ARTSPEAK RADIO-Where Were You? Man Lands On The Moon!!

Wednesday July 19, 2017
Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd

Where Were You? Maria Vasquez Boyd asks the question to individuals who respond with unique answers from their perspective. From historical events to pop culture Where Were You? highlights a landmark in time or a rite of passage through the eyes of individuals. Generations of people experience life differently, thus everyone has a story. Think about it, where were you when man landed on the moon? Cultural anthropologist/author Dr. Richard Anderson, councilman Allan S. Gray ll, and performer/director/host & producer of The Tenth Voice, Philip Blue Owl Hooser answer the question with insightful and interesting personal stories.

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Michael Collins piloted the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon’s surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent just under a day on the lunar surface before rendezvousing with Columbia in lunar orbit.
Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, and was the fifth manned mission of NASA’s Apollo program. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts: a command module (CM) with a cabin for the three astronauts, and the only part that landed back on Earth; a service module (SM), which supported the command module with propulsion, electrical power, oxygen, and water; and a lunar module (LM) that had two stages – a lower stage for landing on the Moon, and an upper stage to place the astronauts back into lunar orbit. After being sent toward the Moon by the Saturn V’s upper stage, the astronauts separated the spacecraft from it and traveled for three days until they entered into lunar orbit. Armstrong and Aldrin then moved into the lunar module Eagle and landed in the Sea of Tranquility. They stayed a total of about 21.5 hours on the lunar surface. The astronauts used Eagle’s upper stage to lift off from the lunar surface and rejoin Collins in the command module. They jettisoned Eagle before they performed the maneuvers that blasted them out of lunar orbit on a trajectory back to Earth. They returned to Earth and landed in the Pacific Ocean on July 24.
Broadcast on live TV to a worldwide audience, Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface and described the event as “one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Apollo 11 effectively ended the Space Race and fulfilled a national goal proposed in 1961 by U.S. President John F. Kennedy: “before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” -wikipedia

Dr. Richard L. Anderson is a cultural anthropologist, who taught in the School of Liberal Arts of the Kansas City Art Institute for 36 years. Since retiring in 2010, he and his wife, the painter Kim Anderson, have lived on the outskirts of the city of Santiago de Querétaro, in central México.

Anderson is the author of three books on the anthropology of art, as well as a novel and other recent fiction set in México—all available on Amazon.com.

Allan S Gray ll, 2013 Trudy Award Recipient, was the founding chair of the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, continued to serve as chair for 10 years and as chair emeritus for the past 19 years.  He is currently chair of the Arts KC Regional Arts Council, and he serves on the boards of the Kansas City Art Institute and the Kansas City Ballet.  He is currently a Lee’s Summit city council member and previously worked for Truman Medical Centers and the Jackson County Government.

Philip Blue Owl Hooser is a host/producer of The Tenth Voice, actor, playwright, director, curator of “Eat Their Words,” educator, and teaching artist. Hooser is a community activist, singer, and adds invaluable creative energy to the community.

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