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  1. CTS-V Jan 11, 2016

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    WOW!!! Simply incredible....

    I'm taking my 2.5 yr old son to Kennedy Space Center in a few weeks......can't wait to show him all the Apollo memorabilia!
     
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  2. TLIGuy Feb 11, 2016

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    Coming soon from Low Earth Orbit the next Generation of Speedmaster wearing astronauts.
     
    Edited Feb 29, 2016
  3. Jones in LA Isofrane hoarder. Feb 11, 2016

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    Looking forward to it!
     
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  4. Darlinboy Pratts! Will I B******S!!! Feb 11, 2016

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    ::popcorn::
     
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  5. GregH Feb 11, 2016

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    Wonderful thread! Thanks so much!
     
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  6. Fer Seamaster Feb 11, 2016

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    One of the most fun threads in this forum! Looking forward to these new speedies
     
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  7. ZinGer Feb 16, 2016

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    Thank you, great read!
     
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  8. Omega1 Feb 16, 2016

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    Thanks for sharing these great pictures and knowledge ....... Wow.....
     
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  9. KstateSkier Feb 16, 2016

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    amazing photos and history! Thank you for putting this together.
     
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  10. blubarb Feb 16, 2016

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    Thread of the day, the month the year, John! :D:D:D
     
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  11. ossfm Feb 17, 2016

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    All that history is precisely the reason I have to have a Speedmaster. I oh-so wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. I told my parents that I would be the fist person to walk on Mars. I went to Space Camp in Huntsville. I went to a military high school in preparation to fly jets and later the Shuttle. Of course that never happened. So now I can feel the connection and exhilaration through the Speedmasters! Thank you for putting this information together in one place on the Forum.
     
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  12. wayneG Feb 21, 2016

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    Incredible, thank you so much. I visit the Omega museum once a year and still feel like a kid in a sweet shop every time I go. I adore that museum.
     
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  13. TLIGuy Feb 29, 2016

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    Beginning with Space Shuttle flight STS-89, the Speedmaster X-33 has been worn by a new generation of astronauts.

    I have added a new piece to the collection that perfectly documents the moment in time as seen in the short video that accompanies it. You will see the hatch open at 03:52 UTC, the moment CDR Reid Wiseman began his 165 day stay on board the International Space Station. You will also see the X-33 make a great cameo appearance at the 2:20 mark in the video.

    I would also encourage you to visit CDR Wiseman's photographic work. He is a master of the 800mm camera, and the images he took during his mission are spectacular. In the link below, he adds a great narrative to the photographs he took during his stay on the International Space Station.

    http://apps.npr.org/lookatthis/posts/spacepix/


    CREDIT - NASA
     
    Edited Apr 27, 2017
  14. TLIGuy Mar 3, 2016

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    I've added a new piece to the collection signed by Buzz Aldrin.

    Nineteen minutes after Neil Armstrong steps on the surface of the Moon at 02:56 GMT, the legendary Moonwatch is born. Aldrin, with the Omega Speedmaster strapped to his right arm becomes the second human to walk on the Moon and the Speedmaster becomes the first watch worn on the Moon.

    It looks like Colonel Aldrin got a kick out of checking out the rest of the collection while signing his piece.

    IMG_0268.jpg
     
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  15. Jones in LA Isofrane hoarder. Mar 3, 2016

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    Way cool @TLIGuy !
     
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  16. SamQue Mar 9, 2016

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    Amazing and well done. Thanks for sharing the link on cS otherwise I would have missed it.
     
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  17. sky21 Mar 15, 2016

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    Amazing story and an amazing collection. Thank you very much for sharing with us.
     
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  18. motomike Mar 23, 2016

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    Thanks for the post. Great read
     
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  19. Neil McRae Apr 21, 2016

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    what pen type did you use for the autographs? I want to get my snoopy signed by Jim Lovell who I'm meeting next month? :)
     
  20. travisrock Apr 21, 2016

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    *quivers*

    oh...oh my goodness.

    PM incoming!
     
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