Tuesday, March 09, 2010

ALPHABE THURSDAY - "H" as in the first word spoken on the moon



It's time again for Alphabe-Thursday sponsored by Jenny at Jenny Matlock..."off on my tangent." This week we are working on the letter H.

Do you know the first word spoken on the moon? The answer is a little controversial, but many believe the word HOUSTON was the first word actually spoken from the moon's surface on July 20, 1969 during the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission. Neil Armstrong said, "HOUSTON, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Prior to that there were some exchanges regarding probes making contact with the surface first and the engine being shut down. Some say they were on the moon at that point, but you can decide for yourself by listening to the audio on You Tube. You don't have to listen to the whole thing which is 9 minutes and 39 seconds long. I've made it easy for you. Just pick up the audio at 5 minutes and 09 seconds.




Who can forget the words uttered by Jim Lovell during the ill fated Apollo 13 Mission,"HOUSTON, we have a problem." Another controversy here. It's actually, "HOUSTON we've had a problem," but most people believe it's "HOUSTON we have a problem." Who cares? The important thing is that the first word of the sentence was HOUSTON which begins with the letter "H." Even if you're not old enough to remember the actual event you've probably seen the movie Apollo 13. The actual audio of this event is also on You Tube. Again, you don't have to listen to the entire thing. You can pick up just these words 35 seconds into the audio.




"H" is for HOUSTON home of the Johnson Space Center and Space Center HOUSTON.

"Mrs. Matlock, I'm finished with my report. May I be excused now?"

25 comments:

  1. What an original idea. I am old enough to remember the first moon landing! My H is a bit silly but I do hope you will have time to Visit Me

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  2. What a cool and crafty post:-) "Houston, a great blog has landed"...Peace

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  3. Creative H post, unique and refreshing. There is something so entrancing and mysterious about the moon.

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  4. I have been to many blogs with this theme,
    and I absolutely love yours!
    HOUSTON!

    Happy Thursday!

    hugs

    shakira

    HOPE FOR GREAT LAKES NOW!

    THEME THURSDAY-HATS

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  5. very cool historical post :D

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  6. I never even knew there was a controversy LOL.

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  7. fab blog and thank you for kind comments on mine

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  8. Hi again!
    What a wonderful reminder of a wonderful time! TFS!

    Happy Alphabe-Thursday!

    XOXO LOLA:)

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  9. What a lovely memory this is, Houston.

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  10. You're so funny, Betty. I didn't know the Apollo 13 audio was on youtube, though, I'll have to look that up when I get back to my own computer that lets me look at such things as youtube.

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  11. Wonderful post! I would love to go to the moon!

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  12. Fun and interesting take on H. I remember the first moon landing like it was yesterday. We were all so excited and my brother was just sure that they were going to find a bunch of little moon people living there lol. I can remember that, but I can't remember where I put my car keys half the time :) Kathy

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  13. I can't tell from the audio but I don't it matters, the important thing is that they landed on the moon and I really admired what the astronauts has to go through just to get into space

    & thanks for your visit

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  14. Wow! I loved this! I still remember watching this with my family when I was a little girl-- they made sure we kids understood that this was a really big deal. I'm so glad they made a big deal out of it, so that I still remember this today. Thanks for the great post! I think you deserve a A! (and I sure hope Mrs. Matlock doesn't grade on the curve)

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  15. Thanks for providing all the young ones with the history lesson. For those of us who were glued to our televisions and radios it was a nice walk down memory lane.

    I also want to thank you for the wonderful comment you left on my over-killed hat post. So nice to find my way to a new and interesting site.

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  16. It's such fun to see what others think of for each letter. This one is really original! Great job! Love your creative spirit!

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  17. What a great post. I remember this well. Such a big thing in all our lives. Everything came to a stand still while everyone watched.

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  18. Hey, great post on H...And I'm old enough to remember going with my class in grade school, to the cafeteria, and watching the first rocket orbiting the earth...ya, older than Moon dirt! (o:

    Thanks for stopping by mine too..

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  19. I actually knew what it was, because we have a billboard here in utah right along the freeway that says it....weird huh? I have never figured out why it is there...A trivia thing? who knows....Happy H day!

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  20. Great idea for the letter "H".

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  21. This was a unique H post! It's a great example of why I enjoy Mrs. Matlock's Thursday class!

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  22. Good Morning!

    The hubby and I have visited the Space Center. I so wished we had taken the grandchildren--they would have loved it!

    I have many relatives in TX--Rosenberg, Navasota, and Houston, just to name a few.

    Thanks for stopping by the farmhouse for a visit. We love having company!

    Have a great weekend!

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  23. That is just a great post. I have been to the Houston Space Center also.. Thanks for stopping by yesterday and reading my post..

    Have a great weekend.

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  24. What a great post!!! I loved that you included video/audio ... totally cool!!!

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  25. What a fascinating H post!

    I read this with great surprise and interest!

    The diversity this week is really amazing!

    A+

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