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Show r wm In if nm immnff,wuw DESERET NEWS, Saturday, July 3 19, 1969 arth mockup of lunar walk, Apollo commander Neil Armstrong, right, photographs activities of Ed Aldrin, who practices scooping technique to gather moon soil. In background at left it device to measure solar wind. Stepping Into history is left foot of flight commander Arstrong. On That Silver Orb, The floon Man's Foothold In Space By HAL KNIGHT Deseret News Staff Writer HOUSTON - in Coasting orbit above the barren and tortured landscape of the moon, three U.S. astronauts are preparing for the final act in one of historys most dramatic and daring adventures to set foot for the first time on alien soil away from earth. Seventy miles below is the airless, pockmarked lunar surface, its bleak and hostile features sweeping past at 3,200 miles an hour. The easy part of the trip is ever. From now on its touch and go. Any mistake or failure of equipment could cause lonely deaths a quarter of a n million miles from the earth that contains all the rest of mankind. the close look Apollo 10 crew. taken by the If all has gone well, the astronauts will stay inside the ship for the next nine and a half hours, eating and resting. Finally, around midnight Sunday, they will let the air out of the cabin and open the But this time there is a difference. Once more the braking rockets will te fired and the ship will drop on a sloping path toward the selected landing site. The braking rockets will slow the craft until it drops the final few feet, with a blue-gree- On Sunday morning, astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin will climb into the lunar land- er and separate it from the command craft piloted by Collins. Then they will fire a braking rocket to send the ship into a long glide, ending in orbit about nine miles above the moons surface. This is about the same distance as hour bump, and settles on the silent surface of the moon. The quiet is total. Sound simply does not travel without atmosphere and the moon has absolutely no atmosphere. n j N ' 1 ro mnnnrgTfl e a o a a a a it . . . Ed Aldrin lunar module pilot fl'mrrm,,aTrmTmTniwm 0 Weekly Calendar Fun And Culture: 1 j Michael Collins . . . stays in capsule 0 0 prtt, I and Danca Liberty Perk bandslend, Sait Lake Municipal Rand J p.m July 24. 7i30 p.m., July 20, end Theater f' "Oettind Gerhe't Serier- Lagoon Opera House, 9:30 p.m July 13 through Ms "The Innocents" Brigham Young University. 9:15 p.m., July 24 end 25. Weber Stela Collepe Summer Theater Festival "Stop the World, I Want to M. "Get Off," July 21, 24, 24, 30, Aug. 1, 4 and 9; "The Menaochml," July 22, 24, 2a, 29, Aug. 4 and 9; "The Electro," July 23, 29, and Aug. 2, S and 7; all I p.m., WSC Fine Arts Center, Ogden. ' Guvs and Dolls" Theater 139, 139 2nd East, July 19, 29 and 26. Utah Shakaspeare Festival College of Southern Utah outdoor theater, Cedar 21 City, 9: JO p.m.: "Love's Labour's Lost," July 19, 22 and 25; "Othello," July and 24; "A Midsummer Night's Dream," July 23 and 24. of Memorial Theater Pioneer University of Utah Afternoon Players Babcock Theater: "Tom Sawyer," 2 p.m., July 21 and 25; "Alice in Wonderland," 2 p.m., July 22; "Gammer Gurton's Needle," 2 p.m., July 23. Old Lyric Repertory Company Utah State University Players, Lyric Theater, downtown Logan, 8:30 p.m.: "Servant of Two Masters," July 24 and 25; "Poor of London." July 19; "Ring Around tha Moon," July 26. pm., July "Tha Cit end the Canary" Silver Wheel Theater, Park City. "TtwDastardty Deads of Desmond Darkheart" ham City, 9 P.m., July 19, 25 and 26. Other Iventi Golden Spike Theater, Brig- 'i Downtown Hilarities, Salt Lake Days of Downtown Hilarities, noon and 4 p.m., July 18, 21, 22 and 23; Rodeo. Slate a p.m., July 19, 21, 22, 23 and 24; Parade, 9 a.m July 24. noon and 4 p.m., July 19 21 22 and 23; Rodeo State Fairgrounds, 8 p.m., July 19, 21, 22, 23 and 24; Parade, 9 a.m., July 24; "Pioneer Hertltage," fireside talk by Elder S. Dllworth Young, Temple View Ampitheater, 50 North Main, 9:30 p.m., July 20. Free. Ogden: Children's Parade, 9:10 a.m., July 21; Rodeo, Ogden stadium, 9 p.m., July 21 through 26; Parade, 10 a m., July 24; Midway, antique show, square exdancing, flower show, iudo, chuck wagon breakfast, horse racing, aircrall hibition, and other events at various times. and eities in the stale. Parades and carnivals in several other towns Temple View Amphitheater, Valiev" LDS pioneer muslcal-plav- . "Promis-- d 50 North Main, nightly except Sunday, 9:30 p.m. Free tickets at Temple Grounds Visitors Center. "Bi-d- s of Utah and tha Park City Area" Park City summer concert end lecture series talk by Dr. William Behle, 9 p.m., July 20. Free. Lageon Patio Gardens Eric Burdon and Ohio Express concerts canceled; kNAK Rock Nite, 9 p.m., July i and 24. Hansen Planetarium, 18 "Thp Black Cloud" S ar Chamber