Who knows what important event happened exactly 25 years before the moon walk?

[Gus]

I wonder in Wernher von Braun noticed.

[Edit] The 1st moon walk.

[Edit] P.S. Please note that this is simply trivia.

[Edit] I should have said "moon landing". The walk actually took place the following day, UTC time.

Edited July 31, 2013 by Gus

[TheRabbit]

I would guess Sputnik I, but that was in October. First American in space?

[Richy teh space man]

V2 missile entering operation?

[Guest]

First use of the V-2 rocket?

EDIT: Ninja'd again by Richy!

[SpaceSphereOfDeath]

I would guess Sputnik I, but that was in October. First American in space?

Sputnik I was in 1959, ten years-ish before Apollo 11 and the first American in space was in 1962 (I think)

[Voidryder]

Gee, I was thinking that was probably about the time my Father came home on shore leave from the Pacific in WWII because 9 months and some change later my older sister was born. Guess I was wrong.

[Gus]

First use of the V-2 rocket?

EDIT: Ninja'd again by Richy!

No, very good guess but it's not related to rockets. Here's a very small hint: Tom Cruise

Edited July 31, 2013 by Gus

[The Destroyer]

Um

Top gun buzzing the tower?

[Guest]

No, but very good guess. Here's a very small hint: Tom Cruise [i see what you did there!]

Jumping on couches was rejected as an official Olympic event?

[Guest]

No, very good guess but it's not related to rockets. Here's a very small hint: Tom Cruise

OOC, is that in any way space-related?

E: It's also worth noting that many tried and none succeeded until the man himself did the deed, so it's not exactly a singularly important event.

E2: Not to put your thread down in any way, I suppose the date is significant.

Edited July 31, 2013 by regex

[Voidryder]

Sputnik I was in 1959, ten years-ish before Apollo 11 and the first American in space was in 1962 (I think)

Just for clarification:

Sputnik: 1957

First man in space: Gagarin 1961

First American man in space: Shepard 1961

[Gus]

OOC, is that in any way space-related?

E: It's also worth noting that many tried and none succeeded until the man himself did the deed, so it's not exactly a singularly important event.

E2: Not to put your thread down in any way, I suppose the date is significant.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Edit] Too cryptic for my brain

Edited July 31, 2013 by Gus

[longcat]

The 20 July plot to kill Hitler?

[Guest]

I have no idea what you're talking about.

The July 20th plot to kill Hitler? It is not singularly important because many tried and none succeeded until the man himself did the deed (suicide), but the date is interesting as you noted being exactly 25 years before the Apollo moon landing and first moon walk (Michael Jackson can't hold a candle).

[Cal'Mihe]

No, very good guess but it's not related to rockets. Here's a very small hint: Tom Cruise

Claus von Stauffenberg and his fellow conspirators are executed for their attempt to kill Hitler.

Tom Cruise plays in the movie Valkyrie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_(film)

[XenonSpark]

Yeah, Valkyrie was my guess too.

[Rhyunix]

Apollo 1 catches on fire during a Dry run ? (RIP)

[Gus]

The July 20th plot to kill Hitler? It is not singularly important because many tried and none succeeded until the man himself did the deed (suicide), but the date is interesting as you noted being exactly 25 years before the Apollo moon landing and first moon walk (Michael Jackson can't hold a candle).

Yes, that was what I was looking for. Not kerbin shattering news, but it could have saved millions of lives if it had been successful. :/

Edited July 31, 2013 by Gus

[Seshins]

The first jet engine?

[dlmarti]

American troops landed on Guam.

[Voidryder]

Wait, Tom Cruise tried to assassinate Hitler??! Gee, he doesn't look that old. Maybe that Scientology and Dianetics stuff works. ::begins reading L.Ron Hubbard::

[dlmarti]

longcat

Yes, that was what I was looking for. Not kerbin shattering news, but it could have saved millions of lives if it had been successful. :/

Wrong, that was July 20th, the moon walk was on July 21st.

[Guest]

Wrong, that was July 20th, the moon walk was on July 21st.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC

This is why we have UTC.

[dlmarti]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

This is why we have UTC.

Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.

Corrected again, I can do this all day

[Gus]

Wrong, that was July 20th, the moon walk was on July 21st.

Well I'll be, you learn something every day. Thanks.