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Of Historical Interest: Wernher von Braun explains the possibility to reach the Moon. "Man and the Moon", Dec. 28, 1955


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I really enjoyed that video!   We were so innocent back then.  It is hard to believe that Apollo 8 actually circled the Moon only thirteen years after that video was shown, almost to the very day.  And I liked seeing a slide rule in Von Braun's pocket.  Who nowadays uses a slide rule?

 

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They still required slide rules for engineering courses when I went to college. Calculators were strongly discouraged, as they had not been "proven" to be as accurate as a "slip-stick". I wish I still remembered how to use a slide rule, but you don't usually remember information you don't need to recall very often (or ever). ;)

The future shown to us in propaganda (Jetsons, anybody) was wildly optimistic.

More futurist "propaganda", Disney's 1957 Mars & Beyond: https://youtu.be/E0sbqqYo97s

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1 hour ago, DBowman said:

Great stuff. :) "lets call it a spaze ztation". Von Braun's craft had a great aesthetic. Here are some pics from his 1953 book The Conquest of the Moon

a parts mod with this aesthetic would be great

Preach it, brotha'!

Look at my avatar :) 

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6 hours ago, benzman said:

I really enjoyed that video!   We were so innocent back then.  It is hard to believe that Apollo 8 actually circled the Moon only thirteen years after that video was shown, almost to the very day.  And I liked seeing a slide rule in Von Braun's pocket.  Who nowadays uses a slide rule?

 

:D I collect them and use them from time to time. They're pretty handy for some types of calculations.

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-Slashy

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18 hours ago, GoSlash27 said:

:D I collect them and use them from time to time. They're pretty handy for some types of calculations.

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Best,
-Slashy

I don't actually collect them but I have a few, including a circular one.  I have never used them for work but I can do basic stuff on them.  I find them very handy for working fractions, proportions and conversions, such as Imperial to metric or currency exchange rates.

 

 

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