Dr No
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I remember being at Dad's boss's celebration party in Iran as Apollo 11 . . .
. . . was headed back home. There wasn't television in SW Iran then; we had telescopes and binoculars, scanning the night sky for the return module.
No prouder day for any American . . .
Astronaut Michael Collins ...
The sad news that Michael Collins, one of the three crew members of the first manned mission to the Moon, Apollo 11 in 1969 has died aged 90. God speed Michael, you will always be remembered as a hero of the race for space. Photo credit: NASA ...
He took this famous and mind-blowing picture
Michael Collins, the astronaut who took this photo, is the only human, alive or dead that isn't in the frame of this picture, 1969 Even humans who came later are made from materials in the picture... ...
Wow! what a fantastic (Hasselblad?) image "that" is! I was up at 3am for every launch, starting with Alan Sheperd's suborbital flight. Thank you so much for this image that I've
never had the joy of seeing before. Also a big thanks to our dear Capt Scarlet for posting this sad news. So glad he was blessed with a LONG life. RIP!
Those early astronauts were...
...unbelievably brave...I followed the space program very closely as a kid. RIP
I can still remember
actually it was one of my first real memories..being 3 years old. It was a hot day In Manhattan and my mom sat me down in my parents bedroom in front of a 19” Zenith black and white TV. I was wearing those striped shorts with fringe that were in style at ...
I remember being at Dad's boss's celebration party in Iran as Apollo 11 . . .
. . . was headed back home. There wasn't television in SW Iran then; we had telescopes and binoculars, scanning the night sky for the return module. No prouder day for any American . . .