program, museum and exhibit hell. daily except Monday; Fret admission to Promontory, 1 to 1:30 p.m., jpailv. Free. Golden Spike Pioneer Days Celebrations I DrrigcilhDOirs) j Choir CBS rodio nd TV broadcast !n th Tabernacle, Mormon Tabarnacl 9:30 a.m., July SO; rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., July 24. Free. Utah Symphony Summer Pom Orchestra Also featuring Lakeside Chord Rosters. barbershop chorus, Davis Stadium, Lagoon, 7:45 p.m., July S4, will help accurately measure the distance between the earth and the moon. An aluminum foil trap to catch solar particles will also be unrolled and set up. This will be rolled up again and taken back to earth at the end of the mission. r ot the In the last mission, the astronauts will put their intensive training as geologists to use. Moving as far as 30C feet from the spaceship, they will gather inter which' esting-lookin- with material tongs and drop it into small numbered bags held by Armstrong. These will be put into a larger bag strapped to Aldrins waist. Finally, At Last-Pea- ce And Quiet The majority of cabin owners at Strawberry Reservoir have a complaint and dont know who to turn to for help. I derided to turn it over to you. Isnt it against the law for children to drive motor driven seooters? It is appalling the number of kids under 12 who drive them in and out and around the cabins. There are sometimes 2, S and I on one vehicle and the noise is deafening. We need sonfe peace and quiet. They ride from daylight until way past dark. And its dangerous, too. I do hope you can help ns. F.R.J., Spanish Fork and 100 others. Dont have to. Already done. At a meeting July 9 association passed resolution prohibiting riding two wheelers in cabin areas, except for getting into and out of. Signs are now being posted which will officially give notice of the ban. Make Payments Regularly My husband was out of work part of the winter and we got behind in our electric bill. We paid $50 in April and five ur ten dollars every so often since. But they came on July 8 and turned oft the power and said it wasnt enough money. I had food in the freezej and couldnt use it up fast enough or and both men will strap themselves in. Theyll start the rocket motor which propels the upper portion of the lander into the sky where it will with the command ship, with Collins still at the closed ren-devo- controls. If that lift off engine doesnt fire properly there is no possible rescue for the two earth-meAnd Collins will have to turn his ship homeward without them. n. The Word thetics. Latter is available at most department stores. Synthetics are just as warm as wool and dont mat when week. Lake County. After calling everyone for two days we arranged to have you talk to the County Attorneys office. As a result, the irrigation company has received a letter ordering the ditch to be cleaned out forthwith to avoid recurrence. They also told them they would be liable for damages in any civil suit that might be instigated. They expect the matter to be taken care of to the complete satisfaction of (you) in five days from date of letter (July 17) or we shall take such action as necessary and proper to eliminate this nuisance. will climb Aldrin the the ladder and ship and Armstrong will hand up the moon rock samples and equipment and then follow up the ladder, one rung at a time. Hell slam the hatch half-hou- Comrapomiy dSefe Weve had four inches of water in our basement for a Its caused by irrigation water from a ditch, but we cant find anyone who will do anything about it. The Board of Health advised us to get typhoid shots for our seven children, which we did. Now they are all sick with a reaction. They also said we should get an injunction against the irrigation company. The water has caused about $1,200 damage so far. We are at our wits end. Can you help us? Mrs. D.W., Sait rocks. g Aldrin will pick up the moon r, - Music Still standing near the ladder, Armstrong will break out doors. a scoop and fill it with about Armstrong will back out of two pounds of moon dirt and the narrow door in his bulky stew it in a pocket in the leg space suit. With all of his of his space suit. This is just gear he would weigh about 360 to make sure they get back pounds on earth, but in the With at least this lunar sample. gravity erf the moon Aldrin will lower a camera his effective weight is only 60 to Armstrong who will take pounds. pictures of Aldrin coming The ladder has nine rungs down the ladder. Then they will set up a TV camera to and Armstrong will hop down the ladder, keeping both feet cover the work area. together, jumping two rungs One of Armstrong's first at a time. The last backward acts will be to remove an hop will put him in the big American flag from a tube in footpad supporting one of the the leg of the ship and landing crafts legs. It is assemble its staff. The nylon expected that his trip