I thought of writing this small post to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. The ground views web site had posted an article which presented an interesting insight on how Sri Lanka had reacted to this historical occasion.
The following images were taken from original newspapers, painstakingly scanned by yours truly, which sheds some kind of light on how the media back then captured this event in a Sri Lankan standpoint.
All images (which are readable) can be found in my photo stream
Dinamina, 16-07-1969
Dinamina, 18-07-1969
Even though for some mysterious reason the Sri Lankan Prime minister had refused to send a message of good will to be etched on the silicon disc, which was to be left on the moon, The Sri Lankan flag had made its way to the moon
Dinamina, 19-07-1969
Dinamina, 20-07-1969
Dinamina, 22-07-1969
Dinamina, 22-07-1969
Dinamina, 19-07-1969
Dinamina, 20-07-1969
Dinamina, 22-07-1969
Dinamina, 22-07-1969One of the great sons of Sri Lanka, Professor Cyril Ponnamperuma lead a team in examining a potion of the moon debris collected by Neil Armstrong.
Dinamina, 26-07-1969
Dinamina, 26-07-1969The head lines of Dinamina, published on the 26th of July 1969 reads "Mars Next -the project to start off in one year".
That was 40 years ealier.
That was 40 years ealier.
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