The command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission in 1966 was later the backup commander for Apollo 8. However, he later commanded one more mission, his second and final space flight. The astronaut was Neil Armstrong.
Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, on his famous ". . . giant leap for mankind.", as mission commander.
More Trivia: Armstrong's middle name, Alden, is so very similar to his colleague, Buzz Aldrin, who accompanied him to the surface of the moon!
Comment: How do you think Michael Collins, the third member, must have felt when he drew the short straw to keep Apollo in orbit while the other two waltzed around the surface for two and a half hours?
To answer that you would need to ask yourself another question, "How do you think a tree feels about a dog?"
Nice one, El Tel, Your comment about Michael Collins is so pertinent. I often wonder how he felt in the Command Module while Armstrong and Aldrin were making history below him. And yes, the Alden/ Aldrin connection always fascinated me. Cheers David
The command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission in 1966 was later the backup commander for Apollo 8. However, he later commanded one more mission, his second and final space flight. The astronaut was Neil Armstrong.
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Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, on his famous ". . . giant leap for mankind.", as mission commander.
More Trivia: Armstrong's middle name, Alden, is so very similar to his colleague, Buzz Aldrin, who accompanied him to the surface of the moon!
Comment: How do you think Michael Collins, the third member, must have felt when he drew the short straw to keep Apollo in orbit while the other two waltzed around the surface for two and a half hours?
To answer that you would need to ask yourself another question, "How do you think a tree feels about a dog?"
Nice one, El Tel,
Your comment about Michael Collins is so pertinent. I often wonder how he felt in the Command Module while Armstrong and Aldrin were making history below him.
And yes, the Alden/ Aldrin connection always fascinated me.
Cheers
David
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