southafricantvads: APOLLO 11, APARTHEID AND TV “On July 20 [1969] my family like millions of other South African families — was huddled around a crackling radio, listening to the moonwalk. Nobody in the entire country could watch it on TV.” Read Rob Nixon’s account of why South Africans missed out and what the moon landing did for us… [full article] [image source]

southafricantvads:

APOLLO 11, APARTHEID AND TV

“On July 20 [1969] my family like millions of other South African families — was huddled around a crackling radio, listening to the moonwalk. Nobody in the entire country could watch it on TV.”

Read Rob Nixon’s account of why South Africans missed out and what the moon landing did for us…

[full article] [image source]

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Source: The Atlantic