin notes surface color gray and ash tones, describing rocks, boulders, and a rock field making manual touchdown necessary.
The article explains the Apollo 11 space suits, detailing a $309,000 cost, their function as thin air bubbles with a portable life support system, and how the suit and PLSS weigh 190 pounds on Earth but only 30 pounds on the Moon. It notes Alaska's limited TV coverage and the harsh Moon environment including temperatures up to 250 degrees.
In the Houston Space Center flight control room during the first moon landing mission, flight director Eugene Kranz urged everyone to sit and offer well wishes. The report notes the water cooling system circulates coolant to a radiator before venting heat into space.
Report details commemorative 24 carat gold Moons planned for Apollo astronauts and Mrs. Kennedy, with design by Simon Hu and Louis Osmun. Describes the lunar suit features, life support, meteorite protection, and the Moon lander communication system amid the 1960s space race context.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin reach the moon aboard Apollo 11 during descent with Armstrong’s heart rate spiking from 70 to 75 to a peak during landing. Aldrin later relayed a message from the Eagle lander urging people to pause and reflect on recent events as Russians commented on the mission.
The New Improved Califone hearing aid is marketed as an engineering triumph and value. It is available for 44.50 with free demonstrations at 207 East Atlantic Street Long Beach or by calling HE 28961.
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