down flag, which would merely the ladder will take 10 mindroop on the airless moon, utes. will appear as if it were flying in a stiff breeze, thanks to a This is the big moment. With television cameras spring holding the flag at watching from a section of the right angles to the pole. spacecraft, he will lift his left The flag will be firmly foot and plant it carefully on on the moons surface planted the moons surface to test the as a symbol of the American solidity of the soil. Then, for achievement in carrying out the first time an earthman the first exploration of an will stand on a world not his extraterrestrial body. own. For the next two hours the For the first five minutes he astronauts will unpack tools will perform some cautious and rock containers. They will exercises to see how far he collect 60 to 70 pounds of can reach and bend and how lunar dirt and rocks, sealing well he can travel. He wont the material in a bag and vacbe-- ; be able to walk earth-styl- e uum packing it in a box. cause his feet wont give They also will set up scienenough traction in the loamy tific experiments. These inlunar soil. They would just clude a seismometer to meascrape the soil. sure quakes and movements The astronauts will have to of the moon, and a precision move about by taking short row of laster beam reflectors one-sixt- h ; i Neil Armstrong . . . flight leader jumps. They will resemble clumsy underwater divers. All movement, including falling, will take place in slow motion, like a bad dream. washed. ?io' mm Maybe, Just A Coincidence A year ago in April I bought a pair of shoes and bag to match from a store in Phoenix. The shoes were uncomfortable so I returned them both. The company issued me a credit. So last fall I ordered a pair of shoes, still leaving a credit of $20. 1 ordered another pair of shoes but they didnt have the color I wanted, m I asked for a refund. But Ive heard Mrs. W.A.S., Salt Lake nothing. Can you get my money? Haw a pioM? 0(a) 6 to 9 pjR. Monday through Fridays or writ to Baa 1257, Salt lake CHy, Utah 64110, (364-8626-), City. Well, we wrote em and '.hey sent you the money, according to a note you sent to us. But weve received no word from them so we dont know if its just coincidence or what. keep what I cooked. Its a hardship on our seven children. Mrs. G.M., Paris, Idaho. Maam that bill got up to $108 at one time. Then you started making small payments and got it down to $88.17 which is equal to about a four month bill. Even so, there would have been no power shut off IF you kept up those payments whicli you had promised to do, but didnt. However, they assured Do-I- t Man theyd like to discuss the problem with you if youll go into the Montpelier office. Inference is theres good chance of a power turn on. Heres a suggestion if you reach accord: The size of the payment is usually not as important as its regularity. Some Done: Others Must Wait near our place and went through When the state built p a some of our property, the state was supposed to ditch they had dug too big and too deep drain a piece of the entrance to farm land they had fouled up and black-toour driveway. When they didnt do it, I contacted them and they came and looked the situation over and said theyd do nothsomething. Still nothing. They promised again but still G.M.L., ing. I am sure you can get this taken care of. rip-ra- p Deodorizing Coming Up There is sewage disposal plant near us and the smell Is Mrs. K.C., Granger. icrrible. What can be done about it? Main problem has been they sometimes havent turned on the deodorizers. Theyll watch it, but vou should be aware that if excess amount of sewer gas accumulates and the pilot light should go out, the gas is thrown into the atmosphere inmore smell. stead of being burned off. Result Switch To Synthetics Can you find out where to buy wool quilt batting? I have fried everywhere and no one seems to handle it any more. Mrs. S.S., Salt Lake City. i Everyone tells Do-I- t Man to switch from wool to syn-- V Spring Lake. We referred your June 24 letter to the Highway Dept. As of this week work on the ditch and entrance to your property has been completed. But the drainage problem will have to wait on some more investigation to see who is responsible. They admit all this work should have been done long before, but road repair work for the state shed crew in Santaquin which had been assigned to your job, prevented their getting to it. 1 mall (Editors Note: We're lorry th number pt call and the volum r legal make It impossible tc answer vry question. Plus, no medical as can answers r send envelopes Don't stamps question. only be given In this column. Only questions of general interest will be answered and telephone calls can be accepted only on the Do-- It Man pliana at th tours prescribed. Giv your name, address and fataphena aumbar but t help Do lt Man help you.) tot for publication x - |