Long-time T-D science writer recalls covering first moon landing

BY BEVERLY ORNDORFF
Special correspondent
Memories of details dim, but memories of impressions and feelings endure. From the two weeks of covering the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission at the Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston, the memories that come back strongly are those of working at crowded tables in the atrium of the NASA auditorium, of the hordes of news people from throughout the world, of noise, of television crews lights, and rushes to a central mailbox-like setup to get the latest, hastily prepared transcripts of spacecraft-mission control conversations.

Pair with Virginia ties played roles in Apollo 11 mission

BY BEVERLY ORNDORFF
Special correspondent
A former Virginian played a major role in the Apollo 11 moon landing, and a Richmond native was responsible for a major experiment that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin placed on the moon during their 2-hour lunar excursion.

Langley played huge role in putting man on the moon

HAMPTON -- Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, famously called the feat a "giant leap for mankind." That leap 40 years ago today was made possible by scientific advances at the NASA Langley Research Center here.

Readers recall Apollo 11 mission

Here's what some of our readers remember about the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon