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In 1969, an estimated 530 viewers watched Neil Armstrong take his first step on the moon:
(reference: https://youtu.be/RMINSD7MmT4 )
And he said these words: "...one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"
What about the second man?
Buzz Aldrin is the man in the spacesuit in the photo at the top of the page. And Neil Armstrong took his picture. His words were most poetic recorded in the clip below:
(reference: https://youtu.be/rtQ051t2dfw )
"Magnificent Desolation"
And that became of title of one of his books: Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon
And speaking of books ....
In the first book of The Commander and the Chief series, His Tribe of One, Chief Nova Orlovic remembers the second man on the moon as well as the first. The following excerpt takes place in the Middle-Eastern desert with Nova, Colonel Jack Sheffield, and Commander Reginald Barrett during their search for Admiral Quinn:
Mid-morning, Jack stopped on the crest of a bluff and
surveyed the landscape. “I need to do a recalibration.” He turned on his smart
tablet, then connected a cable into the KNOSE.
“I’ve heard that before. Somewhere.” Reggie skimmed the
desert-scape from his backseat window.
Nova turned around. “Buzz Aldrin.”
Nova turned around. “Buzz Aldrin.”
“Buzz who?” Reggie squinted at her.
“How quickly we forget.” Nova shook her head. “Buzz Aldrin
was the second man on the moon…after Neil Armstrong, of course.”
“Right-o.” Jack chimed in. “Admiral Quinn was an astronaut.
So you know this ancient history.”
“Doesn’t seem that long ago, though it happened before I was
born.” Nova panned the moonscape-like desert. “Yet this place reminds me of the
Badlands in the Dakotas, only with sand and stuff.”
Jack said, “So these Badlands look like the moon?”
Jack said, “So these Badlands look like the moon?”
“In many ways, they do.” Nova returned a fond look.
“Actually Jack, parts of Wyoming have been likened to Antarctica.”
from Part 5: The Badlands, Chapter 1: The Backside of the Desert.
[for more info on the book: smithsk.com/cc.htm ]
[for more info on the book: smithsk.com/cc.htm ]
To Infinity and beyond ....
Though Neil Armstrong had shunned the limelight and passed away in 2012, Buzz Aldrin has been more active in popular culture as well as promoting his vision of space.
Though Neil Armstrong had shunned the limelight and passed away in 2012, Buzz Aldrin has been more active in popular culture as well as promoting his vision of space.
(reference: https://youtu.be/R5TDbrsq5jI )
To echo the Buzz Lightyear catch phrase, to infinity and beyond, Buzz Aldrin has a plan to colonise Mars by 2040
To the 21st century ...
In step with the times, Buzz Aldrin is active on social media, such as twitter @TheRealBuzz and Facebook Buzz Aldrin as well as his own website: buzzaldrin.com.
And Buzz created quite a buzz with this cameo on The Big Bang Theory :
To the 21st century ...
In step with the times, Buzz Aldrin is active on social media, such as twitter @TheRealBuzz and Facebook Buzz Aldrin as well as his own website: buzzaldrin.com.
And Buzz created quite a buzz with this cameo on The Big Bang Theory :
(reference: https://youtu.be/OhUjmRsWbzY )
Astronauts are heroes.
And a very elite subset of them have walked on the moon.
To find out more about a fictional astronaut hero, Admiral Connor Quinn, please read the book and its coming sequels.
His Tribe of One, now available:
* Paperback: CreateSpace
* eBook: Kindle
Nook
Your readership is much appreciated.
S. K. Smith
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For other posts in this series:
CC (part 1) - The Commander and the Chief: His Tribe of One (2014)
CC (part 2) - Universe in a Glass of Wine (2014)
CC (part 3) - Happy Bill of Rights Day (2014)
CC (part 4) - Stories and the Brain (2015)
CC (part 5) - Audie Murphy (2014)
CC (part 6) - Pavle Orlovic (2015)
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photo from: Buzz Aldrin/wikipedia.com
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