Sunday, August 27, 2023

The Explorers' Club, № CMLXXIV

The Space Race—Astronaut Group 2 (the "New Nine"), Part IX
Neil Alden Armstrong (5 August 1930-25 August 2012), Lieutenant (junior grade), U.S. Navy—He flew Gemini VIII (1966) & Apollo 11 (Columbia & Eagle, 1969), commanding both flights; he was the last member of Astronaut Group 2 to fly, but the first of the twelve Moonwalkers; he joined the N.A.C.A, N.A.S.A.'s predecessor agency, as a civilian test pilot in 1955 & flew the X-1B & X-15 rocketplanes.
Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: The New Nine—Neil Armstrong
Common Kings featuring Landon McNamara, "Neil Armstrong" from the Neil Armstrong single (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Wayback Machine Tour of Neil Armstrong
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCIV: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VIII
"The Explorers' Club," № DCXCVIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part I
"The Explorers' Club," № DCXCIX: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part II
"The Explorers' Club," № DCC: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part III
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part IV
Commentary: The above meme is based on one of the most famous photographs in history, of Buzz Aldrin standing on the surface of the Moon, taken by Neil Armstrong. Note that Armstrong is visible, the small figure reflected in Aldrin's visor.

Requiescat in pace.

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