Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins awoke to start their fifth day in space at the end of their ninth revolution around the Moon. In Mission Control at the Manned Spacecraft Center, now the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Eugene F. Kranz’s White Team of controllers arrived on console, with astronaut Charles M. Duke serving as Capcom. After a quick breakfast, Aldrin and Armstrong began re-activating the Lunar Module (LM) Eagle, including deploying its landing gear, and donned their pressure suits. Near the end of the 12th orbit around the Moon, Duke radioed up to Apollo 11 that they were GO to undock. The event took place behind the Moon during the start of their 13th revolution, the astronauts filming each other’s spacecraft as they began their independent flights (clip 1, clip 2). After they reappeared from behind the Moon, Armstrong radioed their status to MCC saying, “The Eagle has wings.” Collins in the Command Module (CM) Columbia observed, “I think you’ve got a fine looking flying machine there, Eagle, despite the fact you’re upside down,” prompting Armstrong to reply, “Somebody’s upside down.”
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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-one-small-step-one-giant-leap
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Blog Orbit – Blog Date February 2021
Hello there bloggies! I know we’re already 9 days into February but I thought I would post this anyways – as usual there’s so much going on and yet at the same time not. I’ve barely left the house in weeks and I have to admit it’s got a bit on tough side these last … Continue reading Blog Orbit – Blog Date February 2021
Fantastic. I got a decent shot of the moon around 7:00 a.m. here, and had to post it on Facebook.
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Did you? How good was it? I struggle to get a good picture.
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I remember that summer. 🌝
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Must have been a good summer 🙂
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Yes, it was. 😍
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It’s a bit early for me I’m afraid… Shame.
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So amazing
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Thank you 😄
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