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Posted on June 14, 2017

In addition to the ordinary taxpayers who gathered on the beaches and roads of eastern Florida, 20,000 VIPs were invited by NASA to watch the lift off from viewing stands near the Vehicle Assembly Building.

3-The S-IVB third stage is hoisted for for mating to the second stage

2-The S-II second stage is moved into position for mating with the S-IC first stage

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Posted on June 7, 2017

In addition to the fixed-base lunar module simulators in Houston and at the Cape, astronauts also practiced at Langley Research Center on the suspended lunar landing trainer which was equipped with realistic surface views and lighting.

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‘s modular equipment stowage assembly (MESA) hatch

1-Aldrin, lunar module pilot for Apollo 11, sets up a solar wind experiment during a practice session.

Posted on May 31, 2017

Steve Bales (Guido) made a new entry to the trajectory and guidance section of the rules book which excluded lunar module computer program alarms 1201 and 1202 from the abort list.

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2-Steve Bales

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Posted on May 24, 2017

Crew training for Apollo 11 was already complicated by the need to master the controls of two different and very complex spacecrafts, as well as the space suit, but now the mission took on new dimensions, principally in learning how to set a 14.5-met...

3-Armstrong practices in the lunar module simulator

2-Niel and Buzz LM Simulator

1-For several years they also trained on the lunar landing training vehicle, at Langley Research Center, to simulate landing the lunar module.

Posted on May 17, 2017

After his death, Armstrong was described, in a statement released by the White House, as “among the greatest of American heroes—not just of his time, but of all time.”

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Posted on May 10, 2017

Armstrong became more and more excited about the prospects of both the Apollo program and of investigating a new aeronautical environment.

6-Aldrin took this photo of Armstrong in the cabin after the completion of the EVA on July 21, 1969

4-Armstrong floats to the ground after ejecting from LLRV 1

2-Armstrong, 35, suiting up for Gemini 8 in March 1966

Posted on May 3, 2017

When Neil was 2 years old his father took him to a flying event called the Cleveland Air Races. This could have been the beginning of Neil’s love for flying.

3-Neil Gemini

2-Neil x-15

1-Young Neil

Posted on April 26, 2017

In space, Jim and Buzz began to wonder if everything had been shut down too soon. For 25 minutes, with one brief exception, they heard nothing from the ground. The Ascension Island tracking station had the wrong acquisition time, so its communicators...

Posted on April 19, 2017

Unfortunately Aldrin’s life became difficult shortly after he emerged from quarantine and began months of public appearances.

6-Buzz Aldrin speaking at an event in April 2016.

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4-Aldrin as Commandant of the Air Force Test Pilot School

Posted on April 12, 2017

After Buzz graduated from Montclair High School in 1946, he turned down a full scholarship offer from the  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and went to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

3-Buzz with visor reflection

2-Buzz 1969

1-First Selfie – Aldrin in space, with the spacecraft and Earth

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