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Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by reaperhulk on Saturday June 15, 2019 @10:41PM (#20193532)
This site is almost unbelievably great. Have you considered trying to contact the Smithsonian to see if they'd be interested in using it? I've never seen a more impressive interactive exhibit.
Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by bfeist on Saturday June 15, 2019 @10:46PM (#20193550)
I have. They're not interested.
Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by reaperhulk on Saturday June 15, 2019 @10:58PM (#20193579)
That's a shame (for them).

Your URL structure suggests you may be planning to do this for other Apollo missions, is that in the cards?

Edit: I see you've done this for Apollo 17 already on a different URL: https://apollo17.org/

Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by bfeist on Saturday June 15, 2019 @11:08PM (#20193615)
Yes. I decided to no longer buy a domain name for each one after a cybersquatter swiped apollo11.org (like I have any money)
Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by kouh on Saturday June 15, 2019 @11:23PM (#20193668)
Who have you spoken to at SI? Don't let a pen pusher convince you that his view represents the organization
Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by bfeist on Saturday June 15, 2019 @11:39PM (#20193714)
If you know the right people, please send them the URL
Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by dmje on Sunday June 16, 2019 @03:19AM (#20194287)
Stunning work, huge kudos to you, not just on concept but great execution/UI etc. My 14yo son is the most ridiculously keen space nut (the only teenager I know with a pdf of the Apollo manual on his phone) - he’s going to be very excited to see this.

I’m ex Head of Web at the Science Museum (London) and now run a company that works exclusively with museums. I’ll ping a few people: I know the curator of Space at SciM but also lots of museum web people. Just possible someone will know someone at the Smithsonian.

Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by forgingahead on Sunday June 16, 2019 @02:12AM (#20194097)
This is sadly typical from my own experience with institutions like that -- too many mini-kings and queens who are only interested in their own self-preservation and glory.
Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by zmix on Sunday June 16, 2019 @04:53PM (#20197820)
What is especially amazing, if you consider, that museums are all about exhibiting other people's work!
Re:Apollo 11 in Real Time by dmje on Monday June 17, 2019 @11:50AM (#20204181)
In defence of museums (who in my experience working with them for ~20 years) aren't like this at all - this is probably more a case of hitting up the wrong person at what is after all an enormous organisation...